[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 15]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR3560.69]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

     CHAPTER XXXV--RURAL HOUSING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 3560_DIRECT MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING LOANS AND GRANTS--Table of Contents

 

               Subpart B_Direct Loan and Grant Origination

 

Sec. 3560.69  Supplemental requirements for congregate housing and group 

homes.



    (a) General. Congregate housing and group homes must be planned and 

developed in accordance with 7 CFR part 1924, subparts A and C.

    (b) Design criteria. Congregate housing and group homes must be 

designed to accommodate all special services that will be provided.

    (c) Services. Congregate housing and group home loan applicants, as 

part of their loan request, must submit a plan



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to make affordable services available to residents to assist the 

residents in living independently. The plan must address the 

availability of this assistance from service providers throughout the 

term of the loan.

    (1) For congregate housing, the resident services plan must address 

how the following services will be provided or made available:

    (i) One cooked meal per day, seven days per week;

    (ii) Transportation to and from the property;

    (iii) Assistance in housekeeping;

    (iv) Personal services;

    (v) Recreational and social activities; and

    (vi) Access to medical services.

    (2) For group homes, the resident services plan must address how 

access to the following services will be provided or made available:

    (i) A common kitchen in which to prepare meals;

    (ii) Transportation;

    (iii) Nearby recreational and social activities which may be 

coordinated by the resident assistant, if applicable; and

    (iv) Medical services as necessary.

    (d) Necessary items. Borrowers must ensure items such as tables, 

chairs, and cookware necessary to furnish common areas are made 

available to congregate housing or group homes. The 2 percent initial 

operating capital may be used to purchase these items.

    (e) Association with other organizations. Congregate housing and 

group homes may coordinate services or training with another 

organization, such as a workshop for the developmentally disabled. 

However, the housing facility must be a separate entity and not 

dependent on the other organization.

    (f) Market feasibility documentation. Market feasibility 

documentation for congregate housing and group homes is subject to the 

following requirements:

    (1) Must address the need for housing with services and include 

information concerning alternative service providers;

    (2) Must contain demographic information pertaining to the 

population that is to be served by the congregate housing or group home 

project; and

    (3) May consider an expanded market area that includes nondesignated 

places, but the facility must be located in a designated place.

    (g) Rental assistance for group homes. A unit in a group home 

consists of a space occupied by a specific tenant household, which may 

be an apartment unit, a bedroom, or a part of a bedroom. Agency rental 

assistance will be made available to tenants sharing a unit so long as 

the total rent for the unit does not exceed conventional rents for 

comparable units in the area or a similar area.