OAR 813-206-0020: Eligible Applicants

(1) Any of the following (an "Applicant") may apply to the department for funding of a qualifying project under the Multifamily Energy Program in the role of a developer or owner of the project: (a) A for-profit business, (b) A local government entity including, but not limited to, a city, county or housing authority; (c) A not-for-profit organization, including but not limited to, a not-for-profit community organization, a regional or statewide not-for-profit entity, a private individual, or a not-for-profit corporation; or (d) Any other entity specifically identified by the department as an eligible applicant in an application or award process with respect to program funds. (2) Applications may be submitted on such terms and at such times as the department may from time to time establish. The department also may choose to award program funds to assist projects on its own initiative. (3) Prior to receiving program funds, an applicant or any other awardee of program funds must satisfy all conditions precedent to such receipt established by the department including, but not limited to, entering into a financing assistance agreement and other program documents (collectively, “Program Documents”) required by and satisfactory to the department in its sole discretion, including (and without limitation) documents to ensure compliance with program requirements, including the recording of applicable program documents in the official records of the relevant counties so as to create restrictive covenants running with the real property of the project to further ensure continuing compliance with, inter alia, all habitability, maintenance, repair, and affordability requirements of the program funding. (4) Any program funding also is contingent upon timely and continuing compliance by applicants and project owners, as determined by the department to its satisfaction, with all applicable program requirements, including but not limited to applicable department administrative rules (including the manual), orders (including corrective notices), relevant procurement and other application standards, program documents, as well as other applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, rules, ordinances, regulations and orders (all of the foregoing, including as amended from time to time, the “Program Requirements”).