 Minnesota Housing’s 2026 Single Family RFP
is Now Open for Applications!
Single Family Request for Proposal Application Instructions Minnesota Housing is pleased to announce that the 2026 Single Family Request for Proposals (RFP) is now open for applications! With your partnership, we can help Minnesotans live and thrive in a safe, stable home they can afford in a community of their choice.
The Single Family RFP is a competitive process that provides funding through the Community Homeownership Impact Fund (Impact Fund) and the Workforce and Affordable Homeownership Development programs for a variety of homeownership activities. The goal of the programs is to increase the supply of affordable, owner-occupied, single-family housing while maintaining the safety and habitability of existing owner-occupied, single-family homes in communities throughout Minnesota. Funds are available for cities, federally recognized American Indian Tribes or subdivisions located in Minnesota, tribal housing corporations, private developers, nonprofit organizations, school districts, cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statute 123A.24 subdivision 2, and charter schools.
Important Dates
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Tuesday, April 21 at 1 p.m. Central time: 2026 Single Family RFP Information Session
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Thursday, July 9 at noon Central time: 2026 Single Family RFP application deadline
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December 2026: Selection recommendations presented at Minnesota Housing board of directors meeting
Available Funding
- Grant funds
- Housing Infrastructure Bonds proceeds deferred loans
- Interim construction loans
Eligible Uses
- Affordability Gap: Deferred loans or grants to homebuyers to cover the difference between the purchase price of a home and the first mortgage for which a homebuyer qualifies
- Acquisition, rehabilitation, and resale of owner-occupied, single-family homes
- Land acquisition, demolition and utility connections (community land trusts only)
- New construction of owner-occupied, single-family homes, including townhomes, rowhomes, twin homes and single-family detached homes
- School Direct Costs: grants for building materials, construction tools and professional labor (school districts, charter schools, and cooperative units as defined in Minnesota Statute 123A.24 subdivision 2 only)
- Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation: Deferred loans or grants to homeowners to cover the costs of home rehabilitation or to write down Community Fix Up interest rates
- Value Gap: Grants to administrators to cover the difference between the total development cost and purchase price of a home
- Tribal Indian Housing Program (TIHP): Grants to TIHP administrators to recapitalize TIHP revolving funds
Application Tools
Contact and Technical Assistance
Register to attend the 2026 Single Family RFP Information Session on Tuesday, April 21 at 1 p.m. Central time. A recording of the training will be posted on the website when available.
Minnesota Housing’s 2026 Single Family RFP
Funding Recommendations
After applications are received and reviewed, all funding recommendations are subject to approval by the Minnesota Housing board of directors. Selections are anticipated to occur at the December 2026 board of directors meeting and the date will be posted on Minnesota Housing’s Board of Directors webpage.
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About Minnesota Housing
Minnesota Housing, the state’s housing finance agency, works to provide access to safe, stable and accessible housing Minnesotans can afford in a community of their choice. In 2025, we distributed $1.8 billion in resources and served 73,000 households. Visit our website to learn more.
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