City of Tampa Residents with Property Damage from 2024 Hurricanes Can Apply for Hillsborough County’s Rebuilding for Tomorrow Program Starting May 1
Income-eligible residents within the City of Tampa city limits can apply for relief funds as part of the County’s Rebuilding for Tomorrow Homeowner Repair and Reconstruction Program.
Residents can apply at RebuildingForTomorrow.HCFL.gov.
Eligible residents can qualify for up to $350,000 to replace or rebuild storm-damaged housing; $10,000 - $50,000 in eligible reimbursement costs for permitted work already completed by the homeowner (minimum reimbursement is $10,000); or up to $150,000 in repairs that have not been completed or covered under other programs. The program is for residents earning up to 120% of Area Median Income ($100,080 annual household income for a two-person household), with priority given to those earning 80% or less of Area Median Income ($66,800 annual household income for a two-person household).
Please note: If you received funds from the City of Tampa’s Homeowner Hurricane Assistance program and still have outstanding repairs or reimbursement costs, you may still be eligible for the County’s program and are encouraged to apply.
Several pop-up service centers also will be open from May 1 to May 15. The hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday:
- Lee Davis Community Resource Center, 3402 N. 22nd St., Tampa, FL 33605
- West Tampa Community Resource Center, 2103 N. Rome Ave., Tampa, FL 33607
- Plant City Community Resource Center, 307 N. Michigan Ave., Plant City, FL 33566
- University Community Resource Center, 13605 N. 22nd St., Tampa, FL 33613
- In addition to the above four locations, the Wimauma Community Health Center, 16621 Lagoon Shores Blvd., Wimauma, FL 33598, will serve as a pop-up center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4 and May 11 only.
Hillsborough County also has opened a call center to help with the application process. Residents can call (813) 540-7767 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning May 1, the hours will expand to Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The Rebuilding for Tomorrow program will remain open until all funding is obligated.
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDING
A "Hybrid Live and Virtual" Meeting of the City Council of the City of Tampa has been called by the Chair of the City Council to review the City of Tampa’s proposed Substantial Amendment to the PY25/FY26 Annual Action Plan to include ethe allocation of ESG RUSH funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. This public meeting will be conducted with a live in-person quorum of the City Council present in City Council Chambers. Members of the public can attend in person in City Council Chambers or virtually participate in this public meeting by using the methods described herein.
Meeting details are as follows:
Date; Thursday, June 11, 2026
Time: 5:01 PM
Location: Old City Hall
315 E. Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa FL 33602
The full notice is attached HERE for additional information.
The Substantial Amendment to the Action Plan is available at the link below for review through June 11, 2026.
All comments can be directed to HCDInfo@tampagov.net and are due by 5:00 PM on June 11th.
PY 2025 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment ESG RUSH 2nd Allocation Draft
Rental and Move-In Assistance Program
The City of Tampa’s Rental Move-In Assistance Program (RMAP) reopened for Phase X on Tuesday, April 21st.
This phase of the program will exclusively provide assistance with move-in costs for eligible residents.
We appreciate your patience while the program was temporarily paused as we prepared for this next phase.
For more information, please visit https://www.tampa.gov/housing-and-community-development/rental-move-in-assistance
or contact the Housing Information Line, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at 813-307-5555.
HOME-American Rescue Plan-II
The City of Tampa is seeking proposals for the supply and/or development, and management of affordable rental housing for HOME-ARP-qualifying populations under the Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). Award funds will be made available by the City to the successful proposer(s) at below-market interest rate loans for construction and related development costs of HOME-ARP and HOME eligible rental housing projects for qualifying populations and other eligible beneficiaries. More information and all RFP documents can be found on OpenGov.com
https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/cityoftampa for HOME American Rescue Plan- II. RFP # 26-P-00002
Questions regarding Vendor Registration, accessing RFP documents or submission assistance within the OpenGov eProcurement Portal shall be directed to procurement-support@opengov.com. Reference RFP # and name in email subject line.
Release Project Date: | April 6, 2026 |
Pre-Proposal Conference (Non-Mandatory): | April 20, 2026, 1:00pm 3rd Floor Large T&I conference room, 2555 E Hanna Ave, Tampa, FL 33610 |
Question Submission Deadline: | May 4, 2026, 12:00pm |
Response Submission Deadline: | May 18, 2026, 3:00pm |
Homeowner Hurricane Assistance
The City of Tampa launched the Homeowner Hurricane Assistance (HHA) program in November 2025 to support residents in areas of the city most heavily impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
The City appreciates the participation and engagement of the affected community throughout the program. Through this effort, the City was able to successfully assist approximately 100 households with repairs following the storms.
We thank the residents who applied, as well as the community partners and staff who helped make this program possible.
The City remains committed to supporting Tampa residents and strengthening community recovery following these events.
Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC)
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 3:00 pm. The meeting is held in our Harbor and Bay Conference Room at 2555 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa Florida 33610. The Harbor and Bay Conference Room is located on the 3rd floor of the City Center building. Everyone is invited to attend. You will be required to provide picture identification.
AHAC serves as the advisory review board to periodically evaluate established policies, procedures, ordinances, land development regulations, and the local government comprehensive plan, and reports its finding to the Mayor and City Council with recommended changes.
Building Tampa's Equitable Tomorrow
Mayor Castor and the City of Tampa have made the development of Workforce and Affordable Housing a strategic priority of the Mayor’s ‘Transforming Tampa’s Tomorrow’ vision. The details of that strategy can be found here: https://www.tampagov.net/t3/housing-affordability
There are many continuing and new opportunities to invest in our community’s future and to be part of Tampa’s tomorrow. We want to ensure that all partners and stakeholders can align their efforts with the City’s housing affordability strategy.
Watch the Video Now to learn more about:
- The City’s Housing Affordability Strategy and Recommendations
- The City’s Community Land Trust (CLT)
- Workforce and Affordable Housing projects on the horizon
- New policies and partnership opportunities
- Longer-term strategies, including use of Opportunity Zones
Improving Lives and Communities Across Tampa
The Housing and Community Development Division (HCD) plays a lead role in the development of housing and citizen support programs to serve the city's low and moderate income households, homeless, and disabled populations. HCD maintains and expands housing opportunities for low and moderate income persons and families in the city by:
- Preserving the city's housing stock through rehabilitation and repair assistance programs.
- Expanding the supply of affordable housing for lower income renters and owners, including first-time home buyers.
- Serving the needs of the homeless community and partnering with homeless service providers.
- Providing impartial, unbiased investigation services for discrimination complaints in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodation to any person who believes they have been discriminated against.
- Providing outreach activities by offering employment, housing and public accommodations seminars / workshops to keep the public informed about their civil rights.