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Hillsborough County advances $61.6 million CDBG‑DR recovery work, approves related contracts
Summary
The board approved three‑year agreements to implement the county’s federally funded Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery program, citing an anticipated program cost of $61.6 million funded entirely by federal CDBG‑DR dollars and a fiscal year 2026 budget amendment for administrative costs (transcript reference to amendment amount is unclear).
Hillsborough County commissioners on Jan. 21 approved steps to implement the federally funded Community Development Block Grant — Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) program and authorized three‑year agreements with two nationally recognized firms to manage infrastructure, housing and public‑service components of the action plan.
Demarz said the total anticipated cost for the CDBG‑DR work is $61.6 million and that the program is "funded entirely by federal CDBG‑DR dollars and no local tax dollars will be used." The recap identified two firms by transcript name—"Arts and Young US LLP" to lead infrastructure and program management and "BDO USA PC court" to focus on housing programs—language that appears garbled in the transcript and may not reflect official firm names.
The board also approved a fiscal year 2026 budget amendment intended to support administrative costs for the contracted services. The recap contains inconsistent figures when describing that amendment (the transcript references both "$13.6" and "$6 million" in adjacent text); the precise dollar amount of the budget amendment was not specified clearly in the record and should be confirmed in the board minutes or staff reports.
County officials said the contracted work will accelerate recovery efforts, strengthen housing options for single‑family, multifamily and special‑needs populations, and help the county implement the CDBG‑DR action plan approved in July 2025. Implementation timelines, specific contract deliverables and procurement record references were not included in the recap and will be reflected in formal contract documents and staff briefings.
