N.M. Admin. Code § 19.1.10.12 - TYPE ONE PROJECTS: APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR AN INDIAN NATION, TRIBE, OR PUEBLO; COUNTY; MUNICIPALITY; OR THE NEW MEXICO MORTGAGE FINANCE AUTHORITY

Applications for CEED Program type one project grant funding shall include the following sections:

A. Applicant contact information. This section identifies the full legal name and address of the applicant entity, and the name, title, telephone number, and e-mail address for the person(s) authorized to negotiate a contract on behalf of the entity. Identify names, titles, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of person(s) to be contacted for clarification.

B. Project description. This section of the application shall clearly describe the community energy efficiency project that is being proposed, the selected geographic areas or property addresses where the project will take place, data detailing the justification for selection, how the project would support infrastructure improvements for affordable housing, and how the project would provide energy efficiency improvements to residential buildings in an underserved community.

C. Community description. This section of the application shall clearly identify the targeted underserved community and describe the energy-related needs of the community and the benefits this community would receive if the proposed project was implemented.

D. Participant eligibility requirements. Applicants shall demonstrate the ability to determine which participant households within the proposed community meet the eligibility criteria. Applicants are responsible for determining if and certifying that a household is eligible for this program. Applicants must certify that the households receiving services have been verified for eligibility prior to the commencement of project work. The division reserves the right to audit project eligibility at the discretion of the division. Eligible households include:

(1) residential housing units occupied by low-income individuals, couples, or families whose annual household adjusted gross income, as defined in section 62 of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or renumbered, does not exceed two hundred percent of the federal poverty level, within an underserved community; or

(2) residential housing units within an underserved community that otherwise meet the criteria for housing that is affordable to low-income persons,

(3) low income verified by the applicant by any of the following methods:

(a) Direct income verification by the most recent tax returns of the household.

(b) Eligibility is assumed if, within five years of household application:

(i) person(s) within the household receives federal or state disability assistance;

(ii) person(s) within the household receives SNAP food benefits;

(iii) person(s) within the household receives TANF temporary assistance benefits;

(iv) person(s) within the household receives medicaid or children's health insurance program benefits;

(v) person(s) within the household participates in a utility low-to-moderate income program.

(c) Affordable housing verification can be evidenced by the fact that the resident receives low-income housing benefits or by mortgage or rental agreement.

(d) Other methods of eligibility must be approved by the division prior to application submission.

E. Scope of work. Applications shall detail the energy efficiency measures that will be implemented for the targeted households and demonstrate how these measures will address the energy-related needs of those households. This demonstration should include, as appropriate, the estimated reduction of energy use that will come from implementation of these measures, the estimated reduction of energy cost that will come from implementation of these measures, and the estimated reduction in carbon intensity of energy consumption. The description should also include the average impact by household along with the aggregated impact of the project, a timeline for implementation, the approach for maximizing project benefits, and metrics which will determine success in implementation. Metrics proposed in applications may be tailored to the individual project.

F. Partnerships. Applications shall detail the partnerships that the applicant(s) have established to achieve project implementation, including:

(1) one or more service providers, including subcontractors that will use local safety and code standards to implement the energy efficiency measures in targeted households and the experience of the service provider in working with the target underserved community. If the service provider has committed to employ apprentices from a registered apprenticeship program that promotes diversity or provides paid internships to persons from the targeted underserved community, this should be detailed in this section; and

(2) one or more community partners that have identified and worked with targeted households to implement the project and the experience of the community partner in working with the target underserved community. If the community partner has committed to employ apprentices from a registered apprenticeship program that promotes diversity or provides paid internships to persons from the targeted underserved community, this should be detailed in this section.

G. Budget. Applications shall detail the project budget including anticipated expenditures for the entire project and additional funding sources that would complement the CEED program grant, if obtained. The project should strive to maximize benefits in the community to the greatest extent practicable and be reflected in the amount sought per household. The budget should include the total project amount, the average amount per household, administrative costs, partnership expenses, and any other applicable expenses that are being requested.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 19.1.10.12

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 09, May 16, 2023, eff. 5/16/2023