Each year, Hennepin County applies for federal funding on behalf of our partner nonprofits, through the Continuum of Care (CoC) program competition.
The Hennepin/Minneapolis Continuum of Care (MN-500) is seeking new project pre-applications for possible inclusion in the 2024 application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD).
Hennepin CoC encourages organizations that have not received CoC funding in the past to apply. Applications from organization that are currently receiving CoC funding or have in the past, are also encouraged to apply. Hennepin CoC and HUD provide limited technical assistance to ensure that the process is accessible to all eligible applicants.
New project pre-application documents:
Eligible project types
Hennepin CoC is seeking applications for the following project types:
- Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
- Supportive Services for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
- Permanent Supportive Housing- Rapid Rehousing (RRH)
Priorities
Funding will be prioritized for projects serving:
- Families experiencing homelessness
- Chronically homeless single adults.
Funding will be prioritized for the following project types:
- Permanent supportive housing (PSH)
- Rapid rehousing (RRH)
New project pre-application overview meeting
Interested projects are invited to attend a Hennepin CoC New Project Application Overview Meeting. The Hennepin CoC team will present the CoC project applicant process and answer any questions.
Meeting details:
Deadline for submission for new project pre-applications
Pre-application & budget forms must be submitted to Laura.Derosier@hennepin.us by June 28th, 2024, close-of-business. Hennepin County reserves the right to announce an extended deadline as needed.
Questions
Questions can be sent to Laura.Derosier@hennepin.us
2023 Continuum of Care Program awards
In fiscal year 2023, our community was awarded $17,941,640 in homeless assistance funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) program. That award represented a significant increase of more than $2 million from the previous year's allocation of $15.9 million.
Hennepin County will allocate funding to support the following new projects:
- Simpson Calvary Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Family Project – Permanent supportive housing for 33 families to exit homelessness.
- Beacon/VOA, Vista 44 PSH Family Project – Permanent supportive housing for 25 families to exit homelessness.
- PPL – Emerson Village PSH Family Project – Permanent supportive housing for 20 families to exit homelessness.
- Sabathani – Pathways Home PSH Family Project – Permanent supportive housing for two families and 18 single adults to exit homelessness.
- Agate – PSH Family/Single Project – Permanent supportive housing for 57 families and 28 single adults to exit homelessness.
- Rescue Now – Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) Singles Project – Rapid re-housing services for 20 single adults to exit homelessness.
- Institute for Community Alliance HMIS Software Expansion Grant
The newly funded projects collectively provided approximately 137 PSH units for family households and 66 units for single households, contributing significantly to our community’s housing needs in 2024 and moving forwards.
For further details and to view the complete list of funded projects, please visit the Continuum of Care Competition Homeless Assistance Award Report for the state of Minnesota (PDF).