Instructions: Complete the following narrative and submit in the Multifamily Customer Portal along with the required attachments outlined in the Self-Scoring Worksheet.

1.	Significant Involvement of a Qualified Stakeholder Group: A qualified stakeholder group must have meaningful representation of Community(ies) Most Impacted (CMI), as demonstrated by narrative responses to the following:
A.	Name(s) of the Qualified Stakeholder Group:      
B.	Identify the CMI(s) represented in the Qualified Stakeholder Group. Describe all that apply: 
1. Lowest Income (e.g. <= 30% of area median income (AMI))      
2. People of Color      
3. Indigenous People      
4. LGBTQ People      
5. People Experiencing Homelessness      
6. People with Disabilities      
7. Immigrants      
8. Large Families      
9. Seniors      
10. Families with children      
C.	Describe the Qualified Stakeholder Group’s mission and connection to the identified Community(ies) Most Impacted.
     
D.	Describe the role of Community(ies) Most Impacted within the stakeholder group. Specifically address how Community(ies) Most Impacted have had a participatory role in shaping and carrying out the priorities and goals of the stakeholder group.
     
E.	Identify and describe what leadership and /or advisory roles persons representing the identified Community(ies) Most Impacted have in the Qualified Stakeholder Group, including one or more of the following roles, as applicable: 
1.	A paid leadership position, list position
     
2.	A member of the board 
     
3.	A paid staff position, list position 
     
4.	An advisory role, such as serving on an advisory committee 
     
5.	Other meaningful role, such as a volunteer (describe)
     
F.	Provide a list of the Qualified Stakeholder Group’s previous activities related to the identified Community(ies) Most Impacted and community development. If there have been no previous activities, describe who formed the Qualified Stakeholder Group, and explain why and how the stakeholder group will continue during the project.
     

2.	Housing Disparity Addressed by Development: Provide data demonstrating the housing disparity experienced by the CMI(s) represented in the Qualified Stakeholder Group and identify how this project will address that disparity. If more than one CMI is identified, provide disparity data for at least one of them. The data should apply to people living in Minnesota and be from a reputable source, which would include among others: the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, federal, state or local governments, the Wilder Foundation’s Community Compass, etc. The data can also come from a published research or evaluation report, with a hyperlink to the report in the narrative.
     

3.	Significant Involvement of Qualified Stakeholder Group: The developer partnered with the Qualified Stakeholder Group to develop the project proposal. Describe how the Qualified Stakeholder Group was involved in the development, the specific input they provided, and how the project addresses or responds to that input. These must be in addition to the mandatory minimum requirements of the QAP, and in addition to the minimum requirements for which points are taken in other selection criteria, such as serves lowest income tenants and/or large families. Applicants may select more than one. 
a.	Design 
     	
b.	Services
      
c.	Community Benefits: An agreement between the developer and local community to provide a benefit as identified by Communities Most Impacted in the local community. (Examples include projects that support paying a competitive wage such as using union workers, employing individuals from the neighborhood, or signing onto a Worker-Driven Social Responsibility compliance and monitoring system, community services, training, shared green space, etc.) 
     
d.	Other (describe in the narrative)
     

4.	Provide a signed letter from the Qualified Stakeholder Group that addresses each of the following. The letter should be submitted separately from the narrative.
a.	Qualified Stakeholder Group’s role in creating or co-designing the project concept
b.	A description of how the project is responsive to the vision of the Communities Most Impacted (as represented in the Qualified Stakeholder Group) to address housing challenges and disparities
c.	A description of how the project is uniquely tailored to the culture, traditions, and community characteristics of the Qualified Stakeholder Group