Specifications include, but are not limited to: Home Investment Partnership (HOME) Program dollars are being made available for the development of affordable rental housing for low-and-moderate income residents of the participating communities of the Dane County Urban County Consortium. 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 rehabilitation work will begin in the year in which the contract is 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