Section 663.345 Loan Priority Score
a) Projects will be scored and ranked for inclusion
on the Project Priority List using the loan priority score methodology set
forth in this Section.
b) The
Agency will calculate the loan priority score by totaling the points awarded in
subsections (g) through (n).
c) The
scoring will be based on the information from the most recent American
Community Survey 5-year estimate from the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of
the Census.
d) Applicants
with a higher loan priority score will be ranked above applicants with a lower
loan priority score on the Project Priority List.
e) Only
projects that have a submitted a Funding Nomination Form and have a Project
Plan approved by the Agency will be scored pursuant to this Section.
f) The
applicant will identify the census tract or tracts of the project area from the
U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census. If more than one census tract
is identified for the project area, the percentile rank of each scoring metric
identified in subsections (g) through (m) below will be determined for each
census tract within the project area. The average of the percentile ranks for
the identified census tracts will be calculated and used as the percentile rank
for the project area to determine the appropriate points awarded in subsections
(g) through (m) below.
g) Median
Household Income (MHI):
1) A
maximum of 100 points may be awarded under this subsection (g).
2) The following points will be awarded based on
the percentile rank of the MHI of the applicant's project
area among all census tracts within the State:
Points
|
MHI Percentile
Rank
|
100
|
Project Area Ranks
at or below the 5th Percentile of State MHI
|
90
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 5th Percentile and at or below the 10th
Percentile
|
80
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 10th Percentile and at or below the 20th
Percentile
|
70
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 20th Percentile and at or below the 30th
Percentile
|
60
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 30th Percentile and at or below the 40th
Percentile
|
40
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 40th Percentile and at or below the 50th
Percentile
|
20
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 50th Percentile and at or below the 60th
Percentile
|
10
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 60th Percentile and at or below the 70th
Percentile
|
5
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 70th Percentile and at or below the 80th
Percentile
|
0
|
Project Area Ranks
Above the 80th
Percentile of
State MHI
|
h) Children
Under the Age of 6
1) A
maximum of 80 points may be awarded under this subsection (h).
2) The
following points will be awarded based on the percentile rank of the number of
children under the age of 6 within the applicant's project area among all
census tracts within the State:
Points
|
Children Under
the Age of 6 Percentile Rank
|
80
|
Project Area Ranks
Above the 90th Percentile
|
70
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th
Percentile
|
60
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th
Percentile
|
50
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th
Percentile
|
40
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th
Percentile
|
30
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th
Percentile
|
20
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th
Percentile
|
10
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th
Percentile
|
5
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th
Percentile
|
0
|
Project Area Ranks
at or below the 10th Percentile
|
i) Unemployment
Rate
1) A
maximum of 45 points may be awarded under this subsection (i).
2) The following points will be awarded based on the percentile
rank of the unemployment rate of the applicant's project area among all census
tracts within the State:
Points
|
Unemployment Percentile
Rank
|
45
|
Project Area Ranks
Above the 90th Percentile
|
40
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th
Percentile
|
35
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile
|
30
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile
|
25
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile
|
20
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile
|
15
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile
|
10
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile
|
5
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile
|
0
|
Project Area Ranks
at or below the 10th Percentile
|
j) Poverty
Rate
1) A
maximum of 45 points may be awarded under this subsection (j).
2) The
following points will be awarded based on the percentile rank of the poverty
rate of the applicant's project area among all census tracts within the State:
Points
|
Poverty Rate
Percentile Rank
|
45
|
Project Area Ranks
Above the 90th Percentile
|
40
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile
|
35
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile
|
30
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile
|
25
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile
|
20
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile
|
15
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile
|
10
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile
|
5
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile
|
0
|
Project Area Ranks
at or below the 10th Percentile
|
k) Social
Security Rate
1) A
maximum of 45 points may be awarded under this subsection (k).
2) The
following points will be awarded based on the percentile rank of the social
security rate of the applicant's project area among all census tracts within
the State:
Points
|
Social Security Rate
Percentile Rank
|
45
|
Project Area Ranks
Above the 90th Percentile
|
40
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile
|
35
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile
|
30
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile
|
25
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile
|
20
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile
|
15
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile
|
10
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile
|
5
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile
|
0
|
Project Area Ranks
at or below the 10th Percentile
|
l) Supplemental
Security Income
1) A
maximum of 45 points may be awarded under this subsection (l).
2) The
following points will be awarded based on the percentile rank of the
supplemental security income rate of the applicant's project area among all
census tracts within the State:
Points
|
Supplemental
Security Income Rate Percentile Rank
|
45
|
Project Area Ranks
Above the 90th Percentile
|
40
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 80th Percentile but at or below the 90th Percentile
|
35
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 70th Percentile but at or below the 80th Percentile
|
30
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 60th Percentile but at or below the 70th Percentile
|
25
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 50th Percentile but at or below the 60th Percentile
|
20
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 40th Percentile but at or below the 50th Percentile
|
15
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 30th Percentile but at or below the 40th Percentile
|
10
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 20th Percentile but at or below the 30th Percentile
|
5
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 10th Percentile but at or below the 20th Percentile
|
0
|
Project Area Ranks
at or below the 10th Percentile
|
m) Houses Built Pre-1990
1) A
maximum of 45 points may be awarded under this subsection (m).
2) The
following points will be awarded based on the percentile rank of the number of
housing units built before 1990 within the applicant's project
area among all census tracts within the State:
Points
|
Housing Units Built
Pre-1990 Percentile Rank
|
45
|
Project Area Ranks
Above the 90th Percentile
|
40
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 80th percentile but at or below the 90th
Percentile
|
35
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 70th percentile but at or below the 80th
Percentile
|
30
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 60th percentile but at or below the 70th
Percentile
|
25
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 50th percentile but at or below the 60th
Percentile
|
20
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 40th percentile but at or below the 50th
Percentile
|
15
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 30th percentile but at or below the 40th
Percentile
|
10
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 20th percentile but at or below the 30th
Percentile
|
5
|
Project Area Ranks
above the 10th percentile but at or below the 20th
Percentile
|
0
|
Project Area Ranks
at or below the 10th Percentile
|
n) Lead
Service Line Burden
1) A
maximum of 45 points may be awarded under this subsection (n).
2) The
following points will be awarded based on the total number of lead service
lines as a percentage of all water service lines reported in the Material
Inventory.
Points
|
Lead Service
Line Percentage
|
45
|
Lead Service Lines
are 75%- 100% of the Material Inventory
|
30
|
Lead Service Lines
are 50%-74.99% of the Material Inventory
|
15
|
Lead Service Lines
are 25%-49.99% of the Material Inventory
|
0
|
Lead Service Lines
are 0%-24.99% of the Material Inventory
|