County Receives SHIP and Hurricane Housing Recovery Funds

Posted On: October 25, 2023

Volusia County has received State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) funds as an incentive to produce and preserve affordable housing. The fiscal 2023/24 of $4,576,503 is from documentary stamp tax collections. 

The County intends to primarily provide funding for homeownership counseling; program administration; and housing strategies for homebuyer assistance, emergency repair, and wind hazard mitigation. Applications will be accepted no earlier than Nov. 28 and will end when all funding has been expended as determined by Volusia County. 

The SHIP funding may also be expended on housing strategies for owner occupied rehabilitation, homeowner housing construction, demolition and reconstruction, multi-family rental housing development, and disaster recovery (pending a disaster declaration) as deemed necessary by Volusia County. Applications are not currently being accepted for these activities.

Volusia County also received two Hurricane Housing Recovery Program (HHRP) allocations to provide housing assistance to residents impacted by Hurricane Ian or Nicole. The total amount of fiscal year 2022/23 funding is $3,220,434 and is intended to provide funding for owner occupied rehabilitation and program administration. Applications will be accepted no earlier than Nov. 28 and will end when all funding has been expended as determined by Volusia County.

Eligible applicants will be selected based on identified priorities as funding permits. HHRP funds are not available for use within the city limits of Daytona Beach and Deltona.

For more information on these programs and the application process, please refer to www.volusia.org/affordable-housing. Questions may be directed to Dudley Joseph, Administrative Specialist, at (386) 736-5955 extension 12211 or djoseph@volusia.org.

Notice under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II)

Pursuant to Title II of the ADA, Volusia County does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities in providing or conducting its services, programs or activities. Anyone requiring an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of county policies to participate in a meeting or other event, should contact the county’s ADA Title II coordinator, Jim Corbett, at 386-248-1760 no later than two business days before the event or meeting.