St. Petersburg is finally cracking open the spigot on big federal recovery money, saying Friday that its Sunrise St. Pete program is now mobilizing $159.8 million in disaster-recovery dollars to help residents repair and rebuild after Hurricanes Idalia and Helene. The effort, announced as National Community Development Week wrapped up, is designed to jump-start long-stalled home repairs, reimburse out-of-pocket costs and bankroll infrastructure fixes across the city.
National Community Development Week wraps up — but the work continues! Our Sunrise St. Pete program is putting $159.8M in federal CDBG-DR funding to work, helping St. Pete residents repair & rebuild after Hurricanes Idalia and Helene. Learn more → https://t.co/nAR4qKYHdI
— City of St. Petersburg, Florida (@stpetefl) April 10, 2026
What the Money Will Pay For
The city’s action plan spells out how the $159,884,000 pot will be split among housing, infrastructure and services to close the gap on unmet storm recovery needs. Roughly $105 million is earmarked for housing, $25 million for public-infrastructure…..