HF135 Summary

• Appropriates $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2023, $12,000,000 in fiscal year 2024, and $13,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 from the general fund to the commissioner of human services for grants to Hennepin County homeless services.

• Allocates up to $10,000,000 in matching grant funding to design, construct, equip, and furnish the Simpson Housing Services shelter facility in Minneapolis.

• Allocates up to $10,000,000 in matching grant funding to design, construct, equip, and furnish the Agate Housing Services shelter facility in Minneapolis.

• Funds maintenance of existing shelter and homeless response programming including Avivo Village (100 private dwellings and 50-bed American Indian Community Development Corporation shelter), 24/7 shelter services, housing-focused case management, and shelter diversion services.

• Authorizes Hennepin County to contract with eligible nonprofit organizations and local and Tribal governmental units to provide services; establishes base appropriation of $13,500,000 for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.