Minnesota Administrative Rules

4900.2050 APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY.

To be eligible for selection as a recipient of a grant under the program, an applicant must satisfy the following requirements:

A.

The applicant must be a nonprofit entity as defined in part 4900.0010, subpart 21, and must have as its primary purpose assisting elderly persons in obtaining and maintaining affordable housing.

B.

The applicant may not be a part of or affiliated with a lender or a vendor of home equity conversion loans or products.

C.

The applicant must provide an application in a form prescribed by the agency that will document the applicant's ability to establish or maintain a home equity conversion counseling program for the period of time specified by the agency. At a minimum, this application shall include:

(1)

documentation that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements prescribed in items A and B;

(2)

a description of the applicant's organization that demonstrates that the applicant:

(a)

is knowledgeable about home equity conversion, including reverse mortgage programs;

(b)

has experience in counseling older persons on housing, including knowledge of alternative living arrangements for older persons; and

(c)

has knowledge of existing public benefit programs and other appropriate financial and legal resources for older persons;

(3)

a detailed description of how the proposed program would be administered, including qualifications of staff and proposed means of record keeping;

(4)

a detailed budget for the specified period showing all sources and uses of funds, including grant funds; and

(5)

a description of the means that the applicant plans to use to provide outreach and counseling on a statewide basis.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 462A.06

History:

14 SR 2192

Published Electronically:

June 11, 2008