Technical Assistance
If you would like technical assistance as you put a funding application together, please fill out and submit our Technical Assistance Request Form and you will be connected with a staff person. Minnesota Housing receives many requests for technical assistance so please complete this form as thoroughly as possible.
Multifamily Customer Portal
The application process is facilitated through our Multifamily Customer Portal for most funding types. If you do not have a Portal account, please see the Portal Resources webpage so you can access our Common Application.
Development Team Qualification Forms
All development team members must have current qualification forms on file for each round they apply for funding. Qualification forms are valid for 12 months. Learn more about qualification forms and how to submit them.
2023 Consolidated Request for Proposals/2024 Housing Tax Credits Round 1 Application Dates
- Wednesday, March 22: Early application materials release and pre-application release for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Section 811 Project-based Rent Assistance (HUD Section 811 PRA) Program and Innovative Construction Techniques.
- Wednesday, April 12: 2023 Consolidated RFP/2024 HTC Round 1 published and Intent to Apply and application materials available in the Multifamily Customer Portal
- Thursday, April 27: Pre-applications due for HUD Section 811 PRA and Innovative Construction Techniques
- Wednesday, May 10: Applicants will be notified of HUD Section 811 PRA and Innovative Construction Techniques eligibility
- Thursday, May 11 at noon Central Time: Intent to Apply deadline – required for all 2023 Consolidated RFP/2024 HTC Round 1 applications
- Thursday, July 13 at noon Central Time: 2023 Consolidated RFP/2024 HTC Round 1 application deadline
- NOTE: The application fee is due by this date.
- December: Minnesota Housing board members meeting
Stay up to date on 2023 Consolidated RFP/2024 HTC Round 1 news and updates by signing up for our eNews list or email mhfa.consolidated.rfp@state.mn.us.
In preparation for the 2023 Consolidated RFP/2024 HTC Round 1, Minnesota Housing will host a virtual RFP/HTC and Technical Assistance Kickoff event on Tuesday, April 18 and Wednesday, April 19. Whether you are new to the Consolidated RFP/HTC or have applied previously, the kickoff event will be informative. Registration information will be provided at a later date.
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 811 PRA is a program to expand the supply of supportive housing that promotes and facilitates community integration for people with significant and long-term disabilities. In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, Minnesota Housing was awarded funding for approximately 160 new units of HUD Section 811 PRA.
It is anticipated that HUD Section 811 PRA program funds will be available for units for people with disabilities through the 2023 Multifamily Consolidated RFP. Applicants must submit a HUD Section 811 PRA pre-application to determine eligibility for the program prior to submitting a full Multifamily Consolidated RFP application. Applicants will be notified about eligibility for the program prior to the application due date.
Schedule:
- Wednesday, March 22: HUD Section 811 PRA pre-application materials released
- Thursday, April 27 at noon Central Time: HUD Section 811 PRA pre-applications due in the Multifamily Customer Portal
- Wednesday, May 10: Minnesota Housing will review pre-applications and inform applicants whether their project may be awarded HUD Section 811 PRA units.
For questions about HUD Section 811 PRA, contact Ellie Miller at ellie.miller@state.mn.us or 651.215.6236.
For more information about the program, visit Minnesota Housing’s HUD Section 811 webpage.
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Minnesota Housing is offering a selection preference for projects that will use Innovative Construction Techniques (ICT). To be eligible for this selection preference, a pre-application is required for projects that will achieve or will pilot a technique to achieve one or both of the following goals:
- Reduce total construction cost by at least 10%, and/or
- Reduce the time a project is under construction by at least 20%
Refer to the 2024-2025 Self-Scoring Worksheet for additional details on how the preference will be used to evaluate different project proposal types that apply in the 2023 Multifamily Consolidated RFP, and in accordance with the 2024-2025 Qualified Allocation Plan and the 2023 Multifamily Consolidated RFP Application Instructions. For more information, visit the Housing Tax Credits webpage.
Schedule:
- Wednesday, March 22: ICT pre-application materials released
- Thursday, April 27 at noon: ICT pre-applications due in the Multifamily Customer Portal
- Tuesday, May 10: Minnesota Housing will review pre-applications and inform applicants whether their proposed ICT is approved for the ICT preference
Questions?
For questions about ICT, contact Mike Thomas, Staff Architect, at mike.thomas@state.mn.us or 651.276.1170
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New application materials and processes for the 2023 Multifamily Consolidated RFP/2024 HTC Round 1 reflect the changes made in the 2024-2025 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) and Self-Scoring Worksheet.
Applications that include supportive housing units will have different application requirements based on the percentage of the total units that are supportive housing. There are two categories of projects that include units designated for households that qualify as High Priority Homeless (HPH) and/or People with Disabilities (PWD) units:
- Partially Supportive Housing: Less than 50% of the total units will serve HPH, PWD, or other homeless households*.
- Primarily Supportive Housing: 50% or more of the total units will serve HPH, PWD, or other homeless households*.
*Other homeless households include (i) individuals leaving institutions that do not have a permanent residence or (ii) other homeless populations not referred by the Coordinated Entry System
Applications that qualify as Partially Supportive Housing have simplified and streamlined application submission requirements that remove and replace many of the documents required in prior Multifamily Consolidated RFPs. Applicants are not required to have a plan or secured resources for the HPH and PWD units (Tier One) at the time of application. The purpose of this change is to reduce the up-front time and cost for planning for the supportive housing units and preparing application materials. Projects that are selected for funding will then complete the planning process and submission requirements for the supportive housing units post-selection, and before closing on funding or prior to HTC carryover.
Forms required for the Partially Supportive Housing application are:
- Partially Supportive Housing Certification Form (a new form coming soon)
- Notification to the Continuum of Care (CoC) and county or Tribal human services office (this is different from the CoC Confirmation form required for Primarily Supportive Housing and does not require a meeting with CoC)
EXCEPTION: Applicants applying for HUD Section 811 PRA units under PWD Tier Two must submit the required pre-application and application materials as requested on the application checklist in the Multifamily Customer Portal.
For applications that qualify as Primarily Supportive Housing, the application process remains the same, although some documents have been streamlined. The Supportive Housing Narrative and Narrative for Units for People with Disabilities have been merged into one narrative to be completed with the service provider and the county or Tribal human services office (for PWD units).
The required submission forms will be listed on the applicable checklist for Primarily Supportive Housing or Partially Supportive Housing and HUD Section 811 units in the Multifamily Customer Portal.
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The 2022 Consolidated RFP/2023 HTC Round 1 is closed. The selection recommendations have received board approval in December 2022. The seelection framework and scores are now available. For more informaiton, visit the funding selections webpage
Funding recommendations were approved at the Minnesota Housing’s December 2022 board of directors meeting.
Visit the Housing Tax Credits webpage for information on 2023 Housing Tax Credit Program Round 2.
Program-Specific Resources
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