Pinellas CARES – Individuals, Families & Workforce Financial Assistance

Pinellas CARES individual and business assistance programs are no longer accepting applications.

After helping more than 11,000 individuals, families and businesses through direct financial assistance, Pinellas CARES individual and business assistance programs stopped accepting new applications on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020.

If you are behind on rent or at risk of missing a rent payment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be eligible to apply for the Pinellas County Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which launched on March 31, 2021. For more information about rental assistance and other community resources, visit our Where to Get Help page.

View CARES and other COVID-19 expenditures in our COVID-19 Spending Report.