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5 Will Minnesota Housing be monitoring the use of housing aid prior to the reporting deadline for cities and counties? Minnesota Housing will not require reporting prior to December 1, 2025, when the first report is due from cities and counties. However, Minnesota Housing will be checking in with local governments to offer support and track spending progress. Definitions and Clarifications What is a Tier I and a Tier II city? The terms Tier I and Tier II are used to determine cities that will receive aid. A Tier I city is a statutory or home rule charter city that is a city of the first, second or third class. For LAHA, it must be in a metropolitan county. For SAHA, it must not be in a metropolitan county. Read the full definition of cities and classes. A Tier II city is a statutory or home rule charter city that is a city of the fourth class and not located in a metropolitan county (see subd. 4). The bill requires aid be spent on a qualified project. What is the definition of spent? If a project is started but not completed, are the funds considered to be spent? Minnesota Housing is seeking clarification on the definition of spent. Is SAHA funding from appropriations ongoing? The following table reflects amounts appropriated to SAHA through the fiscal year ending in 2027. The appropriations are set at a base level with one-time increases in the first two years. SAHA Appropriations Fiscal Year Ending 6/30/24 FYE 6/30/2025 FYE 6/30/2026 FYE 2027 and each year after To the 87 counties in Minnesota $ 13,050,000 $ 13,050,000 $ 5,550,000 $ 5,550,000 To the 37 cities in Greater Minnesota $ 4,500,000 $ 4,500,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000 To the 7 eligible Tribal Nations $ 2,700,000 $ 2,700,000 $ 1,200,000 $ 1,200,000 To Minnesota Housing for the Tier II Cities Grants program $ 2,250,000 $ 2,250,000 $ 1,250,000 $ 1,250,000 Page 21 of 27