In a public virtual hearing Tuesday, the City of St. Petersburg discussed its draft action plan for Sunrise St. Pete, a disaster recovery initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
$159.8 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funds from HUD have been allocated to the City.
The funds will be used towards recovery projects for those affected by Hurricanes Idalia (2023) and Helene (2024), to help specifically with housing, infrastructure, economic revitalization and mitigation…