Bill > HF444

This bill appropriates funds for various human services programs, primarily focused on addressing homelessness, for fiscal years 2024 through 2027. * **Emergency services grants:** $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the General Fund to the commissioner of human services for emergency services grants. Unexpended funds from the first year can be carried over to the second. * **Homeless Management Information System (HMIS):** $250,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the General Fund to the commissioner of human services for the maintenance and improvement of HMIS. * **Homeless Youth Act grants:** $12,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $12,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the General Fund to the commissioner of human services for grants under the Homeless Youth Act. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2027. * **Homeless youth; chosen family grants:** $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the General Fund to the commissioner of human services for grants to providers serving homeless youth and youth at risk of homelessness to support living arrangements with chosen family. This is a one-time appropriation available until June 30, 2025. * **Transitional housing programs:** $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the General Fund to the commissioner of human services for transitional housing programs. * **Human services operations:** $1,204,422 in fiscal year 2024 and $1,392,968 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the General Fund for staffing costs related to the administration of the grants mentioned above. * **Emergency shelter facilities:** $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 is appropriated from the General Fund to the commissioner for grants to eligible applicants for the acquisition, site preparation, design, construction, renovation, furnishing, and equipping of emergency shelter facilities. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2028. At least 40 percent of these funds must be awarded to projects in greater Minnesota. Up to $4,000,000 of this amount is specifically designated for the Simpson Housing Services shelter facility in Minneapolis. * **Emergency shelter facilities staffing:** $397,633 in fiscal year 2024 and $800,824 in fiscal year 2025 are appropriated from the General Fund for staffing costs related to the administration of emergency shelter facilities grants.