[Submit on contracting organization letterhead – county or Tribal human services only]
Housing Support Funding Commitment Letter

Date:      

Instructions: Counties or Tribes that have or intend to approve a Housing Support agreement with a housing provider are required to complete this form to inform Minnesota Housing of the contract details. Applicants must submit this form in Minnesota Housing’s Multifamily Customer Portal as part of the Consolidated RFP application process to receive rental assistance points or document secured service resources and as part of the due diligence closing checklist. 

RE: Housing Support Funding Commitment

A.	General Information to be Completed by the Applicant	
Development Name	     	
Development Street Address	     	
Development Address	City:      	State:      	ZIP:      	
Owner/Administrator	     	
Service Provider	     	
Housing Support Room and Board Contracted Provider	     	
Housing Support Service Contracted Provider	     	

Housing Support is a state funded income supplement program that pays for room and board costs for adults with low incomes who have a disabling condition or are age 65 or older. Recipients live in a licensed facility or authorized community-based setting, such as their own apartment in a supportive housing setting. Some supportive housing settings may be required to serve people who have experienced long-term homelessness in addition to meeting the other Housing Support eligibility criteria. 

Housing Support payments are made directly to the contracted housing provider. In order to receive Housing Support payments, the housing provider must meet certain statutorily defined criteria and negotiate a formal agreement with the county or Tribal jurisdiction in which the housing is located. The formal agreement determines the maximum number of Housing Support beds and their payment rates. The maximum monthly housing rate payment will be $1,170 on July 1, 2024. Providers of Housing Support community settings (settings where all residents have a signed lease agreement and have the option to prepare their own meals) (excluding Metro Demonstration Project) will receive an additional $50 for a total of $1,220 monthly room and board payment starting July 1, 2024. 

NOTE: Some service providers may also be eligible to receive a Housing Support Supplementary Service Rate. The standard monthly service rate increased from $484.82 to $494.91 on January 1, 2024. The supplemental service rate for long-term homeless supportive housing and the Metro Demonstration Project is reduced by half for people who have been determined eligible for Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS). Some providers have been legislatively authorized to receive a higher service rate. The legislatively authorized rates are not reduced when a person is determined eligible for HSS.

Additional Housing Support information is available on the Minnesota Department of Human Services’ Housing Support webpage.

B.	This Section to be Completed by the County or Tribal Human Services Staff    
Number of HPH or PWD Units	Number of Housing Support Beds	Setting Type*	Payment Rate per Bed	Supplementary Service Rate 
(if applicable)	Anticipated Agreement
Start Date	
      HPH	     	     	     	     	     	
      PWD	     	     	     	     	     	
      Other	     	     	     	     	     	
HPH (High Priority Homeless), PWD (People with Disabilities)
*Setting type options include Long-term Homeless Supportive Housing, General Supportive Housing, Board and Lodge with Special Services or Metro Demonstration Project. 

If authorized for a Supplemental Service Rate, the authority to receive it comes from (check one):
 Long-term homeless supportive housing eligibility.
 The county or Tribe assigned available “banked beds” to allow supplemental services in this project.
 Minnesota statute specifically authorizes supplemental service rates in this project.

Contingent Commitment: The Housing Support commitment for the HPH units is contingent upon Minnesota Housing determining the market need for the units as proposed in consultation with the Continuum of Care (CoC) or Tribe during the application feasibility review. If Minnesota Housing determines there is not a market need for the HPH units, the associated rental assistance points will be removed from the applicant’s score. 
 
Additional comments or restrictions:      

Form Completed by County or Tribal Human Services Staff 	
Name:      	Title:      	Department:      	
Contact Number:      	Email Address:      	
Signature:      	

NOTE: Minnesota Housing, at its sole discretion, may contact the county or Tribal official(s) for additional information regarding this proposal.