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The Shelter Outbreak Response Fund (FRF-Shelter) from the DHS Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) continues to be available to support rapid responses to outbreaks in shelters and other temporary congregate settings for people experiencing homelessness or domestic violence. There are two changes to the funding:
- Beginning April 16, 2022, OEO will no longer fund requests for expenses incurred before March 1, 2022, and
- Hazard pay requests will only be eligible if settings have an active outbreak.
Please visit the Heading Home Alliance website for an updated “Frequently Asked Questions” document as well as a new “Eligibility over Time” document describing these changes in detail. OEO staff will join the weekly webinar tomorrow from 1:00 -2:00 p.m. to describe the change and will be available to answer your questions.
If you have any questions about your registration, please email Elizabeth Dressel.
Last week, the Governor and Lt. Governor released the revised Walz-Flanagan Budget to Move Minnesota Forward. The revision accounts for the recent economic forecast from Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) and proposes investments to expand economic opportunity, protect Minnesotans’ health and safety, and support children and families. The revised budget includes two specific additions to the housing stability package:
- An additional $20 million in investment – for an overall investment of $115 million over three years – to the Emergency Services Program (ESP) for needed resources to emergency shelter services statewide. The additional funds are specifically intended to help support continuity in settings and programs supported with temporary funding sources.
- Establishment and $200,000 to support a legislatively chartered task force of stakeholders to develop and report to the legislature on recommendations for the roles and responsibilities that should be borne by different levels of government for responding to homelessness.
A revised summary of the housing stability package is posted. Details on the Walz-Flanagan Budget to Move Minnesota Forward and fact sheets for the revised and original supplemental budgets are also available online.
Rainbow Research is recruiting people with lived experience of homelessness to bring their expertise and knowledge to our team as temporary, paid consultants to guide us as we strive toward racial justice, housing justice, and health justice for people experiencing homelessness. Rainbow will be hiring eight consultants.
 Help us spread the word about this opportunity! You can share the following information:
If you have any questions, please contact Lateesha Coleman, lcoleman@rainbowresearch.org or call/text 612-685-8332.
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Applications are being accepted for open vacancies on the Task Force on Shelter through the Secretary of State’s open appointments site. Apply online for a representative from an organization that advocates on behalf of persons with disabilities seat. You can find out more about the Task Force’s work to date here.
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