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Hillsborough County OKs $95M for infrastructure, $208.4M for homeowner recovery from CDBG-DR funds
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved $95 million for seven infrastructure projects and $208.4 million for a single-family housing program from Rebuilding for Tomorrow CDBG-DR funds to aid storm-impacted homeowners; the programs are HUD-funded and expected to assist about 1,000 households.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners on May 6 approved two major appropriations from the county's Rebuilding for Tomorrow Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) fund to support recovery from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Katie, with Hillsborough County Communications and Digital Media, said the board approved $95 million for seven infrastructure projects and $208.4 million for a single-family housing program. The infrastructure package covers drainage improvements, ditch and drain restoration, culvert replacements, an emergency power outage beacon, stormwater pump stations, a low-pressure sewer system and flood-mitigation environmental land restoration.
The funds are administered locally and were provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for disaster recovery, Katie said. The county expects the single-family housing program to assist approximately 1,000 homeowners who owned their properties at the time they were impacted by the storms.
Officials did not provide a line-item breakdown for the $208.4 million appropriation during the recap; program specifics, eligibility criteria and application instructions are posted at rebuildingfortomorrow.hcfl.gov. The board's action was presented in the meeting recap; the transcript did not record a roll-call vote or motion text in the summary provided.
Next steps for the projects include county administration of HUD funds, project planning and outreach to eligible homeowners. The county's communications office advised residents to visit the program website for application details and timelines.
