OAR 813-055-0050
Application Review
(1)
An application for assistance from the GHAP program is subject to the department’s evaluation and approval, disapproval or modification according to criteria in the solicitation documents or otherwise that may include, but are not limited to the following:(a)
The amount of available funds in the GHAP program;(b)
The availability of other sources of assistance;(c)
The applicant’s efforts to leverage other public or private funds;(d)
Whether the project is financially feasible and the financial strength and history of the prospective recipient;(e)
The location of the project site, including its proximity to transportation, shopping, social, commercial and recreational facilities, medical services and such other facilities and services that best serve the residents;(f)
Availability of street, sewer, water, utilities and other public services;(g)
Architectural design, including aesthetic quality, soundness of construction, energy efficiency, and suitability to the needs of the residents to be served;(h)
Whether or not the project will include fee ownership of the real property;(i)
Compliance with the consolidated plan, applicable local comprehensive plan, land use regulations, housing codes and other applicable standards;(j)
Market demand;(k)
The target population to be served;(l)
The experience of the developer, contractors, architects, consultants and management agent in developing, constructing and operating housing projects;(m)
The department’s experience with and the reputation, experience, capacity and legal history and status of the applicant and its agents, representatives, employees and contractors;(n)
Whether the project in comparison to others best achieves the purposes of the GHAP program;(o)
The need of a nonprofit or housing authority to build its capacity to develop and operate housing serving low income and very low income populations;(p)
How the nonprofit or housing authority proposes to use GHAP funds to build its capacity to develop and operate housing serving low income and very low income populations;(q)
Other factors that the department determines to be relevant including, but not limited to any evaluation criteria in the solicitation documents, GHAP Manual, General Manual, or otherwise.(2)
If the department approves an application in whole or in part and if the amount of the GHAP assistance or any other department funding approved by the department that was considered by the department in setting the amount of GHAP assistance to be provided (“Complementary Funding”) meets or exceeds the threshold amount established in OAR 813-001-0007 (Procedural Rules for Housing Stability Council Review and Determination with Respect to Certain Housing Loan, Grant and Other Funding Award Proposals by the Director)(1) for review by the Housing Stability Council, the approval of GHAP assistance by the department is subject to review and approval by the council of such GHAP funding and any such complementary funding. The council may approve, deny, modify or further condition funding subject to its review. Based upon any relevant council determination, including with respect to complementary funding, approval of GHAP funding may be deemed revoked, or be modified and further conditioned.
Source:
Rule 813-055-0050 — Application Review, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=813-055-0050.