St. Petersburg, FL – U.S. Representative Charlie Crist (D-FL) announced over $8 million dollars in grants to Pinellas County and the City of St. Petersburg from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The funding will come in the form of three grants for emergency protective measures and debris removal following Hurricane Irma in 2017.
“Two years ago, Hurricane Irma made landfall in Southwest Florida, leaving a trail of destruction across the State. While Pinellas was spared the worst of it, our communities suffered from flooding, power outages, and damaging winds – requiring an expensive cleanup and recovery effort,” said Rep. Crist. “Today, I am delighted to announce these grants to Pinellas and St. Petersburg that will help reimburse the millions spent on ensuring the well-being of our community and its residents before and after Irma.”
The three FEMA grants will be dispersed in the following way:
$3,190,713.14 to Pinellas County for Emergency Protective Measures
$4,067,123.67 to Pinellas County for debris removal
$1,660,394.57 to city of St. Petersburg for debris removal
