OHCS 2020 Notice of Funding Availability NOFA Veteran

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 Work. Center Full App Submission NOFA Charge submission Administrative and Threshold Review • Scoring Overview • Scoring Criteria Review • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) • Questions

t NOFA Dates to Remember 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: 00 pm Nov 12, 4: 00 pm 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: Unit Types Studio 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Bedroom 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 Work. Center • OHCS sent welcome emails with Procorem Work. Center login credentials. • You should have access to Procorem by now • Full NOFA application and attachment docs are located in your Work. Center • Limited permissions during application stage • To submit: Upload your application, supplemental documents and required evidence to “Final Submission” • If selected, your Work. Center 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 @ 4 pm 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 Work. Center 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