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Community Development Block Grant Data Request Form for Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistant and National Flood Insurance Program Data.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance (FEMA-IA) and National Flood Insurance Program Data which is necessary to facilitate data sharing to assist Pinellas County in the Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant- Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan document and future grant programs.
• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established a request form to assist CDBG-DR grantees with access to the necessary data to support grantee recovery programs in compliance with the Privacy Act. The initial request form was signed by the County Administrator on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (25-0146D). The form has been modified to remove Tropical Storm Debby (FL-4608) and include Hurricane Idalia (FL-4734).
• The data collected will be utilized by the county and our consultant to complete the CDBG-DR Action Plan required for implementation of the $813,000.000.00 HUD CDBG-DR allocation.
• Approval of this document, by itself, has no fiscal impact on Pinellas County.Body
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Strategic Priorities:
Resilient Infrastructure and Environment
1.5 Strengthen resilience and adaptation
Health and Safe Communities
2.2 Enhance community safety
Prosperity and Opportunity
3.1 Increase the availability of attainable housing
3.5 Foster business growth
Smart Service Delivery
4.3 Improve efficiency of service delivery through technology
Summary:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established a request form to assist CDBG-DR grantees with access to the necessary data to support grantee recovery programs in compliance with the Privacy Act. The initial request form was signed by the County Administrator on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (25-0146D). The form has been modified to remove Tropical Storm Debby (FL-4608) and include Hurricane Idalia (FL-4734).
The Agreement allows CDBG-DR grantees access to data earlier in the disaster recovery process.
The data collected will be utilized by the county and our consultant to complete the Duplication of Benefits (DOB) review required for implementation of the $813,000,000.00 HUD CDBG-DR allocation.
Background/Explanation:
Pinellas County received CDBG-DR Allocation notice on January 21, 2025, of $813,000,000.00 with a deadline of 90 days to complete the required HUD Action Plan. The County secured a consultant to assist with the Action Plan. The data request form allowed county staff and the consultant to quickly obtain necessary data to complete the requirements of the Action Plan and any future programs provided. As part of our Duplication of Benefits review process the county has amended the initial request form to remove Tropical Storm Debby (FL-4608) and include Hurricane Idalia (FL-4734). The initial request form was signed by the County Administrator on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (25-0146D).
Fiscal Impact:
There is no Fiscal Impact to this agreement. The County received $813,783,000.00 in CDBG-DR funding as a reimbursable grant. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget establishes the CDBG-DR fund and includes approximately $261,000,000.00 for CDBG-DR to implement the People First Pinellas Recovers implementation and support staff.
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this data sharing form is granted under (Code Section 2-62 (a)(1).
Staff Member Responsible:
Matthew L. Spoor, Assistant County Administrator, County Administration
Erica R. Henry, Disaster Recovery Program Manager, Pinellas Recovers
Partners:
HUD and FEMA
Attachments:
CDBG-DR Data Modified Request Form
CDBG-DR Data Initial Requested Form - Fully Executed