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HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME ARP) Funding

HOME ARP Request for Proposals is Open!

Applications are due to Minnesota Housing by Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at noon Central time.

The HOME American Rescue Plan (ARP) Program was created in 2021, providing $5 billion in one-time funding across the nation to support affordable housing initiatives. Minnesota Housing was awarded a one-time allocation of $31 million to increase housing stability by addressing the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. These authorized funds will be allocated under the HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME ARP) program

HOME ARP Program Guide

Eligible Activities

Minnesota Housing will use its one-time allocation of HOME ARP Program funds to provide financing to selected applicants for any of the following activities:

  • New construction (with or without acquisition)
  • Acquisition with rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation (without acquisition)
  • Operating Cost Assistance with one of the above activity types
Qualifying Populations

HOME ARP funds are intended to benefit specific Qualifying Population and Low-Income Households as defined in Section IV of CPD Notice 21-10. HOME ARP Program regulations require that funds primarily benefit the four Qualifying Populations: 

  • Homeless (as defined in the 24 CFR 91.5);
  • At risk of homelessness (as defined in 24 CFR 91.5);
  • Fleeing or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or human trafficking
  • Other populations who do not qualify under any of the populations above but if activities were implemented, they would prevent family homelessness or serve those with the greatest risk of housing instability

Veterans and families that include a veteran that meet one of the preceding criteria are eligible to receive HOME ARP assistance.

Rental housing units that are acquired, rehabilitated, or constructed using HOME ARP Program funds must be primarily targeted to all four Qualifying Populations.

Application Information

Application Materials

Application Resources

Development Team Qualification Forms - All development team members must have current qualification forms on file for each funding round for which they apply. Qualification forms are valid for 12 months. Learn more about the qualification forms and how to submit them. 

Technical Assistance

We offer and strongly encourage, a technical assistance (TA) session to discuss your project with Minnesota Housing staff.  To make the TA session productive, we recommend applicants begin by completing the Multifamily Workbook and preliminary scoring of the project.  These items can be submitted to the TA team advance of the scheduled TA session. If you would like TA as you complete your funding application, submit an email request to MHFA.HOME-ARP@state.mn.us.

Information Session

Minnesota Housing hosted an online RFP Information session that provided an overview of the HOME ARP Program Request for Proposal and included eligibility requirements, timelines and other important RFP related information. Recorded Session (coming soon) | Presentation slides

Submission Instructions

Upload application materials and required documents to Minnesota Housing’s online Multifamily Secure Upload Tool. The Secure Upload Tool will direct the Applicant to send items to the following email: MHFA.app@state.mn.us.

Review the Upload Tool Instructions for more information. The application and required documents must be submitted no later than noon Central Time on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, to be considered for funding.

Important Dates

Review the following important dates for the 2026 HOME ARP RFP:

  • Tuesday, January 20, 2026:  Applications Open
  • Thursday, January 29, 2026: Informational Webinar
  • Tuesday, May 5, 2026: 2026 HOME ARP RFP applications are due via the Minnesota Housing’s Multifamily Secure Upload Tool by noon Central time.
  • Thursday, August 27, 2026: Projects are expected to be recommended for selection at the Minnesota Housing board meeting
Allocation Plan

The HOME ARP Allocation Plan – Amended describes how funds will be distributed, including how it’ll address the needs of qualifying populations. The plan was approved by the U.S. Department of housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The application process and timeline are still being determined. Sign up to receive updates on HOME ARP.

Participating Jurisdictions

Participating Jurisdictions

Minnesota Housing is one of seven Participating Jurisdictions (PJ) in the state of Minnesota. Each PJ will manage its own planning process as well as its own selection and commitment process.

PJCounty
DuluthSt. Louis County
St. Louis County ConsortiumSt. Louis County
MinneapolisHennepin County
Hennepin County ConsortiumHennepin County
St. PaulRamsey County
Dakota County ConsortiumDakota County
Minnesota HousingState of Minnesota

Updates and eNews Alerts:

To get updates on HOME ARP register for the HOME ARP eNews. Minnesota Housing will continue to update this webpage with relevant information. Learn more about the HOME ARP program on HUD's website.

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