Polk County Housing and Neighborhood Development Division is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Polk County Housing and Neighborhood Development Division manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Polk County Housing and Neighborhood Development Division administered a total of 110 Section 8 Vouchers. Polk County Housing and Neighborhood Development Division currently has Section 8 as its program type. Polk County Housing and Neighborhood Development Division is located at 1290 Golfview Ave., Bartow, FL, 33830 and serves the city of Bartow. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Polk County Housing and Neighborhood Development Division at, (863) 534-5240 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

Housing and Neighborhood Development works to improve Polk County's communities and help its most fragile residents. It does this by using special state and federal grant funds for numerous projects.

This division manages the money it receives to build roads, drainage systems, playgrounds, housing for homeless veterans, homes for low and moderate income residents and tear down homes that are a blight in the community. Sometimes these projects take only months, but others can take years and must meet certain specifications.

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The programs and services include:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Demolition and Clearance
Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG)
Home Investment Partnership (HOME)
Housing Choice Vouchers
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State Housing Initiative (SHIP)
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
The Housing & Neighborhood Development Division also administers the affordable housing and the homeowner rehabilitation programs funded by the HOME Investment Partnership Program and the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program. These programs are intended to increase housing opportunities for very low, low and moderate income households and to rehabilitate substandard homes in keeping with the policy set by the Board of County Commissioners that stable neighborhoods are the cornerstone of community development.
The Housing & Neighborhood Development Division also administers Section 8 Rental Housing Assistance funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 8 Housing Program.

The Mission of Polk County Housing and Neighborhood Development Division (HND) shall be to improve the quality of life for the very low, low and moderate income citizens of Polk County and, at the same time, rekindle community pride through economic and political empowerment and development of lasting partnerships between government and the community.