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Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP)

The Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP) provides supportive services and financial assistance, such as rent deposits, rent payments or utility payments, to eligible households that are homeless or at imminent risk of homeless.
 

Program Eligibility

  • Income at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines
  • Minnesota residents, or household otherwise approved by Minnesota Housing
  • Experiencing a housing crisis

Households are assessed by FHPAP providers to determine eligibility and level of assistance. Funds are limited may not be available for all households.

Find a FHPAP Provider (available statewide)

Regional FHPAP providers are available to support all household types in stabilizing their housing situation as quickly as possible. Search the links below for provider(s) that serve the county where you currently reside or wish to relocate.

Due Diligence for Grantees

Minnesota Housing hosted due-diligence training for selected administrators on June 29, 2023.
Due-diligence training (53:43) | Presentation slides

Information for Grant Administrators

Guides and Documents

Guides and Documents

Other Helpful Tools

Other Helpful Tools

Grantee Training

Grantee Training

  • Minnesota Housing is hosting a FHPAP Information Session from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central time on Friday, December 8, 2023, to provide a general overview of the program. Register here. A recording of the information session and the presentation slides will be posted here.
  • Minnesota Housing held a Request for Proposals (RFP) Information Session to provide an overview of RFP content. Watch the recorded Video (1:25:57) | Slides (February 13, 2023).
  • Client file monitoring: Minnesota Housing provided a training for FHPAP grantees to provide direction in file organization, and collecting/maintaining proper documentation for the clients they serve. Watch the recording (1:35:35) and view the presentation slides
  • Preliminary Practice Model Training: ​​​​​​

    • To help potential applicants consider how the program and its preliminary practice model could be implemented, refer to the following informational sessions and materials:

    • Two-Generational Approaches to Supporting Families. View the slides, handout, and listen to the recording.

    • Leveraging Mainstream Resources. View the slides and listen to the recording.

    • Progressive Engagement and Rapid Rehousing. View the slides and listen to the recording.

    • Trauma-informed Care in Schools. View the slides and listen to the recording.

    • Lessons from the Hamilton San Francisco Pilot. View the slides and listen to the recording.

Budgeting and Reporting

Budgeting and Reporting

  • FHPAP Expenditure and Outputs Report: Coordinated Entry, Street Outreach, Prevention, Rapid Rehousing - coming soon
  • FHPAP Expenditure and Outputs Report: Prevention and Rapid Rehousing only - coming soon
  • 2024-2025 Reporting Timeline
  • HMIS: visit www.hmismn.org for the latest updates on reporting households in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS).

Other Grant Programs

Homework Starts with Home - This grant program focused on addressing homelessness and housing instability among students and their families.

Housing Trust Fund Rental Assistance - This grant program provides temporary rental assistance, housing related expenses such as application fees and security deposits, in partnership with supportive services for High Priority Homeless (HPH) families and individuals referred through the local Coordinated Entry (CE) System.

Quick Links
Find Housing Assistance
Apply for Housing Assistance in the Coordinated Entry System
Coordinated Entry Project Details
Continuum of Care (COC)
Apply to Administer Grant Funding
Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness (MICH)

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