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Housing Stability Services 

REQUEST FOR SUBGRANTEE  --  EXTENDED: Due July 15, 2022 at 4:00pm 
River Valleys Continuum of Care (RVCoC) was recently awarded over $550,000 in Housing Stability Services funds through Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. 

As a result, RVCoC is seeking a subgrantee to provide services in the western or southern part of the region as part of this project. Priority will be given to projects that serve large geographic areas and have experience in outreach or services to people who identify as persons with disabilities, Hispanic/Latinx, or who are of East African descent. The subgrantee must demonstrate the ability to ensure that persons who are experiencing homelessness or who are at imminent risk of homelessness are assisted to prevent eviction and/or identify and secure stable housing in the community. 

The maximum initial contract will be $75,000. The subgrantee contract is expected to begin as early as July 5, 2022 and end June 30, 2023. 

Request Materials (due by date listed above):   
  • Request and narrative application form 
  • Budget form
Further information: 
  • Draft workplan
  • Project summary slides from 5/19./2022 CoC meeting
  • MN Housing Finance Agency HSS program website 

Coordinated Entry Navigator Services

REQUEST FOR SUBGRANTEE -- Due July 29, 2022 at 4:00pm
River Valleys Continuum of Care (RVCoC) is seeking a subgrantee to provide Coordinated Entry (CE) Navigation services in Blue Earth County and the surrounding areas (Brown, Faribault, LeSueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan counties). This CE Navigator will work locally in the project area and will be supported as part of a regional team of Navigators that assist persons least likely to access housing through CE without support. Funding for the position comes through the HUD CoC Program and must be matched by local funds. 

The maximum initial contract will be $35,500. The subgrantee contract is expected to begin as early as August 1, 2022. Annual renewals are possible so long as funding is available and subgrantee performance meets program goals. 

​Request Materials (due by date listed above):   
  • Request and narrative application form 

Housing Support 

Housing Support is a Minnesota program that provides help for housing costs for some people at risk of institutional placement or homelessness. Housing Support is administered by Counties through vendors in the community and can be a resource for individuals in some permanent supportive housing programs.

To expand use of Housing Support as a resource across the region, a CoC workgroup in 2018-2019 developed a guide for Counties considering using Housing Support to serve homeless adults. The guide is for existing Housing Support providers and providers who are interested in pursuing Housing Support funding. The guide includes steps necessary to obtain a Housing Support agreement and expectations that come along with the Housing Support agreement.
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The CoC workgroup received advice from MN Department of Human Services in developing the guide. (It is available in an editable format so that Counties can adapt it for their staff as needed.) 
  • Housing Support website (DHS)
  • Provider Guide for Housing Support (July 2020)

Housing Stabilization Services 

​Housing Stabilization Services is a new Minnesota Medical Assistance benefit to help people with disabilities, including mental illness and substance use disorder, and seniors find and keep housing. (This is not the same as Housing Stability Services noted above.)

Housing Stabilization is a Home and Community Based Service (HCBS), and providers of Housing Stabilization must abide by the HCBS requirements. Information about being a HCBS provider. 

To learn more, visit the Minnesota Department of Human Services or contact the HSS TA Team. 

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River Valleys CoC a community-based coalition dedicated to working together to prevent and end homelessness in southern Minnesota. 

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River Valleys CoC is also a Continuum of Care region recognized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the purposes of the HUD Continuum of Care funding program. The CoC's formal name with HUD is Rochester/Southeast Minnesota CoC (MN-502). 

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • What is CoC?
    • Governance
    • Committees
    • Staff
  • Coordinated Entry
    • Need housing help?
    • How CE Works
    • CE Agency Start-Up
    • CE Participating Agency Resources
    • Moving Up
  • Data & Planning
    • Data & Reports
    • CoC Plan
    • HMIS
    • Point in Time Count
  • Funding
    • HUD CoC Program Competition >
      • Local Competition for Projects
      • National Competition Applications
    • Other Funding Opportunities
    • Requesting CoC Support for Applications
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    • CoC Grantee Guides
    • Training
  • Get Involved
    • CoC Meetings
    • CoC Membership
    • Local Homeless Response Teams
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