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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 . 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 to help carry out one or more NSP strategies . Each sub - recipient 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 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 . In a situation where there are more applicants than NSP housing units available , the following ranking criteria will be utilized to rank qualified applicants : 1 . Applicants that were on the local government ' s affordable housing waiting list or a sub - recipient ' s waiting list for eligible participants . 2 . In the home ownership strategy , the applicants with the strongest credit ratings . 3 . Disabled and/ or handicapped heads of household . 4 . Applicants Heads of Household over 62 years of age . 5 . Applicants with large families ( five or more) . 6 . Applicants with small families (four or less) .