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Appalachian Regional Planning Council says new SHIP process aims to speed Gulf County awards ahead of June 30 encumbrance deadline
Summary
Program manager Quentin Eastberg outlined a streamlined prescreening and 15‑day applicant completion window, reported 15 active applications and two projects already encumbered, and asked the commission for help reaching applicants who lapse to inactive status.
Good morning: Appalachian Regional Planning Council staff updated the Gulf County Commission on the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) program and described new intake and follow‑up procedures intended to clear a remaining encumbrance backlog.
Quentin Eastberg, who introduced himself as a representative of the Appalachian Regional Planning Council, told the board the office has revised SHIP processing to shorten the intake timeline and move inactive applications out of the active queue. “As of yesterday afternoon, we currently have 1 that's in the prescreening process,”…
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