Minnesota Housing
Minnesota

Minnesota Housing has been authorized to operate rental assistance programs for people with mental illness. The Bridges and Bridges Regional Treatment Center (RTC) programs provide temporary rental assistance, security deposits, and access to housing supports and supportive services in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 462A.2097. For the Bridges and Bridges RTC programs, the funded housing agencies will establish a rental housing assistance program for low-income people with mental illness. Rental assistance may be in the form of direct rental subsidies, security deposits, damage claims, vacancy payments, application fees, financial assurance/risk mitigation program fees, and utility connection fees for housing. The rental subsidy is temporary and is intended to bridge the housing gap between exiting institutions, segregated settings, supervised release, and homelessness, to a permanent affordable housing option.

Assistance Distributed By
State administrator/State agency; Nonprofit or for-profit providers
Funding Source
General revenue
Funding Year
FY 2022-2023
Program Status
Active
State Funding
$3,500,000
Total Funding
$3,500,000
Amount Provided
$6,911 average per year
How Provided?
Rental assistance paid to landlord, housing agency, or approved vendor only
Data Collected by Program
Income; Race; Ethnicity; Disability status
Income Eligibility Threshold
Info Source
Interview with program administrator
Last Updated
4/26/23 12:27
Other Eligibility Requirements

Persons with mental illness

Required Documents

Required for income (general), lease, photo ID. Self-attestation permitted for zero, self-employed, or non-traditional income.

Coordinates Eligibility With

Reentry, reintegration, or post-incarceration programs

Amount Calculation Method

Program covers rent above 30% of tenants' adjusted income, up to payment standard based on local Fair Market Rent

Eligibility Limitations

Does not limit eligibility on these criteria

Priority Populations

Persons with mental illness; Previously incarcerated individuals