Community Development Division
Community Development, a division of the Housing and Community Development Department, implements programs that expand affordable housing opportunities, revitalize neighborhoods, and improve community infrastructure, facilities, and services.
Quick Facts
Pinellas County offers up to $75,000 in an interest-free, deferred payment loan to help with down payment and closing costs.
Pinellas County’s Home Repair Loan Program provides up to $75,000 in a fully forgivable loan, to help low- and moderate-income homeowners make eligible improvements to their homes.
Pinellas County offers grants of up to $10,000 to low- and moderate-income homeowners for home accessibility improvements to enhance the lives of physically disabled residents.
Events
View All EventsLealman CRA Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Lealman CRA Advisory Committee is to advise the Community Redevelopment Agency for the Lealman CRA on the community redevelopment…
- April 2, 2025, 4:00 pm Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Meeting – CANCELED Pinellas County Communications – Palm Room
- April 23, 2025, 6:00 pm Lealman CRA Advisory Committee Lealman Exchange
- May 28, 2025, 6:00 pm Lealman CRA Advisory Committee Lealman Exchange
- June 4, 2025, 4:00 pm Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Meeting Pinellas County Communications – Palm Room
- June 25, 2025, 6:00 pm Lealman CRA Advisory Committee Lealman Exchange
- July 23, 2025, 6:00 pm Lealman CRA Advisory Committee- Tentative Lealman Exchange
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Public Notices
- Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds – Tarpon Springs Park Exercise Equipment Project
- Down Payment Assistance Program closed.
- Disaster Rental Assistance Program – Hurricane Idalia – Funding for our Twin Cities Mobile Home Park Relocation Program for Hurricane Idalia closed on February 18, 2025. Twin Cities residents who have not applied and still need to help can contact Pinellas County Housing & Community Development to be placed on a waitlist by calling 727-464-8210 or emailing cdplanning@pinellas.gov. For the latest information on local hurricane recovery programs, visit disaster.pinellas.gov or sign up for text alerts by texting the word RECOVER to 888777.
- Emergency Solutions Grant – Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (ESG-RUSH) – Pinellas County is receiving $512,336 in ESG-RUSH funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to address the needs of persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in areas affected by the recent hurricanes and whose needs are not otherwise served or fully met by existing Federal disaster relief programs. Pinellas County is in the process of identifying specific community programs that could be supported by these grant funds. For additional information on the County’s proposed use of ESG-RUSH funding, please view the complete ESG-Rush Public Notice.
Notice of Public Hearings/Public Meetings
- 2/5/25 – Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – Regular Meeting
- 4/2/25 – Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – CANCELED
- 6/4/25 – Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – Regular Meeting
- 8/6/25 – Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – Regular Meeting
- 10/1/25 – Affordable Housing Advisory Committee – Regular Meeting
Notice of Funding Availability
- Emergency Solutions Grant – Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (ESG-RUSH) – Pinellas County expects to have $451,000 in Federal ESG-RUSH funding. Applications for funding will be accepted February 10, 2025 – February 21, 2025. For more information, please review the full Notice of Funding Availability.
- 2025-2026 Housing & Community Development Grants – Pinellas County expects to receive approximately $3.6 Million in Federal CDBG, HOME, and ESG funding. Applications for funding will be accepted January 14, 2025 – February 21, 2025. For more information, please review the full Notice of Funding Availability.
- State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program Hurricane Idalia Disaster Funding – Pinellas County received a Hurricane Housing Recovery Program (HHRP) allocation of $1,626,000 from the State of Florida to assist income eligible households directly impacted by Hurricane Idalia. Applications for Hurricane Idalia disaster funds will be accepted beginning September 12, 2024.
- FY 2024 – 2025 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP) Funding – Pinellas County expects to receive $3,835,842 in SHIP Program funds for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) to expand the availability of safe and affordable housing. Applications for FY 2024-2025 funded activities will be accepted between September 28, 2024, and June 30, 2027, or until all available funds are spent.
- State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program Hurricane Ian Disaster Funding
- 2024 Local Contribution Match Application – Pinellas County announces the availability of local government support funding for eligible affordable housing development projects to meet the criteria of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) Competitive Application Process RFA 2024-202 Housing Credit Financing. Please see the full notice for additional information.
Notice of Availability for Viewing
2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
Pinellas County’s CAPER for the 2023-2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs, including Community Development Block Grant Program – Coronavirus Response (CDBG-CV) and Emergency Solution Grant – Coronavirus Response funds (ESG-CV), is available for viewing and public comment from January 13, 2025 thru January 27, 2025. The CAPER is available on the County’s website at https://pinellas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/FY_23_24_CAPER_DRAFT.pdf and at the Housing and Community Development Department, 310 Court Street, 1st Floor, Clearwater, FL 33756. Full CAPER Viewing Notice
2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024 SHIP Annual Report
Pinellas County’s SHIP Annual Reports for State Fiscal Years 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024 was submitted to and approved by Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The final approved plan is available in paper format or .pdf by request by contacting the Pinellas County Community Development Division at 727-464-8210 or by email at cdplanning@pinellas.gov.
Pinellas County’s 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan that identifies housing and community development needs, priorities, objectives, and strategies as well as the FY 2024-2025 proposed projects was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on July 30, 2024. The 2024-25 Action Plan has been submitted to and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2024-2027 SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan
The final approved SHIP Local Housing Assistance Plan, including technical revisions, is available in paper format or .pdf by request by contacting the Pinellas County Community Development Division at 727-464-8210 or by email at cdplanning@pinellas.gov.
Pinellas County’s 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan that identifies housing and community development needs, priorities, objectives, and strategies as well as the FY 2023-2024 proposed projects was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on July 18, 2023. The 2023-2024 Action Plan was submitted to and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
2022-2023 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
Pinellas County’s CAPER for the 2022-2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) programs, including Community Development Block Grant Program – Coronavirus Response (CDBG-CV) and Emergency Solution Grant – Coronavirus Response funds (ESG-CV) was submitted to and approved by HUD. Full CAPER Viewing Notice