The Office is proposing to repeal this rule. The Housing Opportunity Program, in September 2025, moved to the Maine Office of Community Affairs (MOCA) from the Department of Economic and Community Development. MOCA’s programs are exempt from the Department of Administrative and Financial Services’ statutes governing grants and contracts. 5 M.R.S. § 3205(2). Due to this exemption, the criteria listed in 08-001 CMR Ch. 2 is no longer applicable.
Download the notice and proposed rule language (PDF).
For information about the proposed Rules for Appeal of Grant Awards (Rule 08-000 C.M.R. Ch.1), visit this webpage.
Submit comment by April 1, 2026, to:
Hilary Gove, Housing Opportunity Program Coordinator
#127 State House Station, Augusta ME, 04333-0127
207-441-9137