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Pasco presents $585 million CDBG‑DR draft plan; housing and infrastructure lead proposed allocations
Summary
County staff presented a draft Community Development Block Grant‑Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) action plan allocating $585 million across housing, infrastructure, mitigation and support programs; the plan is a presentation item and will return to the board for approval June 17.
Pasco County staff on June 3 presented an abbreviated version of the draft action plan that would govern $585 million in Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant‑Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) funds awarded for damage from Hurricanes Idalia, Helene and Milton.
Joanna Cheshire, chief of staff, introduced the Office of Disaster Recovery Resources (ODER) presentation. Connor Donovan, ODER program administrator, said the grant is a six‑year cost‑reimbursement award and that county staff must submit an action plan to HUD and complete pre‑grant requirements to access funds. Donovan said HUD had provided a favorable preliminary review of the draft.
Staff proposed program allocations that sum to $585,000,000: $305,000,000 for housing; $130,000,000 for infrastructure (including $30,000,000 for public facilities); $76,000,000 set aside for mitigation; $25,000,000 for small business and nonprofit economic…
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