Housing Programs Division
Housing Programs Office: Who We Are and What We Do
The Alachua County Housing Programs Office prepares grant applications and administers local, state and federally funded grants to preserve and expand the availability of safe, sanitary and affordable housing in Alachua County. Housing programs are offered in partnership with the private and public sectors to assist lower income households to:
- Achieve and maintain the dream of affordable homeownership,
- Make basic home repairs, and to
- Obtain rental deposits to rent an affordable apartment.
For profit and not for profit housing providers are also assisted in financing the development of affordable single family and multi-family housing development, as well as housing serving specialized needs populations such as domestic abuse victims, homeless, or teenage age moms and their children.
Other Local Housing Resources You May Need
The programs offered by this office primarily serve lower income households residing in Alachua County, outside the city limits of Gainesville, Florida. The City of Gainesville has its own Housing Division which receives funding for its population. If you live or plan to live in the City Limits of Gainesville, you may wish to contact their office at (352) 334-5026. If you want to apply to live in public housing or obtain a Section 8 rental housing voucher, you need to call one of the two public housing authorities in Alachua County. To reach the Alachua County Housing Authority, please call (352) 372-2549. The phone number for the City of Gainesville Housing Authority is: (352) 334-4000.
Housing Programs' Piece of the Puzzle
These programs are administered in part to achieve the goals and objectives identified in the Housing Element of the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan. In addition to providing financial assistance through grants and interest free, deferred housing loans, the Housing Programs Office also develops and recommends to the Board of County Commissioners the adoption of affordable housing incentives to encourage the development of single family and multi-family affordable housing in the unincorporated areas of Alachua County in an effort to expand and disburse Affordable Housing in Alachua County.
The Alachua County Housing Programs Office looks forward to working with you to assist you in obtaining your goals for affordable homeownership or rental housing in Alachua County. For more information, please call 352 264-7013.
