FY 2008 Annual Action Plan (Action Plan: One Year Use of Funds -- III.C.2.)
  Application deadline for the two-year funding cycle was December 1, 2008.

The rating factors and corresponding points used to rate applications follow:

Total Maximum Points: 100

Owner- and renter-occupied single-family units as well as multi-family housing units are eligible.  Funds expended on rental unts require a 50 percent dollar match from the landlord/owner and every renter-occupied residence must be made available and affordable for occupancy by low-to-moderate income persons for a period of five years.  The applicant will be responsible for tracking availability and affordability of these units for this period.

Evaluation Criteria:

Cost Effectiveness

The cost per handicapped/disabled person benefiting will be calculated.  The lowest cost per handicapped/disabled person benefiting will be determined among the applications and that applicant will receive 44 points.  Each applicant will then be scored relative to the lowest cost per person.

Determined by the following formula:
Cost Effectiveness Pts. =
Lowest cost per handicapped/disabled person benefiting /
Applicant cost per handicapped/disabled person benefiting x 44

Program Impact

Measured by the expected duration of a handicap or disability for each person with a handicap/disability.  The duration is measured as follows: 1) more than 5 years, 2) between 2 and 5 years, and 3) less than 2 years.  A household will not qualify where the handicap or disability of a person is expected to be for a period of less than 2 years.  If over a 2-year period, weights will be assigned to each handicapped or disabled person: for more than 5 years - a weight of 10; between 2 and 5 years - a weight of 5; for less than 2 years - a weight of 1.

Determined by the following formula:
Program Impact Pts. =
Combined weight of persons in each household /
Number of households x 30   x  44

Involvement of Auxiliary Entities

Applicants involving the assistance of other agencies or organizations in the renovation or reconstruction of housing units will receive 4 points.

Pre-Agreement and Administrative Costs

Applicants certifying that local (or other) funds would pay all of the pre-agreement and administrative costs associated with implementing the program will receive 4 points.

Target Area within a Designated Renewal Community

Applicants whose entire target area(s) is within a renewal community will receive 4 points.

Tie Breaker

Highest percentage of low and extremely low income persons.