apply to projects undertaken to correct specific emergency health and safety issues only, i.e. wells, septic, heating units, removal of hazardous materials, energy conservation etc. 8. Administrative Capabilities for Housing Rehabilitation Applicants: Applicants for HA assistance must demonstrate at the time of submitting the Letter of Intent that they have the capacity to administer the program either through municipal staff that is a qualified CDBG Rehabilitation Technician; or have completed a procurement process under the guidelines of the CDBG program (24 CFR Part 85) to hire a qualified CDBG Rehabilitation Technician subject to award of a HA contract. 9. Selection Process: The selection process for all HA applications will consist of two stages: (a)Stage 1: Letter of Intent: All communities wishing to submit a HA application must submit a Letter of Intent to OCD on or before March 11, 2016 according to the requirements set forth in the 2016 Housing Assistance Application Package. (b)Stage 2: Application: The maximum length of an application is four pages (not counting required attachments). The application deadline for the HA Program is 4:00PM on May 3, 2016. Members of the Review Team will assign a Review Point Total for each application reviewed. Review Point Totals will consist of the sum of the three scoring areas below and be determined by the total of each area. A maximum of 100 points is obtainable. Impact (40 points): A description of the specific housing problems to be addressed with HA funds 15 points – How the problems were identified 10 points – How these issues affect LMI persons in the community or region 15 – points Development Strategy (40 points): A description of the plan proposed to implement the housing project – 20 points Summary of the activities and use of HA funds points –20 Citizen Participation (20 points): How overall citizen participation process directly relates to identification of solution strategies and application development - 4 points Effective use of any media (newspapers, radio, TV, etc.) to further public awareness and participation 4 points – Relevance of listed meeting/hearing activities/comments (not counting required public hearing) on application and project development – 4 points
apply to projects undertaken to correct specific emergency health and safety issues only, i.e. wells, septic, heating units, removal of hazardous materials, energy conservation etc. 8. Administrative Capabilities for Housing Rehabilitation Applicants: Applicants for HA assistance must demonstrate at the time of submitting the Letter of Intent that they have the capacity to administer the program either through municipal staff that is a qualified CDBG Rehabilitation Technician; or have completed a procurement process under the guidelines of the CDBG program (24 CFR Part 85) to hire a qualified CDBG Rehabilitation Technician subject to award of a HA contract. 9. Selection Process: The selection process for all HA applications will consist of two stages: (a)Stage 1: Letter of Intent: All communities wishing to submit a HA application must submit a Letter of Intent to OCD on or before March 11, 2016 according to the requirements set forth in the 2016 Housing Assistance Application Package. (b)Stage 2: Application: The maximum length of an application is four pages (not counting required attachments). The application deadline for the HA Program is 4:00PM on May 3, 2016. Members of the Review Team will assign a Review Point Total for each application reviewed. Review Point Totals will consist of the sum of the three scoring areas below and be determined by the total of each area. A maximum of 100 points is obtainable. Impact (40 points): A description of the specific housing problems to be addressed with HA funds – 15 points How the problems were identified – 10 points How these issues affect LMI persons in the community or region – 15 points Development Strategy (40 points): A description of the plan proposed to implement the housing project – 20 points Summary of the activities and use of HA funds –20 points Citizen Participation (20 points): How overall citizen participation process directly relates to identification of solution strategies and application development - 4 points Effective use of any media (newspapers, radio, TV, etc.) to further public awareness and participation – 4 points Relevance of listed meeting/hearing activities/comments (not counting required public hearing) on application and project development – 4 points