Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 760 CMR - HOUSING AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF › Title 760 CMR 34.00 - Participation Of Non-profit Corporations In The Chapter 705 Family Housing Program › Section 34.03 - Selection Criteria and Ranking of Projects Minimum Requirements

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Any non-profit corporation applying for funds to develop and manage
				Chapter 705 family housing shall at a minimum meet the following
				requirements:
(a) be a non-profit
			 corporation formed in accordance withthe provisions of M.G.L. c. 180; and (b)
			 provide the department with a written statement signed by the mayor of the city in
			 which the proposed project is to be located indicating the approval of the mayor to
			 a project being undertaken in the city; and
(c) provide the department with an attested copy
			 of a majority vote of the city council in which the proposed project is to be
			 located indicating the approval of the city council to a project being undertaken in
			 the city; and
(d) provide the department
			 with a written statement from the board of directors of the non-profit corporation,
			 or an official designated by the board of directors to act on their behalf, stating
			 that the corporation agrees to comply with such requirements as the department may
			 set forth in a request for proposals for the Chapter 705 family housing program.
Selection Criteria
In ranking projects in order of priority for available funding, the
				department shall consider the following criteria:
(a) the extent to which the non-profit corporation
			 has housing management and development experience. Experience with management of
			 leased housing, housing rehabilitation, or full-scale development will be
			 considered. Direct housing management experience will be given greater weight than
			 housing development experience.
(b) the
			 extent to which the proposed project is part of and supports broader neighborhood
			 revitalization efforts and programs, particularly where funds will be supplemented
			 by other financial contributions to the neighborhood.
(c) the extent of support and participation by
			 neighborhood residents in the proposed project.
(d) the extent to which the proposed project
			 includes direct localcontributions. Such contributions could include, but need not
			 be limited to, donation of sites, or local funding for site acquisition,
			 preparation, or construction.
(e) such
			 other selection criteria as the department may set forth in a request for proposals
			 for the Chapter 705 family housing program.
Additional Requirements
Any non-profit corporation selected for funding shall comply with
				all applicable rules and regulations of the department, and shall enter into such
				contract with the department as the department deems necessary.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the department to fund any
				or all of the applications it receives; nor be construe to prevent the department
				from funding any application previously submitted to it by a non-profit corporation
				as the result of a request for proposals for the Chapter 705 family housing program
				issued prior to the effective date of these regulations, if the department
				determines that such non-profit corporation meets the requirements of 760 CMR
				34.03.