Housing
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota Minnesota Housing recently announced a $4.5 million investment to create 77 new rental homes across six Greater Minnesota communities. The investments through Minnesota Housing’s Workforce Housing Development Program (WHDP) will support projects in Bemidji, Elbow Lake, Fosston, Montevideo, Silver Bay, and Winthrop. Together,…
Read MoreLegislature passes housing package days before the end of the session
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota A Housing bill full of compromise was passed by the House and Senate and sent off to the Governor on May 13. The Housing Conference Committee, having only met twice to work out the two bills, created a bill that makes key investments…
Read MoreSenate unveils omnibus tax bill with provision for property taxes
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota Earlier this week, the Senate Taxes Committee released its omnibus tax bill (S.F. 5052), which passed out of committee on April 30. Inlcuded in the bill is a provision relating to property taxes. This provision is a one-time appropriation of $100.8 million (+12%)…
Read MoreSenate Committee hears bill with funding & policy changes for Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure Grant program
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota On March 23, the Senate Housing and Homeless Committee heard S.F. 4571, authored by Sen. Grant Hauschild. This bill provides $15 million in General Obligation bonds to the Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure Grant program and also makes a policy change to the program to allow these…
Read MoreMN Housing awards $7.5M to Greater MN housing infrastructure projects
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota Minnesota Housing has awarded nearly $7.5 million to 21 infrastructure projects that will support housing development across Greater Minnesota. Grants provide cities and Tribal Nations with funding for public infrastructure, such as roads and utilities, necessary to support housing development. The funds are part of…
Read MoreRFP open for Greater Minnesota Small Cities Housing Aid
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota The application materials for the Greater Minnesota Small Cities (Tier II Cities) Housing Aid Grant Program are now available on the Minnesota Housing website. The RFP application will be open until Friday, January 23, 2026, and grant recipients will be selected at the…
Read MoreMinnesota Housing will host forum focused on regional housing resources
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota Join Minnesota Housing for the agency’s Central and East Central Regional Housing Forum on Wednesday, November 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Park Event Center in Waite Park. The Central and East Central Regional Housing Forum will feature speakers on pre-development, technical…
Read MoreRecent data shows MN is building multifamily over single-family housing
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota The topic of housing in Minnesota has been hotly debated over the past few legislative sessions in our state, and will continue into 2026. On all sides of the debate, there is at least one point of agreement: there is not enough housing…
Read MoreMinnesota Housing releases draft affordable housing plan
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota Minnesota Housing’s recently released its Draft Affordable Housing Plan after the Thursday board meeting and comments are due by September 12 at noon. It is anticipated that the CGMC will provide public comments to the Plan. The draft Plan outlines the Agency’s goals…
Read MoreGreater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure Grant RFP is open
Minnesota Housing announces $4.5 million investment in workforce housing across Greater Minnesota Application materials for the Greater Minnesota Housing Infrastructure Grant Program Request Responses must be completed via the Cvent survey tool and will close on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central time.  Before completing applications in Cvent, applicants are strongly encouraged…
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