HF 871 Summary

• Appropriates unspecified amount from general fund to commissioner of human services for grant to Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis to fund a homeless prevention and solution facility.

• State funding may cover up to one-half of project cost, with remaining costs paid from nonstate sources.

• Grant funds may be used for predesign, design, construction, furnishing, and equipping a connection center serving as integrated one-stop delivery system.

• Connection center will serve persons at risk of homelessness and those working to exit homelessness, connecting them to services improving health, income, housing stability, and well-being.

• Grant funds may also be used to acquire property for the project, with appropriation available until project completion or abandonment per Minnesota Statutes section 16A.642.