Bay County Voluntary Home Buyout Program

How it works

Bay County’s Voluntary Home Buyout Program is a county-run disaster recovery effort. The county says it has been awarded $4,411,777 to participate in the Voluntary Home Buyout (VHB) CDBG-DR program.

What the money covers

The county states that necessary assistance will be provided in the form of:

• buyout of eligible homes
• demolition of existing housing units

The program’s purpose is to reduce future disaster losses by removing properties in high-risk flood areas.

Amounts and matching

• The county does not publish a separate dollar cap per household on the public page we found.
• The total county award listed on the page is $4,411,777.

How to apply

The public page we found is program information, not a full application instruction page. It does, however, state that the Florida Office of Long-Term Resiliency handles fair housing compliance and that the county has a formal complaint process.

Timing and deadlines

• The public page does not state an application window or closing date.
• Funding status on the page is not framed as exhausted; however, the public materials do not clearly state whether the program is still accepting new applicants right now.