24 NCAC 01M .0401. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

(a) The goal of the Rehabilitation Incentive Program (the "program") is to encourage the rehabilitation of housing occupied by very low-, low- and moderate-income households as defined in G.S. 122E-6(a) by providing funding for the energy-related costs associated with comprehensive housing rehabilitation projects. (b) The objectives of the program are: (1) To primarily serve very low- and low-income households; (2) To involve communities that have not participated in previous program funding cycles; (3) To distribute funds to all areas of the state based on the housing needs of very low-, low- and moderate-income households as defined in Rule .0204(a) of this Subchapter; (4) To encourage comprehensive rehabilitation of housing currently failing to meet minimum housing code standards; and (5) To provide assistance to both renters and homeowners.