Or. Admin. Code § 813-125-0020

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 813-125-0020 - Eligibility for CARE Resources

The Department, individually, in partnership with other state agencies, or through a Third Party Administrator will distribute CARE resources for the Co-Location of affordable housing and early learning and care centers. Funds will be distributed utilizing a Department approved method involving either a competitive or a first come first served process with eligibility criteria. Eligibility criteria include but is not limited to:

(1) Project viability criteria - reasonable expectation that the ECE provider will remain a provider for at least 10 additional years.

(2) Project is co-located or to be co-located with Regulated Affordable Housing

(3) The project is located within the State of Oregon.

(4) The project will result in additional ECE slots or will rectify an issue that would otherwise result in the loss of ECE slots in the community.

(5) The assistance to construct, develop, rehabilitate, improve, retrofit, or remodel (including approved tenant improvements) is to incent the Co-location or continued Co-Location of an ECE Center as defined in 813-125-0010.

Or. Admin. Code § 813-125-0020

OHCS 8-2023, temporary adopt filed 04/11/2023, effective 4/13/2023 through 10/9/2023; OHCS 26-2023, temporary adopt filed 10/13/2023, effective 10/16/2023 through 4/12/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 456.502 & ORS 456.555

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 456.502 & ORS 456.555