Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services Fund
The Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services Fund provides integrated support services needed to stabilize individuals, families, and youth living in Permanent Supportive Housing, an evidence-based housing model that provides long-term housing without a set end date, along with supportive services designed to help participants achieve and maintain housing stability.
Services provided by grantees may include case management, mental health care, substance use treatment, employment assistance, and life skills training to help participants maintain housing and improve quality of life. Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services funds are often paired with a rent subsidy, ensuring that housing remains affordable while participants receive the support they need to live independently. The primary goal of Permanent Supportive Housing is to prevent homelessness and promote independent living.
Eligible grantees include Tribal Nations and counties, with a priority of multi-county and tribal collaborative applications. Individuals and families can reach out to their county or tribe to determine if they are eligible to participate in this program.
The Long-Term Homeless Supportive Services Fund launched in 2005, and was created by Minnesota Legislature. Learn more in state statute: Sec. 256K.26 MN Statutes.
Funding information
- Total 2026-2027 amount: $13,820,000
- Currently there are seven projects: six multi-county collaboratives and one multi-tribal collaborative. Geographically most of the state is covered by these seven projects.
- Average grant award amount: $1,974,286
Highlights from state fiscal year 2025
- 2,466 Minnesotans were served by the Long Term Homeless Supportive Services Fund.
- 1,446 households were served, of which 28% were families and 72% were single adults.
- 63% of people served were people of color.
- Approximately 25% of households served were in the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area; the remaining households served were in Greater Minnesota.
- 56% of program participants had a long-term disability; 74% of those involved a mental health disorder.
- Of the households with housing subsidy information available, 82% receive a housing subsidy. The three most common sources are Minnesota Housing Rental Assistance (25%), Housing Support Program (14%), and Section 8 (11%).
If you are a provider interested in applying for this funding source, please sign up to receive information about requests for proposals through the Minnesota Department of Human Services at https://mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/grants-rfps/open-rfps/.