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In this edition:
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No October webinar
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RFP for Family Supportive Housing Grant Program closes October 13
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MICH and Minnesota Housing are hiring for a Results Management Specialist – Deadline to apply is October 2
- Rochester leaders speak to the need for federal investments in housing
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Breaking ground on a new shelter in Bena
There will be no MICH October webinar due to an overlap with the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless’ annual conference. We look forward to seeing many of you at the conference and being back on the webinar on November 5!
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), through its Homelessness, Housing, and Support Services Division, is seeking Proposals from qualified Responders to provide family supportive housing through the Family Supportive Housing grant. The term of any resulting contract is anticipated to be for eighteen (18) months, from January 1, 2026 until June 30, 2027. DHS may extend the contract up to a total of five (5) years.
Proposals must be submitted by Monday, October 13, 2025 at 4 p.m. Central Time.
Questions regarding this RFP must be addressed to:
HHSSA FSH RFP question--Attention: Annie Wells at Annie.wells@state.mn.us
The Family Supportive Housing (FSH) Grant was created in 2025 with the intent to help families and children maintain safe and stable housing in a family supportive housing setting. Family supportive housing means housing that:
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Is permanent (not time limited),
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Is affordable for those at or below thirty percent (30%) of the area median income,
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Offers family support services to residents to maintain housing stability, and
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Is available to families with multiple barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing.
This includes, but is not limited to, those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, those with mental illness, substance use disorders or other disabilities, and those referred by child protection services.
The Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness and Minnesota Housing are hiring a Results Management Specialist. This full-time position will provide strategic direction by using research, data, and evidence to inform decision making and integrate findings into policies, programs, and resource allocation. This position supports ongoing enterprise and divisional results management work of conducting complex programmatic analysis that identifies opportunities for improving the coordination, implementation, and impact of state programs. This position leads work for and acts as an advisor to the assistant commissioners of Housing Stability (HS) and the Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness (MICH).
Click here or visit mn.gov/careers and search for Job ID 89032 to read the full position description and learn how to apply!
Here are a few key details:
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The deadline to apply is Thursday, October 2
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Salary Range: $37.26 - $55.42 / hourly; $77,798 - $115,716 / annually
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Location: St. Paul
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Bargaining Unit/Union: MAPE
Minnesotans need the federal government to be a strong partner in preventing and ending homelessness. On September 12, panelists at an event in Rochester shared how they use federal resources to support their communities and why Congress must invest in proven solutions and grow – rather than cut – funding that fosters stability.
Find coverage from local media here:
Investing in home is investing in people, communities, and a better future for all of us.
In 2023, Governor Walz signed an interagency budget for housing stability that is the biggest investment in housing and homelessness in state history. It included $100 million in funds for emergency shelter providers across the state to plan and design, acquire, and renovate, or construct, shelters — intending to improve existing spaces and increase the availability of shelter beds.
On September 15, the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe broke ground on one of these shelters, a new building in Bena focused on families.
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