Section I: Public Housing ProjectsApplication Period). HUD will make awards from these consolidated waiting listsuntil the Consolidated CHAP Unit Commitment Targets have been met, as indicatedin the table below.Consolidated CHAP Unit Commitment Targets, by Census RegionCensus RegionsNortheast Midwest South West Total19,365 11,020 23,545 4,820 58,750Applications received after the waiting list has been consolidated will continue tobe reviewed in the order in which they are received.c. If after 180 days from the start of the Initial Application Period there is insufficientdemand for CHAP awards, HUD reserves the right to modify any applicable PHAcap, mixed-finance cap, or CHAP unit commitment targets that this <strong>Notice</strong> orsubsequent Departmental discretion imposes.d. During the Ongoing Application Period HUD will post a summary of applicationsselected for CHAP award, total units by pool, and waiting list status for all otherapplicants. The summary will be updated monthly.e. Unless the application process is closed, which HUD would announce through the<strong>RAD</strong> website, the last date that HUD will accept an application is September 30,2015.D. Ranking Factors for Initial Application PeriodThere are four categories of ranking factors, with a total of 100 points, as described below. Thereis no minimum number of points that must be achieved to be selected for conversion.1. High Capital Need Projects (0-50 points). All project applications will be scored on ascale between zero and 50 points based on the level of immediate capital needs, asdefined in the application, that the PHA proposes to address through conversion.Applications that propose to meet or exceed the established threshold for high capitalneeds will receive the maximum 50 points. 50 The rehabilitation thresholds are indicated inthe table below.50 High capital needs have been calculated by occupancy type based on the 75 th percentile of per-unit national capitalneeds as identified in Capital Needs in the Public Housing Program (Cambridge, MA: Abt Associates. 2010),Starting with the inspection-based backlog at the 75 th , the Department 1) made adjustments based on the averageestimated difference identified in the study between family and elderly projects and then 2) added the estimated per<strong>PIH</strong>-<strong>2012</strong>-<strong>32</strong> (HA) Rental Assistance Demonstration – Final Implementation 54
Section I: Public Housing Projects<strong>National</strong> Rehabilitation Thresholds to Qualify For Factor (per unit)Occupancy Type 51High NeedFamily Threshold $37,665Elderly Threshold $21,834The per-unit capital costs proposed in each application will be scored on this scale andassigned a value, rounded to three decimal places. For example, as shown below, afamily project with capital needs of $22,000 per unit would receive the 29.205 points,while a proposal for an elderly project with capital needs of $25,000 per unit wouldreceive the maximum 50 points under this ranking factor. 52High Need Ranking Factor Scale (per unit)High Need PointsFamily ScaleElderly Scale0 5029.205 pts$0$37,655$22,000$0$21,83450 pts$25,000HUD will revoke a CHAP if the scope of rehabilitation changes in such a way thatwould have affected the project’s selection in the competition. Additionally, the PHAmust submit a certification of completion once renovations have been completed.unit amount needed for lead paint abatement, accommodating persons with disabilities, and improving energy-andwater-efficiency.51 Consistent with the approach used in Capital Needs in the Public Housing Program, projects with an averagebedroom size of at least 1.5, or those with an average bedroom size between 1.2 and 1.5 and at least 100 2+ bedroomunits will be subject to the Family Threshold. Projects with average bedroom size less than 1.5, except when averagebedroom size is between 1.2 and 1.5 and the property has at least 100 2+ bedroom units, will be subject to theElderly Threshold.52 The family project was scored using the following calculation:<strong>PIH</strong>-<strong>2012</strong>-<strong>32</strong> (HA) Rental Assistance Demonstration – Final Implementation 55