PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 424. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. (a) Applications.— (1) Applications for assistance under this subtitle shall be submitted by an applicant in such form and in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary shall establish. 101 STAT. 502 (2) The Secretary shall require that applications contain at a minimum— (A) a description of the proposed project; (B) a description of the size and characteristics of the population that would occupy supportive housing; (C) a description of the public and private resources that are expected to be made available in compliance with section 425; (D) assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the project assisted will be operated for not less than 10 years or the purpose specified in the application; (E) a certification from the public official responsible for submitting a comprehensive plan for the jurisdiction to be served by the proposed project (by the State in the case of a project for permanent housing for the handicapped homeless) that the propped project is consistent with the applicable comprehensive plan; and (F) in the case of permanent housing for handicapped homeless persons— (i) a letter of participation from the Governor or other chief executive official of the State assuring that the State will promptly transmit assistance to the project sponsor and will facilitate the provision of necessary supportive services to the residents of the project; (ii) a designation of the State agency, the primary responsibility of which is the provision of services to handicapped persons and that will assist the State housing finance agency in fulfilling the State responsibilities under this subtitle; and (iii) an assessment of how the proposed project would meet the needs of handicapped homeless persons in the State. (b) Selection Criteria.— The Secretary shall establish selection criteria for a national competition for assistance under this subtitle, which shall include— (1) the ability of the applicant or the project sponsor to develop and operate supportive housing; (2) the innovative quality of the proposal in providing supportive housing; (3) the need for such supportive housing in the area to be served; (4) the extent to which the amount of assistance to be provided under this subtitle will be matched with more than an equal amount of funds from other sources; (5) the cost effectiveness of the proposed project; (6) the extent to which the project would meet the needs of handicapped homeless persons in the State as described pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(F)(iii); and (7) such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate for purposes of carrying out the demonstration program established by this subtitle in an effective and efficient manner. (c) Required Agreements.— The Secretary may not approve assistance for any project under this subtitle unless the applicant agrees or certifies that each project sponsor has agreed— 101 STAT. 503 (1) to operate the proposed project as supportive housing in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle; (2) to conduct an ongoing assessment of the supportive services required by the residents of the project; (3) to provide such residential supervision as the Secretary determines is necessary to facilitate the adequate provision of supportive services to the residents of the project; (4) to monitor and report to the Secretary on the progress of the project; and (5) to comply with such other terms and conditions as the Secretary may establish for purposes of carrying out the demonstration program established in this subtitle in an effective and efficient manner. (d) Occupant Rent.— Each homeless individual residing in a facility assisted under this subtitle shall pay as rent an amount determined in accordance with the provisions of section 3(a) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.