The Community Development section of the Franklin County Department of Economic Development & Planning administers Federal entitlement dollars the County receives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The County receives such funding under four Consolidated Plan programs: the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program which primarily benefits low-income individuals, the HOME Partnership (HOME) program which funds affordable housing opportunities, the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) program which provides homelessness assistance and the American Dream Downpayment Initiative (ADDI) which promotes homeownership for first time homebuyers.

Annually, the County receives approximately $3 million from HUD under those four programs. These Federal entitlement funds enable the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to deliver critically needed programs and services to our suburban county residents. The following options below allows citizens, agencies and political jurisdictions the opportunity to review, comment upon and apply for those dollars (the CDBG allocation process is open annually from September through October.)

• For a list of our "partnering communities," click here.
• To apply for CDBG funds, click here. (Msword version)
• To view our draft 2008 Action Plan, click here.
• To view the County's Five-Year Consolidated Plan, click here.
• To view the County’s 2007 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, click here

Our community development efforts fund programs and projects within the County’s CDBG eligible target areas providing services that address the needs of low and moderate income residents. The County provides these services by contracting them out to local service providers and vendors.
Any questions regarding these programs and projects can be referred to Mark Paxson, Senior Program Coordinator at

(614) 462-5578 or by reaching him by Email by clicking here.