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<br />Homeless and Affordable Housing Funding Request for Proposals <br />Approved by the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners on February 21, 2017 <br />5 <br />Section 3 – Funding Guidelines <br /> <br />Administration <br />The Kittitas County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) has primary responsibility for <br />administration of Homelessness and Affordable Housing programs. The Kittitas County <br />Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee is responsible for receiving requests for <br />funds and making recommendations on the distribution of these funds to the BOCC. The <br />BOCC makes the final determination on funding distribution. Funding will be prioritized <br />based on how proposals address the priorities in the Kittitas County 10 Year Homeless and <br />Affordable Housing Plan (see below). <br /> <br />An applicant who feels aggrieved in the grant application and award process may appeal to <br />the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners under procedures established in the <br />Administrative Procedure Act (RCW 34.05). <br /> <br />In addition to this Request for Proposal (RFP) process, disbursement of county recording <br />fee funds outside the RFP process may take place in order to meet emergent needs. In these <br />situations, the following requirements will be in effect: <br />1. The applicant must allow the Homelessness and Affordable Housing Committee <br />(HAHC) at least four to six weeks for review and recommendation; and to forward <br />the proposal to the Board of County Commissioners. <br />2. The applicant must submit a complete application as per the guidelines outlined the <br />most recent RFP documents. Incomplete applications will not be accepted or <br />reviewed. <br />3. The HAHC reserves the right to review applications submitted outside of the regular <br />RFP process. <br /> <br />Eligibility <br /> <br />Non-Profit Applicants <br />Eligible recipients of this funding shall include those entities described in RCW 43.185.060 <br />including “local governments, local housing authorities, behavioral health organizations <br />established under chapter 71.24 RCW, nonprofit community or neighborhood-based <br />organizations, federally recognized Indian tribes in the state of Washington, and regional or <br />statewide nonprofit housing assistance organizations. Eligibility for assistance to be <br />provided if the proposal is accepted also requires compliance with the revenue and <br />taxation laws, as applicable to the recipient, at the time the grant is made.” <br /> <br />For-Profit Applicants <br />For-profit developers may also qualify if the funds are used only for projects as defined in <br />RCW 36.22.178 (See Section 1: Affordable Housing Funds). <br /> <br /> <br />