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4900.0296 SELECTION OF APPLICATIONS.

The agency shall review applications for grants to determine their compliance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, part 511. The agency may accept or reject applications for grants based on the requirements of parts 4900.0290 to 4900.0296.

In the selection of an application for a grant, the agency shall apply the following criteria:

A.

the extent to which the building or buildings proposed for rehabilitation are currently occupied by lower income families;

B.

the extent to which rental dwelling units with two bedrooms or more will be rehabilitated;

C.

the extent to which very low income families who reside in the building or buildings that are proposed for rehabilitation are housed in substandard conditions;

D.

the extent to which the building or buildings proposed for rehabilitation are free from serious adverse environmental and site conditions;

E.

the extent to which the proposed rehabilitation is financially feasible, given the maximum grant per rental dwelling unit, prevailing interest rates, proposed rents, and market for rehabilitated units;

F.

the extent to which displacement of existing tenants will be minimized;

G.

the extent to which the rehabilitated rental dwelling units will be affordable to low and very low income families;

H.

the extent to which the proposed rehabilitation will have a positive impact on the physical environment of the surrounding neighborhood;

I.

the extent to which the proposed rehabilitation eliminates substandard housing and prevents the recurrence of such conditions;

J.

the extent to which a municipality rates proposals, if such rating has been performed, within their community;

K.

the extent to which proposals selected by the agency achieve a distribution of funds among participating communities; and

L.

the extent to which the grant funds will be utilized for physical rehabilitation as opposed to relocation expenses and other eligible nonconstruction costs.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 462A.06

History:

9 SR 1249

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008

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