HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF)

The program can either preserve or increase the supply of decent, safe and sanitary
affordable housing for low-income individuals and families. For preservation projects,
Minnesota Housing gives priority in its Multifamily Consolidated RFP to projects faced with risk of opt-out
from federal subsidy programs (for example, Section 8). The HOME Program provides financing for any
of the following activity types:

• New Construction
• Acquisition with rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation without acquisition

Provides opportunities to increase or preserve the supply of multifamily rental housing for extremely low- and very low-income families, including families experiencing homelessness.

This program provides funding to add a supply of affordable housing to markets where there is
strong evidence of an inadequate supply. The primary benefit of the NHTF Program will be the
reduction of the number of families and individuals experiencing homelessness as well as a reduction in the number of families paying a disproportionate share of their income for housing. The NHTF Program provides financing for any of the following activity types:

• New Construction
• Acquisition with rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation without acquisition
• Operating Cost Assistance with one of the above activity types

The Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act was signed into law on November 15, 2021, as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) as sections 70901-52 of Pub. L. No. 117-58. IIJA created an incentive to increase domestic manufacturing across the country through the inclusion of BABA’s Buy America Preference (BAP). In general, the BAP requires that all iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials used in infrastructure projects, including housing construction and rehabilitation, funded with federal financial assistance (FFA) must be produced in the United States.

BABA requirements apply to any projects awarded HOME or NHTF Program funds from Minnesota Housing from Federal Fiscal Year 2024 or later. Contact Minnesota Housing staff to confirm whether your project is subject to BABA requirements.

• BABA Summary
• BABA Fact Sheet

• Project Team Checklist - coming soon
• Waiver Request Form - coming soon

• Section 3 Compliance Guide

• Compliance Guide Certification
• Compliance Checklist Owner/Developer
• Compliance Checklist Contractor
• Compliance Checklist Subcontractor
• Section 3 Clause
• Qualitative Efforts Reporting Form
• Section 3 Worker Self-Certification Form
• Section 3 Business Concern Certification Form
• Section 3 Tennessen Warning
• Section 3 Labor Hour Certification Form

• Rental Completion Report
• Davis Bacon Compliance with Labor Standards
• Contractor Compliance Activity Report
• NHTF Final Cost Certification Cover Letter
• Cost Certification Requirements

• Rent and Income Limits
• Property Management Compliance - Tenant Certification, Sample Verifications and Other Occupancy Related Forms

• Intro to the Programs (12:07) Notes
• Written Agreement (4:11) Notes
• Environmental Reviews (8:54) Notes
• URA (Uniform Relocation Act) (13:11) Notes
• Bidding and Contracting (12:07) Notes
• Davis Bacon (6:15) Notes
• VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) (6:59) Notes
• Construction Closeout (6:56) Notes