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To serve as an oversight committee for the NSP program, Indian River County has <br /> established a NSP Citizen ' s Advisory Task Force (CATF) . This committee will meet as <br /> needed to ensure that the program operates in accordance with all Local , State, and <br /> Federal requirements . <br /> III. METHOD OF IMPLEMENTATION <br /> The NSP may be carried out by County Staff, Subrecipients , Developers or a <br /> combination of these entities . To select subrecipients and Developers , the County <br /> will follow its standard procurement process . <br /> IV. TYPE OF ASSISTANCE <br /> All applicants considered for the NSP program must qualify under the strategy in which <br /> they apply for assistance. The steps taken by the County to solicit applicants and the <br /> criteria utilized to rank them shall be available for public review . <br /> To select participants for both the Home Ownership and Rental Strategies, the following <br /> steps will be taken : <br /> 1 . A display advertisement will be placed in one or more local newspapers of <br /> general circulation, advising local citizens of the availability of grant funds and <br /> establishing a convenient time and place for interested citizens to obtain information and <br /> pick up application forms to provide for eligible residents to be considered for inclusion <br /> in the program . Applications will be accepted by the County for a minimum of twelve <br /> ( 12 ) calendar days after the notice is placed . <br /> 2 . A list of qualified applicants will be compiled by each of the Non- Profit and/or <br /> For-Profit Housing Organizations selected by the County to participate as a sub -recipient <br /> or developer to help carry out one or more NSP strategies . Each sub-recipient or <br /> developer shall inform their potential applicants who are eligible to participate in the NSP <br /> program to apply for NSP participation . All applicants considered as possible NSP <br /> beneficiaries must qualify for participation under the strategy they are being considered <br /> for. The steps carried out by the sub -recipient or developer to solicit for applicants must <br /> also be made available to the County . <br /> 3 . The County' s list of eligible SHIP applicants shall be included for consideration <br /> as potential beneficiaries . <br /> 4 . Local organizations which work with clientele that could qualify for the program <br /> will be contacted , and asked to refer their potential applicants for NSP participation to the <br /> County. <br /> Rental HousingStratM <br /> In a situation where there are more rental applicants than NSP housing units available, <br /> the following ranking criteria will be utilized to rank qualified applicants : <br /> 2 <br />