Section 89.03. Distribution of funds.

 

(1)  Awards shall be made to eligible applicants to defray housing costs as defined in s. 16.301 (3) , Stats., of low- and moderate-income households.

(2)  Award amounts shall be evenly distributed among 3 categories:

(a) To eligible applicants proposing to use these funds to serve eligible households in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, or Waukesha counties. One million dollars of the funds allocated to this category during the 1989-91 biennium shall be provided in the form of a block grant to the city of Milwaukee, as a designated agent, to be used in an area or areas of high housing need, as determined by the city of Milwaukee and the department. This area shall be referred to as a housing investment zone.

(b) To eligible applicants proposing to use these funds to serve eligible households in Brown, Calumet, Chippewa, Dane, Douglas, Eau Claire, Kenosha, La Crosse, Marathon, Outagamie, Racine, Rock, St. Croix, Sheboygan, or Winnebago counties.

(c) To eligible applicants proposing to use these funds to serve eligible households in all other Wisconsin counties.

(3)  The department reserves the right to transfer not more than 5% of the funds in any one category, based on the following:

(a) Number of applications submitted in each category.

(b) Quality of applications submitted in each category based upon evaluation criteria set forth in s. Adm 89.04 .

History: Cr. Register, September, 1990, No. 417 , eff. 10-1-90; emerg. am. (1), (2) (intro.), eff. 11-8-91; am. (1) and (2) (intro.), Register, May, 1992, No. 437 , eff. 6-1-92; correction in (1), (3) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7. , Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672 .