null — not stated in the QAP or the 2027 Developer's Guide. Neither document publishes historical award score data or a "typical competitive score" beyond the 90-point qualification floor described above.
Select a category to read its scoring criteria.
01Phase II Priority Group Qualification
45 pts+
Flat 45 points awarded (all-or-nothing threshold/gate, not incremental) for qualifying under at least one of 9 priority groups: Nonprofit, HOME CHDO, Service-Enriched (incl. Veterans Housing), Supportive Housing, Preservation, CDBG-DR, Workforce Housing, Opportunity Area, or 50% Maximum Pilot. Required to advance to Phase III scoring at all.
02Income Targeting
13 pts+
0-13 pts for targeting deeper-income units on a sliding scale, tiered by MSA region (e.g., St. Louis/KC MSAs: 15%+ units at 30% AMI = 13 pts, 10%+ at 30% AMI = 9 pts, 10%+ at 40% AMI = 4 pts, 10%+ at 50% AMI = 2 pts; other MSAs and non-MSA counties use lower percentage thresholds at the same point values).
03Mixed Income Development
10 pts+
Flat 10 pts if the development has at least 10% market-rate units, or Average Income Minimum Set-aside units designated at 80% AMI.
04Homeownership Opportunity
5 pts+
Flat 5 pts for single-family/duplex homes intended for 100% tenant ownership at the end of the 15-year compliance period, with a detailed, MHDC-acceptable tenant ownership plan.
05Housing Priorities (Service-Enriched or Supportive Housing)
10 pts+
0-10 pts; if a proposal qualifies for both Service-Enriched and Supportive Housing priorities, only the higher-scoring one is awarded (not both). Service-Enriched: 5 pts for a written services commitment for the affordability period, plus 1 pt per qualifying Service Parameter (Housing Stability, Increased Income/Employment, Physical/Mental Health, Quality of Life, Social/Community Connection) with an executed LOI per parameter. Supportive Housing: 5 pts for a 15%+ set-aside commitment, plus up to 5 pts for quality/alignment of the Supportive Services Plan.
06Extended Compliance
5 pts+
Flat 5 pts for waiving the right to opt out at the end of the 15-year LIHTC compliance period.
07Previous Phase Success
1 pts+
1 pt for subsequent-phase proposals whose prior phase has <5% vacancy, a waiting list, the same occupancy type, and is within 1/2 mile driving distance of the first phase.
08Site Location (Cost Burdened Households or Opportunity Area)
10 pts+
0-10 pts; only the higher-scoring of the two sub-categories is awarded. Cost Burdened Households: scaled by county share of severely cost-burdened renter households (>20% of households = 10 pts, >15% = 7 pts, >10% = 5 pts). Opportunity Area: flat 7 pts for Family sites meeting the QAP's Opportunity Area criteria (low-poverty census tract, high-performing schools/transit/employment access).
09Rural Underserved
5 pts+
Flat 5 pts for developments located in MHDC-designated rural underserved counties (published on MHDC's website).
10Preservation (site-based)
15 pts+
0-15 pts for developments qualifying under the Preservation priority, scaled by location/property type: 10 pts (St. Louis or Kansas City regions), 12 pts (MSA-Rural or Rural regions), 15 pts (existing USDA-RD property).
11Leveraged Funds
13 pts+
0-13 pts combining three sub-elements: Favorable Financing (up to 7 pts, scaled by % of TDC from an unaffiliated non-MHDC/non-conventional-bank source with an executed LOI: >2.5%=3 pts, >5%=5 pts, >7.5%=7 pts); Local Government Support (up to 3 pts for tax exemptions, fee waivers ≥$50,000, land donation, or required infrastructure improvements, documented and offsetting an actual line-item cost); and CDBG-DR funds (up to 3 pts).
12Project-based Rental Assistance
5 pts+
Flat 5 pts for a project-based rental assistance contract covering at least 15% of total units.
13Credit Efficiency
7 pts+
0-7 pts based on eligible LIHTC amount per LIHTC bedroom vs. a computed 'Safe Harbor' (±10% of the average for the application's category: Family New Construction, Senior New Construction, Family Rehab, or Senior Rehab). Above Safe Harbor = 0 pts; within Safe Harbor = 3 pts; below Safe Harbor (more efficient) = 7 pts.
14Development Team Prior Performance
25 pts+
0-25 pts based on the team's prior MHDC track record: Developer/Owner/Consultant up to 12 pts, Supporting Development Team up to 5 pts, Property Management Company up to 8 pts. 5-point deductions apply per unsatisfactory performance factor (e.g., waivers approved with prejudice, construction closing delays >3 years, deviation from application commitments, non-compliant construction, delinquent MHDC loan payments, significant disregard of MHDC policy), evaluated over the prior 5 years. Developers with no prior MHDC experience are capped at 22 of the 25 points (evaluated on the full Development Team instead).
Scoring sourceMissouri 2027 Qualified Allocation Plan (adopted Dec. 9, 2025), Section IV "Reservation Process": Phase I "Document Review" (p.18), Phase II "Priority Scoring" (p.19), Phase III "General Scoring" (pp.20-24), Phase IV "Underwriting/Selection Criteria" (pp.25-30); Section V.F "Bond Developments" (p.33) — https://mhdc.com/media/juielxo4/2027-qualified-allocation-plan.pdf.
