Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission

The Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission (JHCDC) is designated as the housing agency for the City of Jacksonville. Their mission is the creation of affordable housing and the eradication of substandard housing with the goal of developing and maintaining healthy communities.

The Commission has 11 members, six of whom are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by City Council and five of whom are appointed by the Council. View current Board member list here: JHCDC ROSTER - May 2024

Their charge is outlined as follows:

• Develop a clear, measurable and meaningful definition of substandard housing.
• Identify, specify as to location and map substandard housing properties and blighted areas of the city for the purpose of elimination.
• Implement neighborhood action plans to target infill housing as a community development priority.
• Centralize a housing delivery system, which is responsive to affordable housing needs county-wide. The delivery system should minimize opportunities for territorialism and maximize a cohesive utilization of existing housing the property development resources - both public and private.
• Establish a close and interactive relationship with planning, permitting and zoning functions of the city, streamline these efforts and facilitate more efficient housing development processes.
• Lead and coordinate the effort to build more affordable urban infill housing units.
• Provide technical and financial assistance to non-profit and faith-based organizations to increase their capacity to provide infill housing.
• Identify and develop funding streams and financial resources for all phases of affordable housing development including land banking, foreclosures and seizures and property transfer to viable developers.
• Facilitate the development of a process of homebuyer preparation that helps create a pipeline of prospective purchasers of new affordable housing.
• Create a marketing and community outreach initiative that promotes housing opportunities.
• Review and approve staff plans for the expenditure of federal funds through the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), HOME grant, Emergency Service Grants (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grant. 

Meetings

JHCDC Meetings are held on the fourth of Wednesday of each Month, except November and December, at  214 North Hogan Street  8th Floor, Room 851, Jacksonville, FL 32202 at 9:30 am. 
For a full list of scheduled meetings,download the JHCDC 2025 Meeting Schedule.

Meeting notices are posted to the Boards & Commissions online events calendar.

EVENT NAME:  Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission (JHCDC)  - RESCHEDULED FROM March 26 to Thursday March 27.
EVENT SUMMARY:  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the JHCDC (Jacksonville Housing and Community Development Commission) Board Meeting of March 26^th has been RESCHEDULED to Thursday,  March 27, 2025 - 9:30 Ed Ball Building 8^th Floor.   The purpose of this meeting is for JHCDC to consider, discuss, and take action on items on the meeting agenda.
EVENT DETAILS: RESCHEDULED New Date: Board meeting changed to Thursday March 27, 2025  9:30 - 8^th Floor Ed Ball Building.  Members of the public are invited to attend this meeting in person at the location provided in this notice.  If you have any questions regarding this notice or would like to receive a copy of the agenda, before Tuesday, March 25 1:00 pm.  Please contact Sandra Nester by email at slnester@coj.net.
EVENT LOCATION:  Edward Ball Building – Conference Room 851, 8^th Floor
EVENT CONTACT INFORMATION:  SLNester@coj.net

March 27, 2025 Meeting Notice
March 27, 2025 Meeting Notice (SPANISH)
March 27, 2025 Meeting Agenda

Pursuant to the American with Disabilities Act, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1-2 business days notification to process; last minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please contact Disabled Services Division at:  V(904) 255-5472, TTY-(904) 255-5475, or email your request to karat@coj.net.

Please contact Barbara Florio to be added to the mailing list. 

Presentations

March 2024 - Civitas (Training for Board members)
2024 HCDD Presentation Civitas

Helpful Links:

• Florida Housing Finance Corporation