FY27 Social Action Funding Advisory Board Funding Recommendations

The Social Action Funding Advisory Board recommended the following awardees for fiscal year 2027 (FY27). All funding decisions are contingent upon the approval of the Board of County Commissioners and passing the FY27 budget.  Recommendations are listed in alphabetical order.

Agency/Organization Total Recommended Award
Abilities of Florida $99,000.00
Area Agency on Aging of Pasco - Pinellas, Inc. $99,887.00
Boley Centers Inc. $77,115.00
Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay $127,000.00
Evara Health Institute, Inc. $150,000.00
Family Resources, Inc $99,000.00
Florida Dream Center, Inc. $99,000.00
Girl Scouts of West Central Florida* $12,324.00*
Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, Inc. $149,997.00
Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas, Inc. $95,305.00
Metropolitan Ministries, Inc. $148,560.00
Preserve Vision Florida, Inc. $99,500.00
Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay, Inc. $99,999.00
Shirley Proctor Puller Foundation, Inc. $93,789.00
St. Petersburg Free Clinic, Inc. $99,000.00
St. Vincent de Paul CARES Inc. $134,134.00
Willa Carson Health and Wellness Center $22,000.00
Total $1,705,610.00

* Adjusted amount

Alternates will be selected first by the available application category and then in rank order of scoring. Organizations are listed below by application category and then by scoring rank.

AlternatesRecommended Funding
ALPHA House of Pinellas County, Inc. (Large Category)$150,000.00
FEAST Food Pantry (Small Category)$75,816.00
ICAI- HOC Hispanic Outreach Center (Small Category)$75,000.00
Homeless Leadership Alliance of Pinellas (Small Category)$82,000.00