HUD

A total of $2.7 billion was allocated to local cities and counties in January to help with hurricane relief. HUD, which distributes those funds, is facing deep DOGE cuts, but there is no indication that money is at risk.

Experts say the fear of arrest may cause unhoused people to refrain from giving out the information necessary to collect an accurate count.

City leaders are eyeing funds from the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) for a local hurricane relief fund. The SHIP program is backed by Florida's Sadowski Fund.

Local agencies in the greater Tampa Bay region are set to receive more than $19 million in annual grant funding to address chronic homelessness in their communities.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering assistance to communities affected by Hurricane Irma.

The Tampa Housing Authority announced this week that it was approved for a federal grant that will help poor Floridians get better jobs.The $2.5 million…