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Workforce Housing Development Program

The Workforce Housing Development Program (WHDP) is a competitive funding program that targets small to medium-sized cities, communities, or areas in Greater Minnesota with rental workforce housing needs. Funding is available to build market rate residential rental properties in communities with proven job growth and demand for workforce rental housing. Communities are required to secure funds that match one dollar for every two dollars in funding offered through this program.

RFP is coming soon! 

Review this web page for updates, including application deadlines, available resources, training and more.  The next Request for Proposal is expected to be launched mid October 2026.

Minnesota Housing is pleased to announce the availability of up to $14.275 million in deferred funding to build market rate residential rental properties in Great Minnesota.

Important dates:

  • Thursday, October 15, 2026: 2026 Round 2 application materials will be published
  • Tuesday, January 19, 2027: Application Deadline
  • May 2027: Minnesota Housing Board members meeting to approve selection recommendations.

Dates are subject to change at Minnesota Housing's sole discretion.

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Eligibility
Recipients

An eligible recipient is one of the following eligible project areas:

  • A home rule charter or statutory city located outside of a Metropolitan County
  • A Tribal Community or Tribal Reservation governed by a federally recognized Indian Tribe in Minnesota
  • An area served by a Joint County-City Economic Development Authority
  • Eligible Project Areas with fewer than 30,000 people will be given preference. Refer to Minn. Stat. 462A.39 for additional information

Eligible project areas with fewer than 30,000 people will be given preference. Refer to Minnesota Statute 462A.39 for additional information.

Projects

Eligible housing types include the following: 

  • Market Rate Residential Rental Properties to serve employees of a business or businesses located in an Eligible Project Area; a portion of the units can have rent restrictions or income restrictions
  • Manufactured rental homes
Activities

Eligible activities include the following or a combination of the following:

  • New construction
  • Acquisition and rehabilitation of a property that creates new housing units. This program would only fund those new units of housing.
  • Adaptive reuse of an existing property that is not currently used for housing.
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Contact

The WHDP team is available to answer any questions or provide technical assistance.