DODD Martin v. Strickland
Capital Funds Available
To: Superintendents, County Boards of MR/DD
Executive Directors, Housing Corporations
From: Michael J Rench, Deputy Director
Division of Community Services
Re: Martin Settlement – Capital Funding
Date: September 6, 2007
Dear Colleague –
It is my pleasure to inform you of the upcoming availability of state capital funds to provide community-based housing options for individuals receiving services funded through the Martin Settlement. We expect the Controlling Board to release the money at their September 10, 2007 meeting and anticipate that funding will be available sometime after September 20, 2007. Funding conditions related to this initiative have been greatly liberalized to encourage a broad base of statewide participation.
Letters of Intent for these projects will be accepted beginning September 20, 2007.
Attached you will find the following information:
Martin Settlement Related Capital Funding Conditions 
Attachment 1 - Regional Capital Allocations
Attachment 2 - Martin Settlement CCA/RHAP Letter of Intent
Attachment 3 - Martin Settlement CCA/HOUSING Letter of Intent
Attachment 4 - Average Housing Cost/Maximum Funds Available Per County
Please forward all correspondence and requests for additional information to the attention of John Sommer, ODMRDD Division of Community Services, Facilities Development, 1800 Sullivant Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43222-1055. John may be reached by phone at (614) 466-3660, fax at (614)752-0033 or e-mail at John.Sommer@dmr.state.oh.us.
I encourage your early application for these funds. I also anticipate the initiation of many creative approaches to expand the housing options available to individuals involved in the Martin Settlement.
Thank you.