HF444 - Pathway Home Act Summary

• Modifies Minnesota Statutes section 256K.45 to allow grant recipients under two-year grant contracts to carry over unexpended funds from the first year to the second year.

• Appropriates $20,000,000 annually in fiscal years 2024-2025 for emergency services grants, with a base appropriation of $35,000,000 in fiscal years 2026-2027.

• Appropriates $12,500,000 annually in fiscal years 2024-2025 for Homeless Youth Act grants under section 256K.45, with a base appropriation of $20,000,000 in fiscal years 2026-2027.

• Appropriates $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 for grants to establish or expand services formalizing "chosen family" arrangements where caring adults allow homeless youth to reside with them.

• Appropriates $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 for emergency shelter facility grants to eligible applicants for property acquisition, site preparation, design, construction, and renovation, with at least 40 percent of funds directed to greater Minnesota projects.