"Service area" means the total geographic area for which the applicant has legal responsibility to provide services and facilities. "Rehabilitation" refers only to major items of construction; it does not include normal maintenance and repair. The phrase "increase the area served" refers to the provision of facilities in those portions of the service area which are not currently part of the existing system. A "basic system" is one which provides facilities within the service area where no facilities currently exist, but existing or proposed supporting facilities, e.g., water supply or sewage treatment, may be provided by other units of government. (b) Capacity for future growth. (Select one): (1) The project provides for the reasonable foreseeable growth needs of the (Value of this category is the sum of the values of paragraphs (a) to (c) of this section.) 5 (a) If the project cannot be financed without the requested Federal assistance, the application will be awarded the following number of points Ability to finance the project on the basis of revenue bonds is computed at 6 percent interest over 25 years. If the estimated net revenue in an average year exceeds the total debt service costs for that year by a factor of 1.25, it is assumed that the project can be financed without the requested Federal aid, and the points will not be awarded. (b) Relative median family income: The median family income of the service area of the proposed project compared to the median family income of the State in which the project is to be located is: (Select one): (1) $501-$1,500 above (2) $1-$500 above (3) $0-$500 below (4) $501-$1,500 below (5) $1,501 or more below 24680 10 "Decent, safe, and sanitary housing" refers to housing that is in accordance with local housing standards in the area in which the project is to be located. "Low- and moderate-income housing" refers to housing with a fair market value that is equal to or less than the resultant of multiplying the section 235236 maximum income for a family of four, as established by the Secretary for the county in which the project is 10cated, by a factor of 3. "Low- and moderate-income housing" also refers to housing with an annual rental equal to or less than one-third of such section 235-236 maximum income. (b) Accessibility of housing. (Select one): Percent of housing in project area that will be accessible on a nondiscriminatory basis to families and individuals with low and moderate income is: existing sources which if not corrected, could result in disease of epidemic proportions (which sources are evidenced by epidemiological studies and reports), contamination of domestic water sources from any cause, the need to import water for any cause, and the inundation of the area more frequently than every 5 years. A "critical public health hazard" refers to a demonstrated public health hazard which must be resolved immediately, e.g., a desperate need for water, control of demonstrated causes of diseases of epidemic proportions, and the inundation of the area more frequently than once per year. § 556.14 tunities. Local job and business oppor (Value of this category is the sum of paragraphs (a) to (e) of this section.) (a) The project is needed for existing or proposed commercial or industrial development----. (b) During the construction phase of (d) The project has provisions for small (e) The project has provisions for mi 2 2 2 nority business participation----. "On-the-job training" refers to union or government sponsored apprenticeship or similar training programs. "Small businesses" refers to those contractors, including supply contractors, whose contractual abilities are limited to $125,000 or less. In addition to information furnished on SF-101, the relationship of the project to commercial or industrial development in the area will be taken into account. § 556.16 Community development. The degree to which the project is necessary for undertaking other publicly supported community development activities___. 1 to 5 "Community development activities" refers to those publicly supported physical devlopment activities and those related social or economic development activities being carried out or to be carried out within a reasonable period of time in accordance with a locally determined or areawide plan or strategy. Factors taken into consideration may include the project's responsiveness to local needs and objectives, the economies possible (a) Preliminary applications that receive a comparatively high rating are placed on the potential project list by the regional or area office having jurisdiction over the geographic area to which the application relates. Then, depending upon the relative rating of the preliminary application among other such applications submitted to the area or regional office within any given period, the applicant may be asked to submit further application material, with supporting documentation, so that a final decision on the grant may be reached. Such application material is subject to further reviews to determine compliance of the application with basic eligibility and technical requirements. (b) The relative rating of the preliminary application and remedial action by applicants are determined as follows: A minimum value that will permit funding within the area office is to be determined on the basis of aggregate scores of rated applications. When an SF-101 fails to receive the prescribed sccre for inclusion of the project on the potential project list, the application and supporting documents will be returned to the applicant with advice as to areas of deficiency. Remedial action regarding the deficiencies must be undertaken before the proposal may be reconsidered. CHAPTER VI-OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR COMMUNITY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [RESERVED] |