Minnesota Housing Properties Utilizing Continuum of Care (CoC) Grant Assistance

Updated December 9, 2025

As of Monday, December 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has rescinded the FY2025 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). At this time, it is unknown when the funding opportunity will be re-released.

General Considerations for Properties with Minnesota Housing Financing

This content and any other information or news shared by Minnesota Housing is not legal advice and is distributed for informational purposes only. Contact your attorney for legal advice related to the HUD CoC Program.

As you make decisions for your properties, please keep the following in mind:

Minnesota Housing continues to be committed to the provision of permanent supportive housing as an evidence-based intervention to end homelessness. We will work with properties and partners with a goal of keeping people stably housed, preserving supportive housing units wherever possible, and keeping properties operational.
Every property has its own financing structure and unique set of requirements, and so every property will have a different set of questions and answers to resolve.
Review with your attorney the legal documents associated with the funding your property received from Minnesota Housing such as any Land Use Restriction Agreements, Mortgages, Regulatory Agreements, and Declarations of Covenants, to better understand the requirements that bind you and your property. You may also want to review the restrictions imposed by your other funders or investors.
Consult with your attorney to understand how other applicable state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and licensing requirements may impact your plans moving forward.
Make sure you know your own HUD CoC grant renewal dates and plan for potential gaps as possible
There was a link provided to the Primarily Supportive Housing project list on Minnesota Housing’s website. Please note that this list is reflective of projects Minnesota Housing has funding in which a majority of units are dedicated to supportive housing. This list is not a comprehensive list of all projects Minnesota Housing has financed with supportive housing units, and not all the projects on this list utilize CoC funding.
Stay in conversation with your resident communities about the changes that may impact their housing. Please be mindful that residents have legal protections under state and federal law and Minnesota Housing program requirements. Any actions to terminate a lease or otherwise change the terms of a resident’s occupancy must continue to comply with these laws as well as Minnesota Housing’s requirements.
We encourage you to request Technical Assistance from Minnesota Housing to talk through the restrictions and requirements set out by your Minnesota Housing financing and to ask us questions about the options you are exploring for your project. Email supportive.housing@state.mn.us with the relevant property name(s), D#s, CoC grant renewal date and CoC grant uses, and specific questions you’d like to discuss with Minnesota Housing staff. As appropriate, Minnesota Housing will incorporate other partners into this technical assistance, including Housing Support partners

Frequently Asked Questions and Topics

What resources are available to supplant potential lost HUD resources?

None are immediately available. We have received a couple of questions about specific sources Minnesota Housing might access and we will continue to explore all options, but there is no source that can be quickly activated to respond to immediate gaps in funding.

What is possible in Minnesota Housing properties with HUD’s shift of priorities and resources to Transitional Housing uses?

Minnesota Housing remains committed to permanent supportive housing as an effective intervention to end homelessness.
For some capital financing sources, permanent housing is a statutory legal requirement.
To better understand the requirements and restrictions that apply for your property, review your legal documents and reach out to Minnesota Housing for technical assistance at: supportive.housing@state.mn.us.

Do relief provisions exist for loss of rental assistance or service funding?

Minnesota Housing is committed to exploring all avenues to preserve the permanent supportive housing units prior to considering relief from supportive housing restrictions.
Review your legal documents to better understand what relief provisions apply for your property and reach out to Minnesota Housing for technical assistance at: supportive.housing@state.mn.us

How will Minnesota Housing’s expectations change around service participation requirements and Housing First, given the policy shift indicated in the NOFO?

Minnesota Housing’s expectations will continue to be in line with best practices for permanent supportive housing, including Housing First, harm reduction and voluntary service participation. We also remain committed to state obligations under the Minnesota Olmstead Plan regarding choice in housing and services.
Reach out to Minnesota Housing to discuss project specific circumstances by emailing supportive.housing@state.mn.us.

Is it possible to use Bring It Home vouchers in place of HUD CoC Rental Assistance?

Bring It Home is a new source of state-funded rental assistance. Bring It Home program administrators have broad coverage across the state of Minnesota. This is a new program and as of December 2025, Minnesota Housing is working to execute contracts with program administrators.
Minnesota Housing has provided guidance to program administrators on the competitive RFP requirements for project-basing Bring It Home vouchers in line with Office of Grants Management (OGM) bidding requirements.
Consult with your local program administrators to understand how this may work in your communities.

How are Minnesota Housing and Department of Human Services (DHS) working together to explore the use of Housing Support in properties that currently use CoC Rental Assistance?

DHS is working in collaboration with Minnesota Housing to provide case-by-case TA and support to make connections with County and Tribal partners regarding pivots to Housing Support in developments that may lose CoC Rental Assistance where it fits and the current programs are eligible.

Will the potential policy and resource shifts mean changes in the way supportive housing operators work with Coordinated Entry?

Minnesota Housing is still working to understand how HUD priority and policy shifts may impact other aspects of shared work. At this time, we are not proposing any changes in the way providers work with Coordinated Entry to request referrals for supportive housing units.

Contact

supportive.housing@state.mn.us