Archive of HTC Allocation Manuals and Documents

2019 Important Dates

2019 Content and Scoring Changes

2019 HTC Program Procedural Manual

2019 QAP

2019 Methodologies

• Access to Higher Performing Schools

• Community Economic Integration

• Cost Containment

• Location Efficiency

• Rural/Tribal Designated Areas

• Qualified Census Tracts, Tribal Equivalent Areas

• Workforce Housing Communities - Data updated. Additional communities added.

• Continuum of Care (CoC) Priorities

2019 HTC Self-Scoring Worksheet (.xlsm) If using Firefox, you may be prompted to open the file or save the file. Please use “Save As” option to download these files, rather than “Open.”

2019 HTC Scoring and Deferred Priority Checklist Guide

2019 HTC Self-Scoring Worksheet - 9% (Not for submittal. Document is for reference only.)

2019 HTC Self-Scoring Worksheet - 4% (Not for submittal. Document is for reference only.)

2017 HTC Manual

2017 QAP

• Cost Containment
• Community Economic Integration
• Location Efficiency
• Qualified Census Tracts, Tribal Equivalent Areas
• Rural/Tribal Designated Areas
• Workforce Housing Communities
• Preservation Geographic Priority Areas
• Continuum of Care Priorities

2017 Self Scoring Worksheet (.xlsm) Help Text

2017 Self Scoring Worksheet (Not for submittal. This PDF is for reference only.)

Underwriting Standards (Revised 4.2017) - Effective for applications submitted after 4.17.2017.

Underwriting Standards (Revised 4.2016) - Effective for applications submitted prior to 4.17.2017.

2017 Design and Construction Standards

2017 Cost Containment Thresholds

2017 Final Point Range

2017 HTC Design Standards Certification

2016 Cost Containment Thresholds

2016 HTC Design Standards Certification

2016 Designation of Qualified Census Tracts

2016 HTC Declaration of Land Use - Includes attachment A, B and C

2016 HTC Declaration of Land Use for Projects Electing Income Averaging

2016 Minnesota Housing Notice of Public Hearing

Long-Term Homelessness Rider - Declaration of Land Use Restrictive covenants for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (The LTH rider must accompany the HTC Declaration as an additional requirement)

Final Tax Credit Allocation 8609 Forms

Amended 2014-15 Important Dates

Amended 2014-15 HTC Procedural Manual

Amended 2014-15 Distribution of Tax Credits

Amended 2014-15 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)

2014-2015 Methodologies:

• Cost Containment
• Community Economic Integration
• 2014 Preservation Geographic Priority Areas
• 2015 Preservation Geographic Priority Areas
• Foreclosure Priority Areas
• Workforce Housing Communities
• Transportation Access

Amended 2014-15 Self-Scoring Worksheet

2014 Underwriting Standards

2014 Cost Containment Thresholds

2015 Underwriting Standards

Minnesota Housing is the primary allocating Agency of HTC in Minnesota. Qualified local cities and counties have also been designated by the Legislature as suballocators of the HTC.

2013 Important Dates

2013 HTC Procedural Manual

2013 Distribution of Tax Credits

2013 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)

2013 Self-Scoring Worksheet

2013 HTC Design Standards - Note: Housing Tax Credit Design Standards are in Chapter 5 of the 2013 Minnesota Housing’s Rental Housing Design/Constructions Standards.

2013 HTC Design Standards Certification

2013 Designation of Qualified Census Tracts

2013 HTC Declaration of Land Use - Includes Attachment A, B and C 

2013 Minnesota Housing Notice of Public Hearing

Long-Term Homelessness Rider - Declaration of Land Use Restrictive covenants for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (The LTH rider must accompany the HTC Declaration as an additional requirement)

Final Tax Credit Allocation 8609 Forms

• 2011 Important Dates
• 2011 HTC Procedural Manual
• 2011 Distribution of Tax Credits
• 2011 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)
• 2011 Self-Scoring Worksheet
• 2011 HTC Design Standards
• 2011 HTC Design Standards Certification
• 2011 Designation of Qualified Census Tracts
• 2011 HTC Declaration of Land Use - Includes Attachment A, B and C
• 2011 Minnesota Housing Notice of Public Hearing
• 2011 TCAP (Tax Credits Assistance Program) Declaration of Land Use Restrictive Covenants   
• Long-Term Homelessness Rider - Declaration of Land Use Restrictive covenants for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (The LTH rider must accompany the HTC Declaration as an additional requirement)
• Final Tax Credit Allocation 8609 Forms

• Amended 2010 HTC Procedural Manual   
• Amended 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)   
• Amended 2010 Self-Scoring Worksheet Revised 9/21/09

• 2010 HTC Important Dates
• Original HTC 2010 Procedural Manual (See note above)
• 2010 Distribution of Tax Credits
• Original 2010 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) (See note above) 
• Original 2010 Self Scoring Worksheet (See note above) 
• 2010 HTC Design Standards   
• 2010 Designation of Qualified Census Tracts
• 2010 HTC Declaration of Land Use Restrictive Covenants
• 2010 TCAP (Tax Credits Assistance Program) Declaration of Land Use Restrictive Covenants
• 2010 Sec. 1602 (Tax Credits Exchange) Declaration of Land Use Restrictive Covenants
• Long-Term Homelessness Rider - Declaration of Land Use Restrictive covenants for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (The LTH rider must accompany the HTC Declaration as an additional requirement)
• Long-Term Homelessness Rider 1602 - Declaration of Land Use Restrictive covenants for Section 1602 (The Section 1602 LTH Rider must accompany the Section 1062 Declaration as an additional requirement)
• Final Tax Credit Allocation

• Amended 2009 HTC Procedural Manual
• Amended 2009 Distribution of Tax Credits   
• Amended 2009 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)   
• Amended 2009 Scoresheet   
• Amended 2009 HTC Design Standards  

• 2008 HTC Important Dates
• 2008 HTC Procedural Manual
• 2008 Distribution of Tax Credits
• 2008 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP)
• 2008 Scoresheet
• 2008 HTC Design Standards
• 2008 Designation of Qualified Census Tracts
• 2008 HTC Declaration of Land Use - Includes Attachment A, B and C
• Long-Term Homelessness Rider - Declaration of Land Use Restrictive covenants for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (The LTH rider must accompany the HTC Declaration as an additional requirement)
• Final Tax Credit Allocation