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Homeless and Affordable Housing Funding Request for Proposals Approved by the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners on February 21, 2017 6 Priorities All applications for funding should address one or more of the priorities outlined in the 2017 Kittitas County Homelessness and Affordable Housing Plan as described below.  Increase capacity and sustainability for all types of homeless sheltering.  Connect shelter clients to services to reduce homelessness.  Increase site-based rental vouchers for people who are homeless with wrap-around case management through current partnerships.  New affordable housing development.  Increased access to rental vouchers.  Promotion of private landlord usage of Section 8 rental vouchers.  Programs which increase access to affordable home ownership. Terms and Conditions of Funding  Funds for the 2017 RFP shall begin (date TBD).  Funds may be requested for one or more years.  All program funding shall be distributed as reimbursements.  Administrative costs are not to exceed 15% of the non-administrative budget (see budget template.)  The BOCC reserves the right to negotiate additional terms and conditions of an award.  All recipients of homeless housing and assistance funds (see Section 1) will be required to enroll and participate in the county’s Coordinated Entry program managed by HopeSource, the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), the annual Point in Time (PiT) count, and the Housing Inventory Chart (HIC).  If it is discovered or believed that a recipient of funding has misappropriated or misused funds, this matter will be forwarded to the Kittitas County Prosecutor’s Office for investigation and action.  In order to protect the interests of the county and its people, and in furtherance of the health, safety and welfare of the community, it is the policy of Kittitas County that any project funded with $3,000 or more of county recording fee funds must, pursuant to RCW 43.185.070(5)(f), have the intent of serving the original target group or income level for a period of twenty-five (25) years. Projects of less than $3,000 must have the intent of serving the original target group or income level for a period of seven (7) years. If a recipient of funds fails to meet these requirements, the money provided by the County shall be repaid to the County with interest at the maximum legal rate in existence at the time the funds are paid. New housing projects using these funds shall have this restriction placed on the deed. At the end of the seven or twenty-five year period, all restrictions will be removed. Any deviation from this procedure needs specific approval of the Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners.  Recipient of funds must be in compliance with all local, state, and federal guidelines, laws, regulations, codes, and comprehensive plans.