Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Submission of completed application and required attachments 2. The project must be located in Hennepin County within one or more of the followinggeographies: • ½ mile of an existing or planned transitway station (see below), or • Transit Improvement Area (TIA) designated by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), or • ¼ mile of an express bus, or • ½ mile of a local bus service that has frequent service during the daytime (every 15 minutes), see Metro Transit’s website for more detail 3. Applicants and awardees must be a for-profit, nonprofit, government entity, or redevelopment authority 4. The project must be located within a municipally-designated Redevelopment Area, or the municipality must express its intent to establish a Redevelopment Area 5. The municipality in which the project is located must agree to enter into a multi-jurisdictional agreement with the HCHRA for any project receiving a grant, if applicable. An authorizing council resolution from the municipality will be required following the funding award and prior to award disbursement. 6. Funded activities must comply with the eligible activities list 7. Projects must have a financial need and must show readiness to begin construction in 2019 and complete funded activities by December 31, 2021