State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program
Created in 1992 as part of the William E. Sadowski Affordable Housing Act, The State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program (SHIP) provides funds to local governments as an incentive to create partnerships that produce and preserve affordable homeownership and multifamily housing. The program was designed to provide very low, low, and moderate income families with assistance to purchase a home, money to repair or replace a home, as well as other types of housing assistance. This assistance is in the form of a deferred payment loan with 0% interest and no monthly payments. A wait-list may exist for this program. Funding is awarded to income qualified individuals and families on a first qualified, first served basis.
For more information on one of the programs described below please contact Okaloosa County Housing Staff
Owner Occupied Rehabilitation program provides financial assistance to low-income families for home repairs to alleviate health hazards, life and safety issues and code violations.
Funds have been made available for this program. Application are being accepted now.
Those on the waiting list will be sent an application and necessary documents.
Qualifications:
FORMS
SHIP Application
Authorization of Release of Information
Purchase Assistance is designed to assist low income families with down payment and closing cost assistance for the purchase of a home.
There are currently NO funds available for this program. If you are interested in the program may call or email Housing Staff and be placed on the waiting list.
Qualifications:
Disaster Assistance - COVID 19 Rental / Mortgage Assistance
There are currently NO funds available for this program.
We are not accepting applications for this program any longer. If you need rental or mortgage assistance due to COVID-19 please see the CRF page.
Planning Division
Building Division Inspections
Code Enforcement
Housing Programs
Elliot Kampert, Director
1250 N. Eglin Pkwy, Suite 301
Shalimar, FL 32579
Phone: (850) 651-7180
Fax: (850) 651-7058
E-Mail
302 N. Wilson St. - Suite 302
Crestview, FL 32536
1250 N. Eglin Parkway, Suite 100
Shalimar, FL 32579
Call 850-689-5050 or 850-423-1542 for all departments.