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f. Recipient Selection Criteria: <br />Eligible applicants will be approved for assistance on a first qualified first served basis <br />subject to funding availability. Applicants will be chosen per the following criteria: <br />i. Income Eligibility <br />ii. Employment Verification <br />iii. Asset Verification <br />iv. Homebuyer Status <br />V. Disability Status <br />As needed, applicants may apply for a capacity charge loans when water or sewer service <br />becomes available. First time applicants will be given priority over previously assisted <br />persons. Exceptions may be made :for eligible property owners in cases where living <br />conditions threaten the personal health and safety of the household. Property taxes must <br />be current and property must be free of code enforcement liens. <br />g. Sponsor Selection Criteria: <br />Non-profit organizations or for-profit developers may utilize this strategy only when the <br />impact fee/capacity charge loan is a match for another housing program, such as the <br />CDBG Program, Home Investments Partnership (HOME), Low Income Housing Tax <br />Credit Program (LIHTC), State Apartment Incentive Loan Program (SAIL), Multi -Family <br />Mortgage Revenue Bond Program, or other state and federal housing programs. <br />Non-profit organizations or for-profit developers eligible to participate in the local <br />housing assistance program shall be selected according to the following criteria: <br />i. Ability to proceed with the construction or rehabilitation activities and receive a <br />certificate of occupancy within one year of the closing transaction date; <br />ii. Number of units provided per year; <br />iii. Ability to provide maximum leverage against SHIP funds; <br />iv. The length of time the organization has been in Indian River County; <br />v. Experience in the development of affordable housing; <br />vi. The non-profit organization must be an entity with current 501(c)(3) tax-exempt <br />status. <br />h. Additional Information: <br />i. Geographic Area <br />Impact fee/capacity charge loans may be made anywhere in the county, <br />including all municipalities located within the county; <br />62 <br />