Cal. Code Regs. tit. 25 § 7346

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 7346 - Application Point Scoring

Pursuant to Section 7317(c), the Department has the discretion to make funds under this Article 6 available on a competitive or over-the-counter basis.

(a) In the event that the Department utilizes an over-the-counter process, the following provisions shall apply, and in order to be considered for funding, an application shall:
(1) Score a minimum of 125 points utilizing the criteria set forth in Section 7320, except that Development and Ownership Experience (Section 7320(b)(3)) shall be scored based on experience acquired in the prior 10 years;
(2) Score a minimum of 4 points in the Development and Ownership Experience criterion (Section 7320(b)(3)) based on the Sponsor's experience acquired in the prior 10 years; and
(3) Score a minimum of 5 points in the Project Readiness criterion (Section 7320(b)(6)).
(b) Projects requesting both MHP Supportive Housing and MHP General funding shall be scored under the requirements specified in Section 7320(b)(7), Adaptive Reuse/Infill/Proximity to Amenities. Projects requesting only Supportive Housing funding, and not MHP General funding, shall receive the full 10 points available under this scoring criterion.
(c) Applications that demonstrate collaboration with programs that meet the needs of disabled tenants at High Risk of Homelessness and include a focus on measurable outcomes and a plan for evaluation will receive a competitive advantage in the Leverage Scoring Category (Section 7320(b)(5)) as follows:
(1) Applications will be deemed to meet the "collaboration" criterion if the application documents a commitment from an organization other than the applicant or affiliates of the applicant to provide a portion of the services to Project tenants. Cooperation among specialized intra-organizational programs, groups, or departments may also qualify as collaboration.
(2) Applications will be deemed to meet the focus on measurable outcomes criterion if the applicant establishes reasonable projected outcomes and outcome measures for residential stability, increased skills or income, and greater self-determination. Applications will be deemed to meet the requirement for a plan for evaluation if the applicant can reasonably describe the proposed system for tracking the data and agrees to collect and evaluate data on outcomes at least annually, with a baseline established at move-in. As specified in Subdivision (c)(3), further competitive advantage will be awarded to applications that track and evaluate pre- and post-occupancy service utilization data for tenants who were, or become during occupancy, incarcerated, hospitalized, housed in a residential treatment facility, or in homeless facilities, and include this in their evaluation.
(3) Applications will be scored based on the amount of non-MHP funds for permanent funding of the development costs attributable to the Restricted Units, as a percentage of the requested amount of MHP funds. The leverage advantage for qualifying Projects will be applied as follows:
(A) Projects containing at least the minimum 35%, but less than 75% of total Units as Supportive Housing Units will receive one half point for every full 5 percentage point increment of other funds as a percentage of MHP funds. These Projects will receive the first half point when the other funds are equal to 55% of MHP funds. The maximum point award (20 points) will be reached when the other funds are equal to 250% of MHP funds.
(B) Projects containing 75% or more of total Units as Supportive Housing Units will receive one full point for every full 5 percentage point increment of other funds as a percentage of MHP funds. These Projects will receive the first point when the other funds are equal to 55% of MHP funds. The maximum point award (20 points) will be reached when other funds are equal to 150% of MHP funds.
(C) An additional 2 points will be awarded to Projects that track and evaluate service utilization data, up to the maximum 20 points available under the leverage scoring criterion.

Applications that do not demonstrate both collaboration and a focus on measurable outcomes with a plan for evaluation shall be awarded leverage points solely pursuant to Section 7320(b)(5).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 7346

1. New section filed 4-14-2005; operative 5-14-2005 (Register 2005, No. 15).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 50406(n), 50675.1(c), 50675.11, 50675.14(c) and 53533(a)(3), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 50675.4, 50675.5, 50675.6, 50675.7, 50675.13, 50675.14 and 53533(a)(3), Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 4-14-2005; operative 5-14-2005 (Register 2005, No. 15).