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PROJECT-BASED HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM A. Goals On December 2, 2002, the Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a Section 8 Project Based Voucher Program in an effort to encourage production of new affordable rental housing in Orange County by private, for-profit and non-profit organizations. B. Project Selection Criteria The Project Based Section 8 Assistance proposals must be targeted for citizens with disabilities at incomes at or below 50 percent of the Area Median Income. The proposals must include provisions for supportive services for the disabled citizens that will help them to remain in independent living. All units must meet the HUD Housing Quality Standards and IIUD Site and Neighborhood Standards. The program will provide Project Based Vouchers (PBV) for up to 50 dwelling units. C. Elieible Owners of Project-Based Housing The Orange County Housing and Community Development Depaztment (OCHCD) will project-base Housing Choice Voucher Program assistance in projects owned by: 1.Non-profit housing providers; and 2. For-profit housing providers; D. Project Selection OCHCD will make Housing Choice Voucher Program funding available to non-profit and for-profit entities tluough a competitive process, such as a Request for Proposals (RFP). Request for Proposals (RFP Process From time to time OCHCD may issue a formal Request For Proposals (RFP) inviting proposals for projects that seek conunitments of project-based vouchers that meet the goals of OCHCD's project-basing policy. The Request for Proposals advertisement will run once a week for tluuee consecutive weeks (a minimum of twenty-one (21) days) and will describe the application process azid specify the number of units OCHCD will be able to assist. Only applications submitted in response to this advertisement will be considered.. All advertising will be