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