This division administers state and federally funded housing programs for home repairs and improvements, provides subsidies through our local Housing Authority to first time home buyers for down payments assistance and coordinates grant awards.  Programs administered include the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP3), State Housing Initiative Partnership (SHIP) program and Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) when awarded. 

• Citizen actively engaged in the residential home building industry in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen actively engaged in the banking or mortgage banking industry in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen who is representative of those areas of labor actively engaged in home building in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen actively engaged as an advocate for low-income persons in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing.
• Citizen actively engaged as a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing.
• Citizen actively engaged as a real estate professional in connection with affordable housing.
• Citizen actively serves on the local planning agency pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 163.3174.
• Citizen who resides within the jurisdiction of the local governing body making the appointments.
• Citizen who represents employers within the jurisdiction.
• Citizen who represents essential services personnel, as defined in the local housing assistance plan.

Three years.