OAR 813-055-0050. Application Review

(1) Funding decisions for GHAP Development may be made using the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Affordable Rental Housing Division (ARH) Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA) Process, as described in OAR 813-002-0005 through OAR 813-002-00055. The Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA) process may include additional priorities and requirements as determined by ARH. (2) Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) shall allocate GHAP Development funds in compliance with the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) Oregon Centralized Application (ORCA) process, as described in OAR 813-002-0005 through OAR 813-002-0055. (3) An application for assistance from the GHAP Capacity Building program is subject to the department’s evaluation and approval, disapproval or modification according to criteria in the solicitation documents or otherwise that may include, but are not limited to the following: (a) The amount of available funds in the GHAP program; (b) The availability of other sources of assistance; (c) The applicant's efforts to leverage other public or private funds; (d) Whether the project is financially feasible and the financial strength and history of the prospective recipient; (e) The target population to be served; (f) The experience of the developer, contractors, architects, consultants and management agent in developing, constructing and operating housing projects; (g) The department's experience with and the reputation, experience, capacity and legal history and status of the applicant and its agents, representatives, employees and contractors; (h) Whether the project in comparison to others best achieves the purposes of the GHAP program; (i) The need of a nonprofit, tribe, local government or housing authority to build its capacity to develop and operate housing serving low income and very low income populations; (j) How the nonprofit, tribe, local government or housing authority proposes to use GHAP funds to build its capacity to develop and operate housing serving low income and very low income populations; (k) Other factors that the department determines to be relevant including, but not limited to any evaluation criteria in the solicitation documents, GHAP Manual, GPGM, or otherwise.