1. (a) Arkansas Development Finance Authority’s goal in administering the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF) program is the new construction of decent, safe, and sanitary rental housing, primarily targeting a specific underserved group: the ELI veteran population in Arkansas.

2. (b) Preference will be given to ELI veterans:

   1. (1) With special needs;
   2. (2) Who are homeless or may become homeless;
   3. (3) With mental health issues; and/or
   4. (4) Who are leaving correctional facilities.
3. (c) Preference will also be given to surviving spouses of deceased veterans.

4. (d)

   1. (1) Recipients will develop performance goals that best quantify the HTF developments’ impact for their local areas’ ELI veterans.
   2. (2) Performance goals specific to the specific geographic area will be evaluated to determine if the HTF goals have been achieved.

Codification Notes: "ELI" means extremely low-income.