Public input will be collected on a block grant application that would help Island County develop a housing assistance program.

The public hearing was set by the board for 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, in the Island County Commissioners Hearing Room in Coupeville.

After public comment, commissioners will have the option to authorize the submission of an application to the Washington State Department of Commerce to request $24,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to plan and coordinate development of a coordinated entry program and housing resource center.

The aim of the program is to “minimize displacement” as well as “assist persons actually displaced” in coordination with other Block Grant-funded programs, according to county documents.