085-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-7

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 3-7 - Ranking Criteria-(used only in ranking Community Development Projects)

(a) The Wyoming Business Council is required to spend at least 70 percent of its funds for low-moderate income projects. Only projects that can show that at least 51 percent of the individuals benefiting from the project belong to low-moderate households, can be considered as low-moderate income projects. Conversely, none of the funds in a project that has 50 percent or less direct beneficiaries from low to moderate income households would count toward the state total. The only exception is direct benefit projects such as homeownership assistance that count only the actual amount given to low-moderate households.

(b) In an effort to maximize the primary objectives of the program, all applications will be judged against one another, within project category, regardless of which of the objectives in Chapter 1, Section 3 are chosen. Additionally, applications will be ranked together regardless of type of jurisdiction (city, town or county) or size.

(c) The staff of the Wyoming Business Council will be responsible for the ranking process and subsequent recommendations to the Wyoming Business Council. The Wyoming Business Council will make the final funding determination.

(d) The three components that will be scored and ranked include:

• (i) Seriousness of problem 100 points

• (ii) Urgency of problem 50 points

• (iii) Integrated effort 50 points

  200 total

(e) Seriousness: Up to 100 points based on description of the need, how the needs were identified, what alternative solutions were explored and an explanation of who the beneficiaries are.

• (i) Description of the Need- Up to 30 points. Applicants will be asked to document their needs (inclusive of quantitative and qualitative) and to describe how well proposed activities address those needs.

• (ii) Documentation of the Need-Up to 20 points. How was the need identified? For example, was a survey conducted or is it based on an existing wait list?

• (iii) Alternative Solutions-Up to 20 points. What alternative solutions were explored?

• (iv) Beneficiaries-Up to 30 points. Who are the beneficiaries? How was this determined? What is the long term benefit to the overall community?

(f) Urgency-Up to 50 points. This is based on the applicant's ability to verify the immediate need to remedy their problem including concurrence from appropriate sources.

• (i) Level of Urgency-Up to 20 points. Describe the level of deterioration or issues with code compliance:
  • (A) Life threatening justification-Up to 20 points.
  • (B) Non-Emergency concern-Up to 10 points.
  • (C) No existing threat- 0 points.

• (ii) Efforts-Up to 20 points. What efforts have been made previously to address the situation and how is it currently being managed?

• (iii) Negative impacts-Up to 10 points. What are the negative impacts if this situation is not addressed?

(g) Integrated Efforts - Up to 50 points.

• (i) Partners-Up to 20 points. Are there partners in the project? Please describe them and their contribution.

• (ii) CDBG percentage- Up to 10 points. What percentage is CDBG of the total project funding?
  • (A) 0-25% -10 points.
  • (B) 26-50% - 5 points.
  • (C) 51-100% - 0 points.

• (iii) Operations and Maintenance - Up to 10 points. How will maintenance and operational expenses be addressed?

• (iv) Community Readiness-Up to 10 points. Is there community readiness potential in this project?

085-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-7