Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 813-120-0032 - Application Review(1) The Department shall consider an application and approve or deny the application, or request additional information within the timeframe set forth in the application materials. (2). If the Department proposes to award HOME funds on an application requesting in excess of $100,000, it shall submit the application request to the State Housing Council for review. The Council shall approve or disapprove the application at a public hearing of the Council, pursuant to ORS 456.571(2). (3) In reviewing applications for HOME assistance, the Department and the Council, as appropriate, may consider, in addition to any other or special evaluation criteria, the following: (a) Amount of available funds in the HOME Program; (b) Availability of other sources of assistance; and (c) Applicant's efforts to leverage public or private funds. (4) The Department may, in its sole discretion, further restrict the amount and/or type of assistance available or restrict the type of Applicant eligible for assistance. (5) The Department shall select those applications which, in the judgment of the Department, best achieve the purposes of the HOME Program, this OAR chapter 813, division 120 (including the Program guidelines described in 813-120-0060(1)), and 24 C.F.R. Part 92, and meet the evaluation criteria outlined in the Program guidelines described in 813-120-0060(1). Applicants must document consistency with the priorities in Oregon's Consolidated Plan or its successor, or document why the highest priority in their communities differs from the highest priorities outlined in Oregon's Consolidated Plan or its successor. Projects that are not financially feasible shall not be funded. Or. Admin. Code § 813-120-0032
HSG 6-1992(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-15-92; HSG 10-1992, f. & cert. ef. 11-20-92; HSG 1-1993(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-19-93; HSG 3-1993, f. & cert. ef. 8-18-93; HSG 8-1994, f. & cert. ef. 9-9-94; HSG 3-1995, f. & cert. ef. 9-25-95; OHCS 1-2008, f. & cert. ef. 1-28-08: Renumbered from 813-120-0090 by OHCS 6-2013, f. & cert. ef. 6-21-13; OHCS 11-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-21-13 thru 12-18-13; Administrative correction, 2-5-14Stat. Auth.: ORS 456.620
Stats. Implemented: ORS 456.559(1)(f)