The City has financing available through the Commercial Property Development Fund (CPDF). The economic inclusion purpose of this tool is to fill significant funding gaps by providing forgivable patient debt capital for commercial real estate development and acquisition in the city of Minneapolis, with a focus on economically challenged areas. CPDF provides developers and small businesses with patient debt capital on favorable terms to facilitate the completion of commercial real estate development and acquisition.

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for Commercial Property Development Fund  .

The City of Minneapolis is a voluntary participant in the Livable Communities Program funded by the Metropolitan Regional Council. The program provides funding for communities to invest in local economic revitalization, affordable housing initiatives, and development or redevelopment that connects different land uses and transportation. The program is an incentive-based approach to help communities grow and redevelop to address the region’s affordable and lifecycle housing needs.

• Livable Communities Demonstration Account (LCDA)
• Transit Oriented Development (LCDA-TOD)

Local Housing Incentive Account (LHIA) – This funding source is applied for through Minnesota Housing’s annual Consolidated RFP.

CPED is seeking applications for gap financing assistance for commercial development projects in neighborhood business districts through the Great Streets program. Open application period 

The City of Minneapolis seeks to award up to $700,000 for workforce services to support Career Pathways initiatives that reduce disparities in income and employment by preparing job seekers for high-demand positions and career advancement.

To support the City’s goal of eliminating racial and economic disparities, the Minneapolis has established Minneapolis Pathways to assist employers with recruiting, training or preparing un- or underemployed Minneapolis residents with the skills needed to fill positions in their business. 

Proposed projects will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

• Engages business in the identification, development, and support of career pathways
• Achieves measurable outcomes by organizing education, career counseling, supportive services around the needs of target populations
• Clear and coordinated pathways that provide participants with visual roadmaps or templates depicting on-ramps, transitions, and off-ramps
• Contextualized and modular curriculum that provides multiple entry points to family-sustaining careers in regional industry sectors
• Accelerated training that integrates basic skills and work-readiness training with occupational skills
• Industry endorsed training that leads to credits, credentials, or placement

The funding is open to organizations that applied and were competitively selected as Eligible Providers of Workforce Development Services for 2021-2025 . While eligibility for this funding opportunity will be based on the lead applicant’s status as an Eligible Provider, established partnership(s) with employer(s) and other stakeholders that bring additional expertise or resources to the project are encouraged.

Awards are expected to range from $75,000 to $250,000.

Email applications to Michael Slezak no later than 4:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) by the due date listed in the RFQ.

Documents

• Minneapolis Pathways 2022 Round 2 RFQ

Hennepin County and the City of Minneapolis are announcing a joint funding opportunity for facility renovations or rehabilitation or positive conversion of existing buildings for use as emergency shelter to preserve emergency homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters that provide safe and healthy facilities for populations experiencing homelessness. 

Access Hennepin County's Supplier Portal to apply or view Addendum #1 to the ARPA Request for Applications

Hennepin County is soliciting proposals for homeless prevention, rapid rehousing and assessment services for the housing stability area of the Human Services and Public Health Department.

This includes activities which will rapidly rehouse homeless households, assist imminently homeless households with retaining their permanent housing, complete coordinated entry assessments for families and provide combined shelter diversion and coordinated entry assessments for youth.

The "Super RFP" anticipates awarding over $9 million in funding for the 2021-23 biennium and includes FHPAP, CoC, ESG, and County funds. The County will fund multiple proposals for rapid rehousing, multiple proposals or homelessness prevention, only proposal for family assessment and may fund at least one proposal for youth assessment and diversion.

The City of Minneapolis (City) and Hennepin County (County) received approximately $17.5 million in federal funding through allocations of Emergency Solutions Grant CARES Act (ESG-CV) funding. A prior RFP from Hennepin County allocated a significant portion of this funding. Up to $2.5 million for one or more applicants for the community’s ESG-CV funding is covered in this Request for Proposals (RFP).

ESG-CV funding is designed to help local homeless assistance, prevention and housing providers deliver services, financial assistance and housing necessary to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among persons experiencing homelessness. This funding is unique from the FY19 and FY20 Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and it is subject to availability and the appropriation of the ESG-CV funding.

The City and County are now accepting proposals for Rapid Re-Housing. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal will improve the housing stability of households at risk of COVID-19 served by their program.

More information and the application materials can be found on Hennepin County’s website.

The City of Minneapolis (City) and Hennepin County (County) received approximately $17.5 million in funding through allocations of federal Emergency Solutions Grant CARES Act (ESG-CV) funding. Up to $14 million of the community’s ESG-CV funding is covered in this Request for Proposals (RFP).

ESG-CV funding is designed to help local homeless assistance, prevention and housing providers deliver services, financial assistance and housing necessary to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among persons experiencing homelessness. This funding is unique from the FY19, FY20, and it is subject to availability and the appropriation of the ESG-CV funding.

The City and County will be accepting proposals for four specific areas, and for each will prioritize applicants who are able to demonstrate how their proposal will improve the housing stability of the households served by their program:

   A. Emergency Shelter;
   B. Street Outreach;
   C. Rapid Re-Housing and
   D. Homelessness Prevention (Shelter Diversion)
Go the Supplier Portal to review and respond to this event. If you have not previously registered, you must do so prior to submitting a response.

For training materials and assistance, please visit the Supplier Portal web page.

Minneapolis Homes Request for Program Design Qualifications: Long Term Affordability Home Sale Model

The City of Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department seeks qualifications from outside organizations for home sale models that will achieve City goals for preserving affordable homeownership opportunities at 80% of area median income or less throughout the City of Minneapolis.

Qualified home sale models will be eligible to access long term affordability homebuyer assistance funds and properties restricted for sale through long term affordable home sale models in South and Northeast Minneapolis, subject to Minneapolis Homes program guidelines.

Learn more about the Request for Qualifications  .

Direct inquiries to Minneapolis Homes.

CPED is a suballocator of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) for the state. Tax credits are offered through an annual RFP process pursuant to the Qualified Allocation Plan. Proposals are due annually.

Affordable Housing Trust Fund Program funds are used to provide gap financing (the difference between conventional financing and project costs) for affordable and mixed-income rental housing production and preservation projects. Proposals are due annually.

CPED seeks nominations for projects to include in its new Higher Density Corridor Housing Initiative. The program provides a new funding source for public acquisition of sites for multifamily housing development on or near community, commercial and transit corridors. Open application period.