Federal

FEDERAL

We partner with national organizations to protect and expand federal support for affordable homes and community development. We work with Minnesota members of Congress to support housing and community development issues.

We monitor administrative actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the United States Department of Agriculture, and more, speaking out on the implications of proposed rules and policies. 

Current initiatives include Rural Rental Housing Preservation, including a focus on USDA Rural Development Section 515 properties, and the Minnesota Chapter of Opportunity Starts at Home (OSAH-MN).

MHP works in partnership with coalitions and campaigns to achieve local, state and federal public policy goals.  MHP's federal campaign partners are:  

• ACTION Campaign (A Call to Invest in our Neighborhoods) 
• NLIHC (National Low Income Housing Coalition) 
• NRHC (National Rural Housing Coalition) 
• Opportunity Starts at Home (Minnesota Chapter)
• The Rural Preservation Workgroup 
• Up for Growth

Photo: MHP Deputy Policy Director Libby Murphy and former Policy Director Jeremy Schroeder pose with former Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Minnesota housing champions at a Protect Our Homes event.