Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 16 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Part II - Housing Programs › Chapter 5 - Substandard Housing Assistance for Rural Economies (SHARE) Program › Section II-501 - Background

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The Louisiana
						Housing Finance Agency (the "Agency"), as administrator of the HOME Investment
						Partnership Program for non-entitlement areas throughout the state, has
						established a Substandard Housing Assistance for Rural Economies Grant Program.
						The agency is making available $3,000,000 for the SHARE Grant Program. Each
						local governmental unit selected to participate will receive up to $150,000 to
						make grants up to $15,000 to qualified homeowners to rehabilitate their homes.
						Qualified residences must be substandard single unit residences owned and
						occupied by very, very low income homeowners.
1. Local Government Unit Eligibility. Local
						governmental units must not be a part of a consortium or entitlement area
						currently receiving HOME funds and must complete an application in accordance
						with the selection criteria to qualify for the Substandard Housing Assistance
						for Rural Economies Grant Program. Local governmental units accepted into the
						program must execute an appropriate agreement with the agency to comply with
						federal laws and regulations.
2.
						Eligible Homeowners. Eligible homeowners must:
a. have income that is at or below 60 percent
						of the median income for the area within which the municipality is located;
						and
b. own the single unit
						residence as his principal residence.
3. Qualified Residences
a. Each residence to be rehabilitated under
						the SHARE Grant Program must be:
i. a one
						unit residence, i.e., no multi-unit buildings and no mobile homes;
ii. deficient with respect to one or more
						conditions which are required to be addressed in order to satisfy the Section 8
						Housing Quality Standards (following completion of the rehab, the residence
						must satisfy the Section 8 Housing Quality Standards); and
iii. subject to an appraisal which
						demonstrates that the post-rehab value of the residence does not exceed HUD's
						203(b) limits for the area.
b. The cost of rehabilitation of any
						residence may not exceed 75 percent of the replacement value of the
						residence.
4. Grant
						Awards to Eligible Homeowners. The amount of grants to homeowners under the
						Substandard Housing Assistance for Rural Economies Grant Program may be at
						least $1,000, but not in excess of $15,000.
5. Selection Criteria-Points
a. Jurisdiction proposes to implement a
						Community Involvement Program-25.
b. Jurisdiction proposes to provide homeowner
						training to the residents it serves under the Substandard Housing Assistance
						for Rural Economies Grant Program-25.
c. Jurisdiction proposes to have material
						participation by CHDO or local non-profit organization. (e.g., homeowner
						training, identification of applicants, etc.)-10.
d. Previous participation under LHFA's Health
						and Safety Rehabilitation Grant Programs with no outstanding
						findings-10.
e. Project is located
						in an area targeted for rehabilitation by local jurisdiction. Briefly describe
						the neighborhood(s) targeted to receive the HOME program
						assistance-15.
f. Jurisdiction
						proposes to serve at least three homes with dual income families-15.
g. Jurisdiction proposes to serve at least
						five families at 50 percent or below of area median income-20.
h. Jurisdiction proposes to rehabilitate at
						least five housing units serving one or more of the following special needs
						groups (check one or more)-20.
i.
						elderly/handicapped;
ii. disabled;
(a). physically;
(b). mentally;
iii. HIV/AIDS;
iv. single parent households;
v. large families (5 or more).
i. Jurisdiction proposes to
						rehabilitate housing units in areas within which minorities (i.e., Black,
						Native American, or Women) constitute a majority of the
						households-15.
j. Leverage ratio
						for each HOME dollar (monies from other sources other than the homeowner to be
						used in conjunction with HOME funds for rehabilitation).
Minimum Other Dollars
$0.50
5
$1.00
10
$1.50
15
$2.00
20
Over $2.00
25
k.
						Projects to be located in parishes listed below qualify for selection criteria
						points as shown based on the per capita income (poverty level):
i. West Feliciana, East Carroll, West
						Carroll, Allen-30;
ii. St. Martin,
						Grant, Franklin, St. Helena, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Madison, Vernon, Tensas,
						Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Bienville-25;
iii. Winn, Concordia, Richland, Claiborne,
						LaSalle, Caldwell, Natchitoches, Red River, Cameron, Assumption, Acadia,
						Sabine-20;
iv. Morehouse,
						Washington, Jackson, Tangipahoa, Pointe Coupee, Webster, Vermillion,
						Beauregard, East Feliciana, St. Landry, St. Mary, Terrebonne-15;
v. Lafourche, St. James, Lincoln, Iberia,
						Iberville, DeSoto, Union, St. John the Baptist, Plaquemines, Livingston, St.
						Bernard, Ouachita-10;
vi. Bossier,
						Ascension, Orleans, West Baton Rouge, St. Charles, Jefferson, Calcasieu,
						Lafayette, St. Tammany, Rapides, Caddo, East Baton Rouge-5.
l. Jurisdiction proposes to
						rehabilitate housing units listed below in the following parishes in
						affected/disaster areas due to Tropical Storm Frances/Hurricane Georges in
						accordance with FEMA 1246DR-LA:
i. Acadia,
						Ascension, Assumption, Cameron, Evangeline, LaFourche, Livingston, Plaquemines,
						St. Bernard, St. James, St. John, St. Tammany, Vermillion, Washington,
						Tangipahoa-15.
m. Total
						points.