Specifications include, but are not limited to: Dane County is soliciting applications from organizations interested in operating a mortgage reduction program to promote home ownership opportunities for low-and-moderate income residents of the Dane County Urban County Consortium (see Appendix A). Funding is expected to be available under the HUD-funded Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. 1. Projects must assist low-and moderate-income persons in the participating municipalities of the Dane County Urban County Consortium. 2. It is expected that projects will meet community needs documented through “hard” data sources. 3. Any additional funding needed to make the project viable must be secured in order for a contract to be executed. 4. Projects must be shovel-ready, meaning that the project will begin in the year in which the contract was awarded. 5. Projects must be delivered in a cost effective manner with measurable performance outcomes. 6. It is expected that all or a portion of funds will be targeted to areas of greatest need.