Pinellas receives $813M storm recovery fund, largest in Florida

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County leaders are seeking public input on how to allocate $813 million in storm recovery funds.

The money was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and is the largest amount awarded to a local government in Florida.

Through the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program, a total of $12 billion is being allocated to local governments across the country to aid in the recovery from federally-declared disasters…

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