2013 City of Minneapolis Priorities
Affordable Housing Trust Fund – Fully Funded at $10 Million
$1 of investment at the city level leverages $9.
2013 Legislative Priorities
Homes for All Agenda
- Maintain Current Budget Funding in Housing and Homeless Services
- $25 Million Increase to DHS budget
- $ 8 Million for Homeless Youth Act (DHS)
- $10 Million for Long-Term Supportive Services (DHS)
- $6 Million for Transitional Housing (DHS)
- $1 Million for Emergency Services (DHS)
- $25 Million for MN Housing Appropriations
- Supports a range of programs and able to maximize leveraging potential from other funding streams.
- $50 Million for Housing Bonding for Affordable Housing
| City of Minneapolis Funding | Purpose | 2013 Funding Level | Proposed Increase for 2014 |
| Affordable Housing Trust Fund | This program provides necessary financing for the development or redevelopment of housing that is safe and affordable with projects that are ecofriendly and create significant construction and property management industry jobs. | $7.028 million | $10 million |
| DHS Program | Purpose | 2012 – 2013 Funding Level | Proposed Increase | Total Base Funding Proposed |
| Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services Fund | Services to individuals, youth, and families in supportive housing(1,689 households in SFY10) | $9.9 million | $10 million | $19.9 million |
| Transitional Housing | Housing and services for individuals and families who have been homeless(3,812 individuals in SFY2010) | $5.9 million | $6 million | $11.9 million |
| Emergency Services Program | Services and emergency shelter for people who have been homeless(3,980 individuals in SFY10) | $688,000 | $1 million | $1.7 million |
| Runaway and Homeless Youth Act | Housing and services for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness586 individuals in SFY10 | $218,000 | $8 million | $8.2 million |
| MHFA Program | Purpose | 2012-2013 Funding Level | Proposed Increase | Total Base Funding Proposed |
| Family Homeless Prevention Assistance Program (FHPAP) | Direct assistance and services to households at risk of losing housing or transitioning out of homelessness | $14.93 million | $2.5 million | $17.4 million |
| Challenge Fund | Financing for affordable housing development statewide | $13.91 million | $9 million (Restored)$5 million Increase | $27.9 million |
| Housing Trust Fund | Rental assistance for households previously homeless | $19.11 million | $2 million (Restored)$2.5 million Increase | $23.6 million |
| Rental Rehab Loans | Assistance for owners of smaller rental properties for improvements | $4.898 million | $3 million (Restored) | $7.9 million |
| HECAT | Homebuyer/homeowner education, counseling and training services | $1.502 million | $250,000 (Restored) | $1.75 million |
| Capacity Building | Regional coordination leverages federal funding | $250,000 | $250,000 (Restored)$250,000 Increase | $750,000 |
| Homeownership Assistance Fund | Down payment and closing cost assistance for first-time homebuyers | $1.594 million | $250,000 (Restored) | $1.8 million |
