OAR 813-125-0021: Eligibility for CARE Resources

The Department, individually, in partnership with other state agencies, or through a Third Party Administrator will distribute CARE resources for the Co-Location of affordable housing and early learning and care centers. Funds will be distributed utilizing a Department approved method involving either a competitive or a first come first served process with eligibility criteria. Eligibility criteria include but is not limited to: (1) Project viability criteria – reasonable expectation that the ECE provider will remain a provider for at least 10 additional years. (2) Project is co-located or to be co-located with Regulated Affordable Housing. (3) The project is located within the State of Oregon. (4) The project will result in the creation of additional ECE slots or preservation of existing slots that would otherwise be lost in the community. (5) The assistance to construct, develop, rehabilitate, improve, retrofit, or remodel (including approved tenant improvements) is to incent the Co-location or continued Co-Location of an ECE Facility as defined in 813-125-0010.