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Single Family Request for Proposal (RFP) Application Guide and Instructions Thank you for your interest in the Single Family RFP Programs. In this Request for Proposal you will find various programs (Community Revitalization Fund, Building Better Neighborhoods, and Local Investment Incentive Account) offered from a variety of limited funding sources for housing providers to help address housing needs in a county f community or neighborhood. MHFA also offers a variety of separate community-based programs on an ongoing basis. Within this Guide are brief summaries of those programs. You may apply far these programs at any time during the year. To request an application and additional information for an ongoing program, please call or e-mail the program contact listed under each ongoing program description. The ongoing program applications are not included in this RFP packet. Please read through the Request for Proposal package so that you are familiar with the programs that are offered, the specific program guidelines, criteria and limits. Once you have read through the RFP, only complete the specific program application(s) and required attachments for programs for which you are requesting funds. Regardless of the program you are applying for, you must complete the Single Family Combined Programs - Request for Proposal (RFP) Application Cover Sheet found on pages 8 and 9. A hard copy of your application including required attachments must be received by the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, 400 Sibley St., Suite #3b0, St Paul, MN 55101, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 7,2005. Submitted applications will be reviewed by a selection committee in March and presented to the Board of Directors for funding in Apri12005. Notification of funding awards will be posted on MHFA's website at the end of April 2005. Please refer to the Section "Important Dates and Submission Information" located on page six for submission requirements. The Family Housing Fund, the Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF), the Metropolitan Council, the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC) and the Minnesota xousing Finance Agency (MHFA) have joined together in this Single Family Request For Proposal (RFP) to provide "one-stop shopping" for funds and/or assistance available to address the need for single family, owner-occupied affordable housing statewide. The intent of "one-stop shopping" is to: Allow applicants to apply for multiple programs at one time by coordinating resources made available by the various funding partners previously mentioned. Provide communities the opportunity to comprehensively address their single family, awner- occupied housing needs. Since each funding source is different, please refer to the individual program concept/applications for the specific list of eligible applicants.