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Bridges and Bridges Regional Treatment Center (RTC) Program is sponsored by Minnesota Housing. This program provides housing assistance for people with very low incomes and a mental illness while they wait for a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) or another rental subsidy. It provides a temporary rent subsidy linked with community mental health services.
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Bridges | Minnesota Housing Apply for Housing Assistance in the Coordinated Entry System Coordinated Entry Project Details Apply to Administer Grant Funding Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness (MICH) Rental Assistance Team Member mhfa. rental-assistance@state. mn.
us 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.
Bridges operates as a partnership between the housing agency and a local mental health entity (LMH), behavioral health service agency/agencies, and partners providing housing stabilization services that provide connections to housing supports and mental health services to participants.
Each housing agency administering Bridges must enter into a cooperative agreement with an LMH entity and identify partnerships with a behavioral health service agency/agencies to coordinate the implementation of the program. Bridges supports the State of Minnesota’s goals under the Olmstead Implementation Plan , The Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness and the Minnesota Comprehensive Adult Mental Health Act .
Bridges and Bridges RTC Rental Assistance Program Guide - 2024-2025 Contract Term Bridges and Bridges RTC Rental Assistance Program Guide - 2026-2027 Contract Term Eligibility Criteria for Participants Housing agencies will work with eligible participants and must give priority to the following populations, with highest priority given to people in category 1.
The following priorities must also be identified in the housing agency’s waiting list management and tenant selection plan: People living in an institution, segregated setting, or under correctional supervision who will be homeless upon exit. People experiencing homelessness who are assessed as high priority homeless (HPH) through the coordinated entry (CE) system.
Including households of individuals, families with children, or youth (age 18+). People who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness. List of Current Grant Administrators Under the Bridges RTC program, a household must be an eligible Bridges participant and an eligible Bridges RTC participant.
Verification that a person is at Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center (AMRTC), St. Peter Regional Treatment Center, or was prior to entering intensive residential treatment services (IRTS), is required for Bridges RTC. Verification may come from the referral source, which is usually the IRTS, RTC, county, or a Tribal Nation.
People who are eligible but not identified while at AMRTC may have that evidence confirmed after the fact by the facility. Identified participants may transition to IRTS or other treatment prior to community housing and retain their eligibility for Bridges RTC.
The time frame that they are diverted to other facilities does not affect the participant’s eligibility; they remain eligible if the individual has a legal commitment court document that has been verified and noted in the file.
Request for Proposals Application Information Minnesota Housing, in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services, recently accepted applications for the Bridges and Bridges Regional Treatment Center (RTC) Rental Assistance Programs Request for Proposals (RFP). The application is currently closed. Funding awards will be announced after a future board meeting and selected applicants will be notified.
Due diligence requirements will be posted as it comes available. Administration Information Administration information is for grantees that are currently receiving program funding and need to comply with current grants.
Sample Cooperative Agreement Bridges and Bridges RTC RFP Selection Framework and Final Scores Program Qualification and Administrative Forms 2024-2025 Contract Term Forms: #2 Application for Bridges Program (Housing agency use only) #4 Verification of Mental Illness #6 Certificate of Participation - Statement of Participant Obligations #7 Consumer Agreement for Requirements of Continued Eligibility #8 Computation of Gross Income, Participant and Subsidy Rent #24 Certification and authorization for payment of deposits and rent during crisis EFT Minnesota Management and Budget Form Government Data Practices Act Disclosure Statement Instruction for Completing the Government Data Practices Act Disclosure Statement Form 2024-2025 Contract Term Forms: #10 Request for Lease Approval #13 Lease Amendment/Extension Participant Briefing Materials 2024-2025 Contract Term Materials: #16 Index for Briefing Packet #17 Participant Rent Payment Computation Form #18 How to Find a Rental Unit #21 HQS - Finding a good place to live Draw Request Form and Submittal Instructions The draw request workbook is secured with a password that must be entered each time the workbook is opened.
This added security measure will protect confidential participant data when sent via Secure Upload Tool . Before attempting to open or download this file, you must request the password by sending an e-mail to any of the Rental Assistance staff members at Minnesota Housing. The draw request is submitted monthly by housing agencies and due by the 15th of each month.
Bridges Program Draw Request Form (XLSM) UPDATED 1. 13. 2025 - For Bridges Grantee use ONLY.
Additional field inputs are required to capture referral date; barriers to housing and expanded categories for Head of Household Race/Ethnicity. NOTE: Due to the macro's inside the draw request form, you may be prompted to open the file vs. save the file. Please use a “Save As” option to download this file, rather than “Open".
After downloading, encoded Microsoft securities can be enabled by "unblocking macro’s" within the document properties.
Rental Assistance Secure Upload Tool and Secure Upload Instructions Minnesota Housing hosted a training to assist their partnering housing agency’s in better understanding the 2024-2025 Bridges and Bridges RTC Program Guide changes and the forms that assist in tracking the progress of the Bridges work plan and metrics for the 2024-2025 contract term.
Training recording (1:08:56) | Presentation slides Due Diligence Training 2026-2027 Contract Term (slides) Draw Request Form Tutorials NOTE: The tutorials outline accurate reporting requirements that are generic to a variety of Minnesota Housing Rental assistance programs.
However, the Bridges program requires additional field inputs that capture the referral date; barriers to housing and includes expanded categories for Head of Household Race/Ethnicity, which are excluded from the tutorial recordings. Use the instructions in the draw request for more information on how to accurately report those details on your reporting.
Downloading the Draw Request Form (15:54) - How to download the draw request form; how to import data from a previous workbook; how to save and submit for reimbursement and program compliance. Notes Part I: Draw Request Form Functionality (16:05) - PART ONE outlines features of the draw request form, various functions and calculations.
Notes Part II: Draw Request Form Functionality; Monthly Log (16:52) - PART TWO focuses on the ‘MONTHLY LOG’ tab of the workbook; automated calculations and formulas; rounding, prorating and how to report suspensions and terminations.
Notes Certifications and Name Changes (18:29) - Details the differences between annuals, interims, unit transfers, suspensions; terminations; how to report late certifications; head of household and name changes. Notes Housing Related Expenses, Excess Utility Fees and Adjustments (11:56) - Outlines housing related expenses; excess utility expenses and adjustments. Notes
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Persons with very low incomes and mental illness. Grant administrators prioritize applicants, with top priority given to persons living in an institution or other segregated setting who will be homeless when discharged. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Bridges and Bridges Regional Treatment Center (RTC) Program is funded by Minnesota Housing. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Minnesota. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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