ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The St. Pete City Council voted to accept a nearly $160 million grant to help fund Sunrise St. Pete, the city's long-term recovery efforts from Hurricanes Idalia and Helene.
In August, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved the city's action plan, and St. Pete then presented the grant agreement to the City Council on Oct. 2. The grant funding would support housing, infrastructure, and community recovery.
Once HUD finalizes the grant, the initial programs are expected to launch in 2026, with a focus on residential recovery and infrastructure.
Sunrise St. Pete will help rebuild and raise homes, as well as provide housing assistance for residents.
Saudi flight from Tampa, secret FBI probe reveal possible Saudi support network for 9/11 hijackers
Twenty years after the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 80,000 records compiled by the Tampa FBI Field Office remain classified. Newly declassified documents are pointing to a possible secret Saudi support network for the hijackers. Soon after the attacks, the FBI uncovered that 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.
