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HCV Study with Harvard’s People Lab Moves to Next Phase
Over the past two years, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) has been working with the Harvard Kennedy School’s People Lab to study the barriers to landlord participation in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. [...]
Move-Ins Begin for Families in Multi-Year, HUD-Funded Study on Accessing Opportunity Areas
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is conducting a multi-year study tracking the long-term impacts of families living in “opportunity areas” with varying levels of housing mobility-related services in the Community Choice [...]
MPHA Celebrates $5 Million Investment from State Legislature
On Monday, the Minnesota Legislature wrapped up its legislative session, establishing the state’s biennial budget for the next two years. Included in the final billion-dollar housing budget (HF 2335) was a direct one-time cash grant [...]
MPHA Board of Commissioners Pass Resolution Requesting Use of Full Tax Levy Authority in 2024, Sending Request to Board of Estimate and Taxation
MINNEAPOLIS—Today, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) Board of Commissioners passed a resolution seeking approval for the agency to exercise its maximum levy authority allowable under state law in 2024, an amount equal to 0.0185% [...]
Fully Funded Housing Levy Would Deliver $12 Million in New Funding
On Wednesday, MPHA staff will present research on the impact of a fully funded housing tax levy in the City of Minneapolis to the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET). The agency estimates a [...]
MPHA Completes $10 Million Renovation of 220-Unit, Senior-Designated High-Rise
In late March, MPHA completed a $10 million renovation of Hamilton Manor, a 220-unit senior-designated public housing high-rise in the Camden neighborhood. In close coordination with the building’s resident council, the agency worked to reduce [...]
Celebrating MPHA’s Green Initiatives this Earth Day
Every year, Earth Day stands to draw attention to how the planet should be cared for. At MPHA, the focus on environmental sustainability is woven into much of the agency’s work. This includes renewable energy [...]
MPHA Awards Millions to Minority- and Woman-Owned Businesses in 2022
As the largest public housing provider in the state and with a capital backlog of more than $210 million, MPHA has a lot of construction and renovation work to complete. For the most complex projects, [...]
MPHA Earns Highest Physical Inspection Scores from HUD in Agency History
Late last month, MPHA received a near-perfect 98.5 percent in the physical inspection segment of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) annual Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS). This marks the highest PHAS [...]