Housing, Land and Development Repository

In 2023, Minnesota Housing (the state housing finance agency) grew from a $115 million budget to over  $1 billion, with over 15 new programs and activities. The Minnesota Housing Strategic Plan is guiding the agencies’ growth to create structural changes in how they work to create a more inclusive, equitable and just housing system that prioritizes the people and places most impacted by housing instability. The plan uses an equity lens to:

• Co-create solutions with community
• Support community voices and vision
• Hire consultants with lived expertise
• Expand community partnerships and share power
• Diversify the partners who administer our programs
• Build capacity
• Provide technical assistance Increase awareness of housing programs
• Reduce and eliminate barriers to programs and housing
• Simplify and streamline programs and processes
• Increase flexibility in program eligibility and use of funds
• Expand housing choices and affordability

The agency’s Affordable Housing Plan provides the actions and targets for the next two years to deploy funds effectively and equitably.