As of December 8, 2020, the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program is no longer accepting applications or new assistance requests.
The COVID-19 Assistance Program is funded by federal dollars through the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which was authorized by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and this funding expires on December 31, 2020. Local administrators need the rest of December to review and process as many applications as possible.
Local program administrators continue to process applications in January 2021. (Applications being processed in January 2021, met submission deadlines in December 2020.)
To check the status of any application/assistance request submitted prior to December 8, 2020, please re-login to your account and view "Dashboard".
A status flag, like the one below will be visible next to your "Assistance Request"
If your status says:
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In Progress: Your assistance request has been started but has not yet been completed OR submitted to your selected service provider/program administrator. |
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Submitted: Your assistance requested has been submitted to the provider/program administrator. Your program administrator will contact you at the email address and/or phone number you provided soon. |
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Verification: Your selected provider has begun reviewing your assistance request and will contact you at the email and/or phone number you provided. |
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Application Approved: Your program administrator has reviewed your application and approved it for payment. Final payment is subject to program funding availability. Payment will be made directly to the service provider as indicated in your assistance request. |
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Application Denied: Your program administrator has reviewed your application and denied it for payment. You may appeal the decision by contacting your program administrator to request an appeal of the decision, either in writing or orally, within 10 days of the date being notified of your denial. | ||||||||||||||
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Assistance requests have been moved to the WITHDRAWN status for one of the following reasons:
If you would like to receive COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program updates, please sign up for Minnesota Housing’s eNews list. Why did the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program stop accepting applications after December 7? The COVID-19 Assistance Program is funded by federal dollars through the Coronavirus Relief Fund, which was authorized by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and this funding expires on December 31, 2020. Local administrators need the rest of December to review and process as many applications as possible. |
