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The Franklin County Board of County Commissioners through the Franklin County S.H.I.P Program will be accepting applications for Fiscal years 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025, for the Down Payment Assistance, Emergency Repair, Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation, and Demolition/Reconstruction programs.
Applications will be accepted beginning May 2^nd, 2025, and will end on June 30^th, 2026, for the Emergency Repair and Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation programs.

Applications for Down Payment Assistance will also begin May 2^nd, 2025, and will end on June 30, 2026.

Applications for the Demolition/Reconstruction program will be first come first eligible. With limited funding for this program, we will be limited to 1 eligible applicant per fiscal year.

Applications for all programs will be served on a first come first eligible basis. The total allocation is $1,435,701.71 and priority will be given to special needs households as defined in section 420.0004 (13) and 393.063 (9) Florida Statues.

For an application and other SHIP information, please visit www.franklincountyflorida.com/resources/franklin-county-ship/

Please be aware that if you have applied for SHIP previously and were not served, you will need to reapply. The program will not use any names or applications from prior waiting list.

Hello Everyone!

Franklin County is thrilled to announce that our new Community Services Department webpage is live!

After months of hard work and dedication, we’re excited to share this new platform with you that will house information like, Complaints and Concerns as well as information regarding Peddler’s Licenses.

Explore the new department webpage and let us know what you think! More features to come in the near future…Stay tuned!

Community Services Department

Franklin County Title VI and Nondiscrimination Policy and Plan Adopted October 3 2023

Attached is a copy of the proposed terms for the Duke Energy Land Swap.

Contact Michael Morón, County Coordinator,  at (850) 653-5077 or michael@franklincountyflorida.gov for additional information.

FCBCC.Duke Energy-Franklin County Exchange Agreement SWO 8.7.24

Links to Zoom audio/video recordings of the April 5th and March 19th Franklin County Board of County Commission regular meetings are now on the respective agendas under the “Meeting Audio/Video Recording” section.

A similar link will be added to future agendas approximately 24 hours after the regular meeting ends.

If you have issues with the link or have questions regarding the recording contact Michael Morón, County Coordinator, at michael@franklincountyflorida.gov.