Application and selection process

(a) The Commissioner may solicit or accept applications for grants from municipalities. (b) As part of the application and selection process, a municipality shall be required to furnish evidence that the municipal program meets the program requirements in Section 8-365 (d)-3 of these regulations. (c) The Commissioner shall select municipalities based on criteria that shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) any needs identified in the Department's Five Year Housing Advisory Plan; (2) the number of low income families that will be served by projects financed by the program; and, (3) an administrative plan that shall identify the municipal department charged with the administration of the program; the administrative capabilities of the department, including past experience and staffing requirements; evidence of housing need and marketability; adoption of an affirmative action plan and an affirmative fair housing marketing plan; procedures for annual income verification and rent determination; a plan and timetable for the expenditure of funds; evidence of financial commitments from private persons; and the number of years the project shall serve a majority of low and moderate income families.