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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCapital Project Prioritization CriteriaCapital Project Prioritization Criteria July 23, 2025 Housing Fund Board and Housing Task Force Meeting 1 Objective 4: Prioritize assistance based on the greatest barriers to housing stability and greatest risk of harm 2 The plan must include the criteria and procedure used to evaluate prospective homeless housing capital projects. Such criteria must include all relevant factors that the homeless housing task force and local government would take into consideration when prioritizing homeless housing capital projects for public investment Procedure = RFP for 1590/RCW 82.14.530 Development Funds 3 4 Decision-making & Governance What local processes can be adopted or adapted? Do you have a local process for setting criteria, scoring, and choosing projects? If not, is there one that can be adapted? How are other local RFPs/project awards structured/governed? Are prioritization criteria used as threshold eligibility or as scoring factors? Who reviews projects, makes the final decisions? How often do we update plan to reflect changing circumstances? By adopting the Plan, the community adopts the prioritization criteria as policy 5 RFP for 1590/RCW 82.14.530 Eligible uses:  Constructing or acquiring affordable housing, which may include emergency, transitional, and supportive housing and new units of affordable housing within an existing structure, and facilities providing housing-related services, or acquiring land for these purposes; or Constructing or acquiring behavioral health-related facilities, or acquiring land for these purposes. May only be provided to eligible households. Eligible Households means persons within any of the following population groups whose income is at or below sixty percent of median income: Persons with mental illness Veterans Senior citizens Homeless (or at-risk of being homeless) families with children Unaccompanied homeless youth or young adults Persons with disabilities Domestic violence survivors 6 Questions re Potential Additional Criteria Prioritization of Housing Unit/Facility Types Are additional units needed to meet HAPT goals? What are current shortages by type? Prioritization of Eligible Household Populations What are the share of different populations in homeless and unstably housed? Are different populations overrepresented in homeless and unstably housed population? Are there dedicated programs for targeted groups? Are beds set-aside for certain targeted groups? Prioritization of Project Resources Is there potential to leverage funding or other resources? Does applicant have requisite experience and/or capacity? Does project align with city/county Comp Plans and regulations? What is the balance of capital development versus operational funds for different types? What functional models work in Jefferson County? 7 Data re Prioritization of Housing Unit/Facility Types (1) 8 Data re Prioritization of Housing Unit/Facility Types (1) 9 Data re Prioritization of Eligible Household Populations (1) Share in Population Cost Burdened Share of Demographic 10 Data re Prioritization of Eligible Household Populations (2) Disparate Impacts Seniors, BIPOC/PGM, and families with minor children see higher rates of cost burden than other adults, whites, and families without children respectively. No good data for LGBTQ+. Current Prioritization Dedicated housing programs for youth and veterans Dedicated subsidized rentals for seniors and people with physical disabilities Bed Set-Asides for veterans, youth, SUDs. 11 Suggested Prioritization Criteria Criteria about Type of Facility Types which fill biggest projected gaps Existing Planned PSH Affordable rentals Project access to available public transportation services and employment centers in the region or area Criteria about Household Populations Served Projects which demonstrate serving the greatest need (current gap) Seniors in EH, Transitional and PSH Families with Children in all types BIPOC in all types Unsheltered in EH Unhoused in AH Rentals Renters in AH Criteria about Project Resources The degree of leveraging of other funds that will occur Projects that demonstrate a strong probability of permanently serving the original target group or income level The applicant has the demonstrated ability, stability and resources to implement the project The degree of matching support from operating fund sources Functional model? 12