Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(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, tribe, local government or housing authority to build its capacity
to develop and operate housing serving low income and very low income
populations;
(p) How the nonprofit,
tribe, local government 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,
GPGM, 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(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.
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
458.665, ORS
456.515 & ORS
456.725
