| Site. In addition, the Department
will require an initial minimum twelve-month period in Urban subregions,
and an initial six-month period in Rural subregions, during which
Units must either be occupied by Persons referred from the Continuum
of Care or local homeless service providers, or held vacant, unless
the Units receive HOME funds from any source. After the initial twelve-month
or six-month period, the Development Owner will no longer be required
to hold Units vacant but will be required to continue to provide quarterly
notifications to the Continuum of Care and other homeless service
providers local to the Development Site on the availability of Units
at the Development Site. A Development is not eligible under this
paragraph unless points have also been selected under subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph. (1 point)
(C) If the Development is Supportive Housing and has
a proposed occupancy preference or limitation for Veterans or a subgroup
of only Veterans that is required or allowed by other federal or state
financingby the Full Application Delivery Date. These points are only
available to Developments that are proposed to be located on sites
owned by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (1 point).
(5) Opportunity Index. (42(m)(1)(C)(i)) The Department
may refer to locations qualifying for points under this scoring item
as high opportunity areas in some materials. Based on the American
Community Survey (ACS) data, a Development is eligible for a maximum
of seven (7) opportunity index points from subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of this paragraph.
(A) A proposed Development is eligible for up to two
(2) opportunity index points if it is located entirely within a census
tract with a poverty rate less than 20% or the median poverty rate
among tracts for the region, whichever is greater, and meets the requirements
in clause (i),(ii), or (iii) of this subparagraph:
(i) The Development Site is located entirely within
a census tract that has:
(I) a poverty rate less than 20% or the median poverty
rate among Census tracts for the region whichever is greater; and
(II) a median household income in the two highest quartiles
among Census tracts within the uniform service region (2 points);
or
(ii) The Development Site is located entirely within
a census tract that has:
(I) a poverty rate less than 20% or the median poverty
rate among Census tracts for the region, whichever is greater, and
(II) a median household income in the third quartile
among Census tracts within the region, and
(III) is contiguous to a census tract that is in the
first or second quartile among tracts for median household income
in the region, and has a poverty rate less than 20% or the median
poverty rate among tracts for the region, whichever is greater, and
the Development Site is no more than 2 miles from the boundary between
the census tracts (1 point); or
(iii) The Development Site is located in a Rural Area
and:
(I) is located entirely located within a Census tract
that has a poverty rate less than 20% or the median poverty rate among
Census tracts for the region, whichever is greater, and
(II) is located in a Place which experienced an increase
in population since the 2010 Decennial Census according to the Site
Demographics Characteristics Report; (1 point).
(B) An Application that meets one of the foregoing
criteria in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph may qualify for additional
points for any one or more of the factors in clause (i) or (ii) of
this subparagraph. Each amenity may be used only once for scoring
purposes, unless allowed within the scoring item, regardless of the
number of categories it fits. All members of the Applicant or Affiliates
cannot have had an ownership position in the amenity or served on
the board or staff of a nonprofit that owned or managed that amenity
within the year preceding the Pre-Application Final Delivery Date.
All amenities must be operational or have started Site Work at the
Pre-Application Final Delivery Date. Any age restrictions associated
with an amenity must positively correspond to the Target Population
of the proposed Development.
(i) For Developments located in an Urban Area (other
than Applicants competing in the USDA Set- Aside), an Application
may qualify to receive points through a combination of requirements
in subclauses (I) - (XVI) of this clause.
(I) The Development Site is located on a route, with
sidewalks for pedestrians, that is 1/2 mile or less from the entrance
to a public park with a playground or from a multiuse hike-bike trail.
The entirety of the sidewalk route must consist of smooth hard surfaces,
curb ramps, and marked pedestrian crossings when traversing a street.
(1 point).
(II) The Development Site is located on a route, with
sidewalks for pedestrians, that is within a specified distance from
the entrance of a public transportation stop or station with a route
schedule that provides regular service to employment and basic services.
The entirety of the sidewalk route must consist of smooth hard surfaces,
curb ramps, and marked pedestrian crossings when traversing a street.
Only one of the following may be selected:
(-a-) The Development Site is 1/2 mile or less from
the stop or station and the scheduled service is beyond 8 a.m. to
5 p.m., plus weekend service (both Saturday and Sunday) (1 point);
or
(-b-) The Development Site is 1/2 mile or less from
the stop or station and the scheduled service arrives every 15 minutes,
on average, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., every day of the week (2 points).
(III) The Development Site is located within 2 miles
of a full-service grocery store. A full service grocery store is a
store of sufficient size and volume to provide for the needs of the
surrounding neighborhood including the proposed Development; offering
a wide variety of fresh, frozen, canned and prepared foods, including
but not limited to a variety of fresh meats, poultry, and seafood;
a wide selection of fresh produce including a selection of different
fruits and vegetables; a selection of baked goods and a wide array
of dairy products including cheeses, and a wide variety of household
goods, paper goods and toiletry items. (2 point).
(IV) The Development Site is located within 2 miles
of a pharmacy. For the purposes of this menu item only, the pharmacy
may be claimed if it is within the same building as a grocery store.
(2 point).
(V) The Development Site is located within 4 miles
of a health-related facility, such as a full service hospital, community
health center, minor emergency center, emergency room or urgent care
facility. Physician offices and physician specialty offices are not
considered in this category. (1 point).
(VI) The Development Site is within 3 miles of a center
that is licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services
(DFPS) specifically to provide a school-age program or to provide
a child care program for infants, toddlers, or pre-kindergarten. The
Application must include evidence from DFPS that the center meets
the above requirements. (1 point)
(VII) The Development Site is located in a census tract
with a property crime rate of 26 per 1,000 persons or less as defined
by neighborhoodscout.com, or local law enforcement data sources. If
employing the latter source, the formula for determining the crime
rate will include only data relevant to the census tract in which
the Development Site is located. (1 point)
(VIII) The Development Site is located within 2 miles
of a public library that has indoor meeting space, physical books
that can be checked out and that are of a general and wide-ranging
subject matter, computers and internet access, and that is open 50
hours or more per week. The library must not be age or subject-restricted
and must be at least partially funded with government funding. (1
point)
(IX) The Development Site is located within 6 miles
of an accredited university or community college, as confirmed by
the Texas Higher Education Coordination Board (THECB). To be considered
a university for these purposes, the provider of higher education
must have the authority to confer bachelor's degrees. Two-year colleges
are considered community colleges, and to be considered for these
purposes must confer at least associate's degrees. The university
or community college must have a physical campus, where classes are
regularly held for students pursuing their degrees, within the required
distance; online-only institutions do not qualify under this item.
(1 point)
(X) Development Site is located in a census tract where
27% or more of adults age 25 and older has an Associate's Degree or
higher as tabulated by the American Community Survey 5-year Estimate.
(1 point)
(XI) Development Site is within 2 miles of an indoor
recreation facility available to the public. Examples include, but
are not limited to, a gym, health club, a bowling alley, a theater,
or a municipal or county community center. A facility that is primarily
a restaurant or bar with recreational facilities is not eligible.
(1 point)
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