The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service Multi Family Housing Program awarded $147,256 to Stearns County Housing Redevelopment Authority on March 18, 2027, under the Rural Multi-Family Housing Revitalization Demonstration Program (CFDA 10.447), a Project Grant to preserve and revitalize existing rural rental housing financed by RHS under Section 515 and Sections 514/516 of the Housing Act of 1949.
Stearns County Housing Redevelopment Authority, a child entity of County Of Stearns (Minnesota), is the recipient. Performance occurs in Minnesota with an ultimate completion date of April 18, 2028. The program prioritizes preservation of troubled projects, owner contributions sufficient to cover transaction costs, energy conservation and green property management, new tenant services provided by nonprofit organizations at no cost to the project, and consolidation of project operations. Award selection is based on eligibility and scoring of factors including contribution of funds from other sources, age of project, prior agency-approved Comprehensive Needs Assessments, and proposed sale to nonprofit or public housing authority where applicable.