2013 Nebraska Affordable Housing Program (NAHP) Application Guidelines

HomeownerHomebuyer

OperatingRental

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$5,500,000 (including NAHTF & HOME funds) will be available within DED’s Annual Cycle.

Includes $360,000 for the Non-Profit Operating Assistance applications & $5,140,000 for other applications

After the highest scoring project in each investment zone has been designated, the remaining funds will be available statewide.

Any funds not utilized for Non-Profit Operating Assistance will be reallocated within Annual Cycle Pool.

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Homebuyer (downpayment, downpayment w/ rehab., purchase-rehab-resale, new construction, etc.) and others are listed on pg. 2-5

Operating CDBG: Owner-Occupied Rehab. Rental (new construction, acquisition and/or

rehab.)

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2013 Application Guidelines

http://www.neded.org/community/community-info/documentslibrary-a-forms/

trust-fund

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Annual CycleRequired Pre- Application: March 8, 2013Homebuyer, Operating, Rental Full Applications: April

30, 2013

CDBG OORRequired Pre- Application: May 31, 2013Owner-Occupied Rehab Full Applications: July 19, 2013

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Pre-Application & Threshold Deadline: Emailed to Anissa Rasmussen ([email protected])

or delivered to the Nebraska State Office Building, 4th Floor, with a signed receipt from DED staff by 5:00 PM CST. Postmark date will not be accepted.

Full Application Deadline: Application must be postmarked by, or delivered to the Nebraska

State Office Building, 4th Floor, with a signed receipt from DED staff by 5:00 PM CST.

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I. Demonstrates Desired Resultsa) Pre-Applicationb) Threshold Questions

c) Program Guidelines and Reuse Plan d) Program Guidelines Additional Points

II. Probability of Producing Desired Resultsa) Capacity & Feasibility

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I. Demonstrates Desired Resultsa) Pre-Applicationb) Threshold Questions

c) Program Guidelines and Reuse Plan d) Program Guidelines Additional PointsII. Probability of Producing Desired Results

a) Capacity & FeasibilityIII. Community Need Factors

a) CNF Score

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I. Demonstrates Desired Resultsa) Pre-Applicationb) Threshold Questions

II. Probability of Producing Desired Resultsa) Capacity & Feasibility

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The Pre-Application includes: Part I, General Information Part II, Funding Summary Part III , Proposed Project Budget One-page project summary

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Failure of the Application to meet all of the threshold requirements (Scoring 55 points within the Pre-Application & Threshold Questions Sections) will result in the Application not being funded during the 2013 NAHP Cycles.

  In addition, within the Annual & CDBG

Cycles failure of the Applicant to score 130 total points on the final application will result in the Application not being funded during the 2013 NAHP Cycles.

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Additionally, within the Non-Profit Operating Pool, failure of the Applicant to score 50% of the total points on the final application will result in the Application not being funded during the 2013 NAHP Cycle.

The Application questions are locked. Altering the questions in any way, may result in a 20 point scoring deduction.

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Demolition can be included with any eligible activity and it doesn’t have to be on the same site with the other activity.

For CDBG OOR projects, ONLY local units of government classified as a municipality (i.e. City or Village) are eligible to apply. No county wide project.

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Homebuyer is $500,000Non-Profit Operating is $30,000 per

year for two years ($60,000 total)OOR is $500,000CDBG OOR is $500,000Rental is $800,000

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I. Demonstrates Desired Resultsa) Pre-Application

1. Was the Pre-Application (including Part I, Part II, Part III, and One Page Project Summary) submitted to DED by the required due date?

Yes5 pts

No0 pts

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Pre-Application Question

b) Threshold Questions

2. Is the Applicant an eligible applicant as defined on Page 4-1 which includes: Local or regional non-profit 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) housing or related service organizations; Local units of government; Public Housing Authorities; State-designated Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO)?

Yes10 pts

No0 pts

3. Applicant has achieved the required percentages by the application due date, of State CDBG funds drawn down for prior State CDBG projects. All CDBG awards will be reviewed including those within the housing program (this requirement excludes Comprehensive Revitalization, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Planning, and Tourism Development).

CDBG 2011 Award Drawn Down 90%CDBG 2010 & Prior Award Drawn Down 100%The percentage for funds drawn down shall be figured by DED

based on the final application acceptance date, except for applicants awarded funds after the initial award date in which funds drawn down shall be based on the proportionate number of months that have lapsed since the initial grant award.

(Exhibit 101)

Yes10 pts

No0 pts

NA10 pts

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4. Applicant has achieved the required percentages, by the application due date, of State HOME and NAHTF funds drawn down for prior NAHP-funded Housing projects for the same activity applied for during the 2013 Application Cycle.

Open HOME and NAHTF Awards: All projects, for the same activity applied for, that have been open for more than 18 months since Release of Funds must have expended 50% of the funds.

2008 & Prior HOME and NAHTF Awards 100% drawn down(Exhibit 101)

Yes10 pts

No0 pts

NA10 pts

5. Applicant has achieved the required percentages, by the application due date, of State HOME and NAHTF funds drawn down for any prior NAHP-funded Housing project for a different housing activity.

Open HOME and NAHTF Awards: All projects, for different housing activities, that have been open for more than 18 months since Release of Funds must have expended 25% of the funds.

2008 & Prior HOME and NAHTF Awards 100% drawn down.(Exhibit 101)

Yes10 pts

No0 pts

NA10 pts

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6. Was the full application (including all required exhibits and attachments) submitted to DED by the required due date?

Yes10 pts

No0 pts

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE (Pre-Application and Threshold Questions) – 55 points *Failure of the Application to meet all of the threshold requirements (Pre-Application & Threshold Questions) will result in the Application not being funded during the 2013 NAHP Cycle.

C) Program Guidelines and Reuse Plan

Note: Each program guideline and reuse plan item has a point associated with it. Please cite the page # and each item. The Program Guidelines meeting all requirements and are board approved also have points associated with it in Chapters of which this applies. (Ex. Pg. 4-15)

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d) Program Guidelines Additional Points

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d) Cont. Program Guidelines Additional Points

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II. Probability of Producing Desired Resultsb) Capacity & Feasibility

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15. Is the project located within close proximity to significant employment opportunities?

a) List the top five (5) major employers within 50 miles of the units.

b) List the number of employees per employer. c) Provide an overall summary that describes the employment

opportunities available in the project area.

Yes10 pts

No0 pts

19. Is there an actual financial commitment of matching funds in the project?

This commitment will be defined as “Other Funds” in the Part II Funding Summary and will be included in the Contract.  These funds must be committed at the time of application.  NOTE:  Matching funds do not include mortgages that may be obtained by the low income applicants or any investment required of, or received from the low income applicant.

10% or greater of total project costs—15 points5-9.99% of total project costs—10 points3-4.99% of total project costs—5 pointsLess than 3% of total project cost—0 points(Exhibit 104)

Yes___ pts

No0 pts

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20. Are there any additional matching contributions that will be incorporated into the project?

This commitment would not be defined as “Other Funds” in the Part II Funding Summary, but could include in-kind contributions (i.e. donations, office supplies, staff hours, volunteer hours, equipment) and will not be included in the Contract.  A description of these activities must be tentatively committed at the time of application and should be quantifiable in a dollar amount. 

3% or greater of total project costs—10 points1-2.99% of total project costs—5 pointsLess than 1% of total project cost—0 points(Exhibit 104)

Yes___ pts

No0 pts

22. Will the project be completed with significant collaboration with other organizations? a) Identify the other organizations involved in the

project.  Describe each organizations role in making the project a success.

b) Provide commitment letters from those organizations that will be participating in the project development.

c) Provide letters of interest from those organizations that may participate in the project development.

(Exhibit 106)

Significant collaboration with firm commitment10 pts

Significant collaboration with no firm commitment5 pts

No0 pts

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27. Has the Applicant obtained a Management Letter and provided a response to the Management Letter from the Applicant’s most recent audit?

Submit copies of the Management Letter and the response to the Management Letter from your most recent annual CPA Audit.

(Exhibit 107)

Yes5 pts

No0 pts

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Chapter 6 OOR & Chapter 7 CDBG OORII. Probability of Producing Desired Results

b) Capacity & Feasibility

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Budget Calculator for OOR projects

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Chapter 7 CDBG OOR

III. Community Need Factorsa) CNF Score

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Additional Exhibits

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• If applicable to Part V., please include the following exhibits noted below. Clearly identify each exhibit number in the top right and bottom right of each page of the exhibit.

• EXHIBIT 101: Open grants information spreadsheet at: http://www.neded.org/community/community-info/documentslibrary-a-forms/trust-fund

• Exhibit 102: Proposed activity documentation (Include supplemental information in answering Question 12 of the Application.)

• Exhibit 103: Breakdown of project costs (Include detailed supplemental information in answering Question 16 of the Application.)

• Exhibit 104: Financial commitment documentation, if applicable. (Include supplemental information describing Actual Financial Commitments and Additional Matching Contributions as noted in Questions 19 and 20 of the Application.)

• Exhibit 105: Include copies of the Bank Line of Credit or the Bank Letter of Credit, if applicable. (Include supplemental information in answering Question 21 of the Application.)

• Exhibit 106: Collaboration documentation, if applicable. (Include supplemental information in answering Question 22 of the Application.)

• Exhibit 107: Audit documentation, if applicable. (Include supplemental information in answering Question 27 of the Application.)

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