PINELLAS COUNTY — Individuals and families have until June 1, 2020, to request emergency help paying overdue rent, mortgage and utilities through the Pinellas CARES Financial Assistance program.
A separate program providing one-time grants for qualifying small businesses will also remain open for new applications through June 1.
To date, Pinellas County has helped 156 households impacted by coronavirus pay for emergency overdue rent, mortgage and utilities with another 880 cases in progress expected to cover more than $1 million.
Learn more at this business owners with a commercial location in the county must complete their application online by 11:59 p.m., June 1, 2020, to be considered for a one-time $5,000 grant to cover expenses such as employee wages, vendor bills and mortgage or rent costs.
Since opening applications on May 4, the program has served 378 businesses with grants totaling more than $1.89 million, with more than 3,800 completed applications submitted.
