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Housing

The Department of Human Services works to ensure that appropriate housing is available for the people we serve through creating a system that integrates housing, services and income supports to enable adults to live in the community.

Grant proposals sought for housing program

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking proposals from nonprofit agencies and local units of government for housing stabilization programs and for short- or medium-term rental assistance to homeless households under the Emergency Solutions Grant Program from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). DHS will award approximately $932,000 in funding through a competitive grant process. Funds will be awarded for an 18-month period beginning July 1, 2012, and ending Dec. 31, 2013. Only agencies providing services in non-entitlement areas of the state (jurisdictions that do not receive Emergency Solutions Grant Program funds directly from HUD) will be considered for funding.

To qualify, proposals must be submitted to DHS by 4 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2012. Agencies with successful applications will be notified by email of the funding source and amount awarded. At that time, additional documents will be required for contract processing. The Instruction Packet provides important background for all potential grantees and additional instructions on submission requirements. A savable Word version of the grant application form (sample pdf of the application ) is available by contacting Isaac Wengerd (Isaac.wengerd@state.mn.us) at the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

Group Residential Housing

Group Residential Housing (GRH) is a state-funded income supplement program that pays for room-and-board costs for low-income adults who have been place in a licensed or registered setting with which a county human service agency has negotiated a monthly rate.

Housing Resources ToolBox

The Housing Resources ToolBox provides individuals and their families, county staff, and housing and service providers information to address the unique needs of older adults, people with disabilities and the homeless.

Supportive Housing Managed Care Pilot

The Supportive Housing Managed Care Pilot is a five-year demonstration project created from an intergovernmental, public-private partnership. The premise of this pilot is to test and evaluate a new model to help families and single adults who have long histories of homelessness achieve increased levels of stability in their lives, while improving the efficiency of service delivery.

• Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot Report December 2001 (PDF)

• Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot Report December 2002 (PDF)

• Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot Report December 2003 (PDF)

• Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot Report December 2004 (PDF)

• Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot Report December 2005 (PDF)

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