Housing
Homelessness, Housing and Support Services Administration
The Homelessness, Housing and Support Services Administration works to ensure that appropriate housing is available for Minnesotans. It does this by supporting systems that integrate housing, services and income supports, enabling people to live in the community of their choice. The administration is home to a number of housing and economic assistance programs that serve as critical pieces of the social safety net in Minnesota.Housing Benefits 101
Housing Benefits 101 is a Minnesota website that helps people learn about housing choices and support services. It can help people find programs that may help pay for housing, plan for a new home, or get help staying in their current home.
Contact us
If you want to apply for housing assistance programs, or have questions about the Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA) Housing Assistance or Housing Support (formerly known as Group Residential Housing) programs, contact your county or tribal office.
County or tribal office directory
Address:Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building
540 Cedar Street
St Paul, MN 55155
Mailing address:
MN-DHS Homelessness, Housing and Support Services Administration
PO Box 64842
St Paul, MN 55164-0842
Phone: 651-431-3941
Email: housing.DHS@state.mn.us
Grant programs
Contact: dina.chou@state.mn.us
Emergency Shelter Capital Grants
This grant program funds the construction, renovation, or acquisition of emergency shelter facilities. This funding supports capital projects through June 2028.
Transitional Housing Program
This program funds time-limited rental assistance and supportive services to help individuals and families experiencing homelessness obtain and maintain housing.
Shelter-Linked Mental Health
This program increases access to mental health services for youth residing in a Safe Harbor or Homeless Youth Act shelter or housing program.
Safe Harbor Shelter and Housing
This grant provides funding and support to address the specialized shelter, housing, and outreach needs of youth aged 24 and under who have experienced sexual exploitation.
Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services
Seven regional partnerships provide services to those who have experienced long-term homelessness so they can find and maintain housing in the community of their choice.
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
PATH supports outreach and case management services to support people with serious mental illness who are experiencing homelessness meet their basic needs and obtain housing.
Housing with Supports for Adults with Serious Mental Illness
This program provides supportive services for adults with serious mental illness who are homeless or who are exiting institutions, and who have complex needs.
Housing with Supports for Adults with Serious Mental Illness
Housing Access Services
This grant program helps individuals with disabilities move into their own homes in the least restrictive setting. It provides assistance for application fees, deposits, furnishings, and household items, along with support to find and access housing.
Homeless Youth Act
This program funds outreach, drop-in center, shelter, and housing programs and services. Funding is targeted to unaccompanied youth age 24 and under, who are experiencing homelessness or are at-risk of homelessness.
Emergency Solutions Grant
This program funds outreach, drop-in or day shelters, overnight shelters, motel vouchers and other types of emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
Emergency Services Program
This program funds outreach, drop-in or day shelters, overnight shelters, motel vouchers and other types of emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
Crisis Housing Assistance Program
This program provides short-term housing assistance to people with a serious mental illness who are receiving inpatient or residential mental health care or substance use disorder treatment for 90 days or less.
Community Living Infrastructure
These grants provide funding to counties and Tribal Nations to integrate housing into local health and human services systems.
Housing reports and resources
Minnesota Housing
Minnesota Housing is the State’s housing finance agency. They work to provide access to safe, decent and affordable housing and build stronger communities across the state.
Minnesota HousingAmherst H Wilder Foundation
The Amherst H Wilder Foundation believes housing is essential to the health of people and communities. Every three years, they conduct the Minnesota Homelessness Study to help understand the number of people who are homeless and the reasons.