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St. Petersburg PIT count shows decline overall as HUD funding shifts imperil permanent-housing projects
Summary
Homeless Leadership Alliance and the Pinellas Continuum of Care reported the county’s point-in-time (PIT) count was the lowest on record (total 1,863), but HUD’s abrupt NOFO changes — a 30% cap on permanent housing projects and a steep cut to noncompetitive renewals — risk destabilizing local programs and may force short-term funding gaps as early as January 2026.
Sherry Holzbacher, chief executive officer of the Homeless Leadership Alliance, told St. Petersburg City Council that the county’s annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count found the sheltered population at about 1,325, the unsheltered count at 538 and a total of 1,863 people — the lowest totals on record for Pinellas County.
Holzbacher said the declines reflect “increases in funding, strong system coordination” and local programs, but warned of a looming federal change that could undermine that progress. “The priority now is on short-term crisis response, not long-term housing support,” she said, summarizing HUD’s new notice of funding opportunity…
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