Total COVID-19 Spending to Date: $77.0 million
Figures as of Oct. 23, 2020, unless otherwise noted
Pinellas CARES Programs
Pinellas County received $170.1 million from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to address the community’s most pressing needs related to COVID-19.
Individual & Family Financial Assistance*
Financial assistance for overdue rent, mortgage and utility bills for households who have lost income due to COVID-19.
- Launched: April 28, 2020
- Est. Program Investment: $26.2 million
- Approved to Date: 14,495 payments assisting 6,018 households
- Awarded to Date: $16.2 million
Figures per 211 Tampa Bay Cares as of October 22, 2020.
Nonprofit Partnership Fund*
Support for nonprofits that provide critical services and investments in countywide COVID-19 response in the areas of food, behavioral health, and eviction mitigation.
- Launched: Aug. 7, 2020
- Est. Program Investment: $30.0 million
- Approved to Date: 44 applicants
- Awards Approved to Date: $13.1 million (subject to final budget negotiations)
Figures per Pinellas Community Foundation. Visit https://pinellascf.org/grants/pinellas-cares for more information.
Licensed Child Care Grants*
Grants to child care organizations whose business was negatively impacted due to COVID-19.
- Launched: Aug. 7, 2020
- Closed: Oct. 2, 2020
- Est. Program Investment: $5.0 million
- Approved to Date: 529 applicants
- Awarded to Date: $3.8 million
Local Business Grants*
Grant funding for Pinellas-based businesses most affected by the pandemic.
- Launched: May 4, 2020 (initial program); Aug. 31, 2020 (new program)
- Est. Program Investment: $48.9 million
- Approved to Date: 4,480 applicants
- Awarded to Date: $21.0 million
See latest figures for the Local Business Grant Program.
Workforce Re-employment & Training*
Workforce reemployment, retraining, and placement for residents that suffered economic impact due to COVID-19.
- Launched: Oct. 16, 2020
- Est. Program Investment: $2.0 million
Third-Party Administration of Pinellas CARES Programs: $374,171.54
COVID-19 Mitigation & Response
Bolstering local pandemic response through increasing local capacity for testing, contact tracing, personal protective equipment (PPE), and other public health measures.
- Est. Program Investment: $55.9 million
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Stockpile†: $6.1 million
- Community Testing Sites: $401,227
- Testing and Contact Tracing
- Awarded: $4.4 million
- Costs to Date: $1.5 million
- Cities’ Local FEMA Match: $8.4 million allocated
Pinellas CARES Program Costs to Date: $62.5 million
Other Externally Funded Direct Expenses
Health Care for the Homeless Program
Supplemental COVID-19 funding provided by the following three grants:
FY 2020 Coronavirus Supplemental Funding for Health Centers
US Department of Health and Human Services funding from the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 for preventing, preparing for, and responding to COVID-19.
- Awarded: $58,607
- Costs to Date: $43,541
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Funding
US Department of Health and Human Services CARES Act Supplemental Funding for Health Centers to support the detection and/or prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of COVID-19.
- Awarded: $626,255
- Costs to Date: $33,520
FY 2020 Expanding Capacity for Coronavirus Testing (ECT)
US Department of Health and Human Services funding from the H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to support activities to purchase, administer, and expand capacity for testing for COVID-19.
- Awarded: $142,609
- Costs to Date: $11,730
Mobile Command Units for Emergency Call Takers
US Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance FY20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program
- Awarded: $175,217
- Costs to Date: $165,639
Emergency Medical Services Healthcare Provider Expenses
US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 CARES Act Provider Relief Fund
- Awarded: $1.6 million
- Reimbursable Costs to Date: $920,570
- Local Match: $685,172
Florida Housing Finance Corporation Rent and Mortgage Assistance
State Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) CARES Act through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation for rent and mortgage assistance
- Awarded: $1.6 million
- Approved to Date: 12 payments
Costs to Date: $ 45,842
COVID-19 Homeless Response
Tampa Bay Resiliency Fund Grant through Pinellas Community Foundation
- Awarded: $43,500
- Costs to Date: $15,354
Hygiene Kits
Local Donations
- Costs to Date: $4,826
Other State Funds Awarded
- COVID-19 Florida E911 Board Special Disbursement to protect 911 personnel: $84,000
Other Federal Funds Awarded
- US Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant to fund local to economic and housing disruptions resulting from COVID-19: $3.9 million
- US Housing and Urban Development Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Homeless Assistance Grants: $4.7 million
- FY2020 Coronavirus Supplemental Funding for Airports (COVID-19): $8.7 million
Other Direct Expenses
County Department Costs to Date: $11.1 million
- Election Support: $184,454
- Emergency Medical Transports: $12,875
- Personnel: $5.6 million
- Goods and Services: $5.4 million
County Staff Time on CARES Programs:
- COVID-19 Testing Sites: 186,534
- Individual & Family Financial Assistance Program: $724,224
- Local Business Programs: $584,595
- Non-profit Partnership Fund: $3,351
View the COVID-19 Expenditure Summary by Project here.
*Figures reported on Community Grant Programs in the COVID-19 Spending Report reflect approved and awarded dollars as reported by the entity issuing payment. There is a delay in these costs reflecting in expenditure reports. Depending on how the program is administered, this delay may be significant.
†Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 90-Day Stockpile costs reported in the COVID-19 Spending Report consolidates costs from the following projects and tasks: Project 90007B4, Task 5.1; Project 90007B1, Task 30.3; and Project 900007B3 Task 1.1.
