OAR 813-130-0040: Eligible Costs for HELP Funds

Project costs eligible for HELP assistance are costs that promote housing affordability and include, but are not limited to: (1) Development hard costs, such as the actual costs of constructing or rehabilitating rental housing; (2) Costs of acquiring improved or unimproved real property; (3) Pre-development costs which have been pre-approved by the department; (4) Soft development costs associated with the construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation, including fees and interest studies; and (5) Other uses identified in the HELP manual.