Veterans GHAP New Construction Funding Overview

OHCS 2020 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) Veteran GHAP New Construction Presenting; Ed Brown, Program Analyst John Wright, Policy Analyst Amy Cole, State Development Resources Manager

Agenda Important Dates Vets NOFA Review Highlights Funding Sources NOFA Application Process Procorem WorkCenter Full App Submission NOFA Charge submission Administrative and Threshold Review Scoring Overview Scoring Criteria Review Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Questions

NOFA Dates to Remember t Pre-app close date: Full App released to Procorem: FAQ stop date: NOFA due date: NOFA Charge due date: Admin and Threshold Review: Scoring and Allocation: State Housing Stability Council: Sep 25 Sep 29 Oct 28 Nov 5, 4:00pm Nov 12, 4:00pm Roughly Nov 12 23 Nov Dec Planned for Jan 2021

Veterans NOFA Highlights New Construction All units in project must serve Veterans Restricting 100% of the project PSH services/rent assistance offered (100 slots) Regional set-asides for Rural and Urban Homelessness focus

Funding Sources GHAP $6.5 million (Veterans set-aside) Rural: $3.5 million Urban: $3.0 million Subsidy per unit type limits: 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom Unit Types Studio Subsidy Limits $150,000 $210,000 $265,000 $325,000 * these are the limits used in Scoring lower subsidy per unit PSH (100 slots with Rent assistance)

Additional Funding Sources OAHTC $4 million Applied toward loans to reduce the interest rate by up to 4% The reduction in interest payments is passed through to tenant rents for 20 years. Serving Households at or below 70% AMI. MEP Project specific https://oregonmultifamilyenergy.com Dan.Elliot@oregon.gov PH: (503) 986-2016 LIHTC 4% - Non competitive

NOFA Application Process Procorem WorkCenter OHCS sent welcome emails with Procorem WorkCenter login credentials. You should have access to Procorem by now Full NOFA application and attachment docs are located in your WorkCenter Limited permissions during application stage To submit: Upload your application, supplemental documents and required evidence to Final Submission If selected, your WorkCenter will continue to be used through the project development lifecycle View and complete tasks and events

NOFA Application Process Full Application Overview An Excel Workbook with many worksheets (aka tabs) Auto-populates many fields Substantially self-scoring Review the Instructions Sheet It s a Smart Document Locked and formatted to be used with Prolink. Do not attempt to change or modify any cells or formulas risk of application failure You may not copy from older applications and paste into this application. By submitting an application you are agreeing by electronic signature to all terms and conditions of the NOFA and application

NOFA Application Process Application Charge Submission Mail payment separately with Charge Transmittal form (located in the application) Application Charges due Nov 12 @ 4pm PST Hard Due Date No hand deliveries (OHCS offices are closed to the public) Mail Application Charges to: Attn: Affordable Rental Housing/VGHAP Application Oregon Housing and Community Services 725 Summer St. NE, Suite B Salem, OR 97301

NOFA Application Process Administrative and Threshold Review Each application is reviewed for completeness on a pass/fail basis. This review isn t to score the project but to ensure the application has everything required: Board of Director's Resolution (if applicable) Organizational Documents Application Charge is on time and in the correct amount Evidence of Publicly Supported Housing Federal Project Resources Status Development Schedule/Readiness to Proceed Core Development Documents (CDDs) submitted Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Financial Feasibility: pro forma and fund commitments Resident Services Plan

Scoring Overview 100 points possible 60 point minimum Ranked by Region Score Funding Availability Tie breakers Same points available in each region (urban and rural) Internal scoring committee All categories are up to the total maximum points Only whole points awarded (no fractions)

Scoring Criteria Financial (11 points) The Financial Assumptions area in the Narratives tab can be useful for defending some decisions, or values that might otherwise seem out of the norm. Resident Services Description (20 points) Different from the thorough Resident Services Plan you must provide after reservation The Application form mirrors the scoring section of the NOFA Answer as realistically as possible but this is not the final plan

Scoring Criteria MWESB (4 points) Scored based on the narrative responses in the MWESB Outreach Tab Location Efficiency (10 points) Self-Scored and Verified Walk-ability (2 points) Just the walk score Car-dependent Food Access (2 points) Use link in App, or google USDA food access Default map settings show green highlights for food deserts. Use the description field to back your finding Medical Access (2 points) Use the description field to back your finding Public Transit (2 points) Use the description field. State which method used. Education for family housing (2 points) Use the description field Weighted averaging will be by units Community need (6 points)- Narrative

Scoring Criteria Collaboration (8 points) Narrative Barrier Reduction (9 points) Narrative Automated Scoring Serving lowest incomes AMI (5 points) Rental Assistance (5 points) Focus on Homeless Veterans (4 points) Lower Subsidy per Unit (8 points) Team Development (10 points)

Questions Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) All questions about the NOFA and your project must go to MFNOFA@Oregon.gov Phone calls and emails to staff will be redirected to the email. Answers to questions submitted to the MFNOFA email are published in your project WorkCenter weekly, as needed. Any questions asked in this training will be published in the FAQ.

Questions Happy to take questions now or you can always send them to us through the MFNOFA email. Thank you for attending