Minnesota

During the 2019 legislative session the state of Minnesota allocated $180.6 million towards building and preserving homes, increasing home stability and strengthening homeownership around the state.

Southwest Minnesota celebrated the effective end of chronic homelessness and Lexington, KY celebrated the effective end of veteran homelessness! In 2017, the Southwest Minnesota Continuum of Care celebrated the end of veteran homelessness and is now one of only four communities to end both veteran and chronic homelessness.

The State of Minnesota issued a draft of its 2019 Action Plan. This plan directs how the state will meet needs and priorities in 2019 using HUD resources, and will be submitted to HUD to receive federal housing and community assistance funding for the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, National Housing Trust Fund, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS and Emergency Solutions Grant. A public hearing on the draft plan will be held on May 7 at 4 pm CDT at Minnesota Housing’s office – 400 Wabasha Street, Suite 400, St. Paul.

The new Minnesota Housing Commissioner, Jennifer Ho, recently named Rachel Robinson as Deputy Commissioner and James Lehnhoff as Assistant Commissioner for Multifamily.Governor Tim Walz released his proposed Budget for One Minnesota, which calls for over $280 million for homes through $131.6 million in Minnesota Housing program budget and $150 million bonding budget for the preservation of existing affordable housing and to create new homes.

Monday, March 18 by 5 pm: Preservation pre-application appraisal requests due for projects claiming Market Conversion Risk of Loss Friday, April 5: RFP published and Intent to Apply and application materials available in Multifamily Customer Portal Thursday, May 2 by 5 pm: Preservation pre-applications due Friday, May 17 by 5 pm: Intent to Apply due […]

Raised in Fridley, Jennifer Leimaile Ho, 53, has been working to end homelessness since 1999. First, as Executive Director of Hearth Connection, a Minnesota non-profit, managing a nationally-recognized demonstration project on supportive housing and long-term homelessness for single adults, youth and families in Ramsey and Blue Earth County.Before serving in her most recent post as the Senior Policy Advisor for Housing and Services at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama Administration, Jennifer served as deputy director at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Minnesota Housing is holding a public hearing on the 2019 Action Plan on Feb. 21 at 4 pm at the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Room 1240, 444 Lafayette Road, St. Paul. Minnesota Housing, along with the Department of Employment and Economic Development and Department of Human Services, is developing the action plan which directs how the state will meet needs and priorities in 2019 and will be submitted to HUD to receive federal housing and community assistance funding.

Minnesota Housing published guidance for the use of income averaging with Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. Eligible properties include new LIHTC applications beginning with Round 2 of Minnesota Housing’s 2019 LIHTC Program and previously selected LIHTC projects that have not yet filed Form 8609 with the IRS.

Request for Proposal and Technical Assistance Kickoff Registration Reminder There is still time to register for the 2019 RFP/2020 HTC Round 1 Request for Proposals (RFP) and Technical Assistance (TA) Kickoff Meeting on January 10. Whether you are new to the RFP or have applied previously, the RFP and TA Kickoff will be informative. Hear new […]

The Minneapolis City Council voted 12-1 to endorse Minneapolis 2040 – The City’s Comprehensive Plan, with 22 policy recommendations, each with action steps, that are specific to housing.

2019 Housing Tax Credit Program Round 2 Due January 31, 2019 Minnesota Housing is now accepting applications for Round 2 of the 2019 Housing Tax Credit (HTC) Program. There is approximately $406,000 in tax credits available; $93,000 in the Rural Development/Small Project set-aside (RD set-aside) and $313,000 in the unified pool. The RD set-aside is […]

The Minnesota Legislature provided $80 million of HIB proceeds in the 2018 bonding bill. Minnesota Housing is targeting roughly $60 million in HIB proceeds for the 2019 Request for Proposal (RFP)/2020 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP). The remaining amount has either been allocated in the 2018 RFP, or will be set aside for preservation, community land […]