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Clay County agrees to serve as fiscal host and reapply for Community Living Infrastructure grant for regional housing services
Summary
Clay County Social Services received board approval to reapply as fiscal host for a DHS Community Living Infrastructure (CLI) grant covering a ten‑county region; the county estimates a two‑year request around $980,000, with the Clay County HRA as program manager under contract.
Clay County Social Services asked the board on April 22 to authorize reapplication for the Minnesota Department of Human Services Community Living Infrastructure (CLI) grant and to enter contracts if awarded. Commissioners approved the request.
Quinn told the board the CLI grant is a regional program in which Clay County serves as fiscal host and the Clay County HRA acts as a subcontracted program manager. Partners include Wilkin County, three community action agencies (CAPLP, Mahubiawaqua and West Central Minnesota Community Action) and other local entities. The current CLI grant cycle was reported as $1,020,448 over its lifetime and expires June 30; the county estimated a roughly $980,000 request for the 7/1/2025–6/30/2027 grant cycle, though partner budgets were not yet final.
Grant components: outreach and navigation (staff to locate and link people who are homeless or unstably housed), HRA capacity building (housing resource specialists to assist people with disabilities), and an eligibility worker to administer housing‑support funds at the county level.
Why it matters: the grant supports regional housing navigation and disability‑related housing supports across a 10‑county area and helps pay personnel who assist individuals moving from hospitals, corrections or treatment back into housing. Commissioners asked how the county would respond if the grant funding disappeared; staff said partners would likely have to reduce staff and capacity and that the county would evaluate the fiscal host role if circumstances change.
Next steps: the application was authorized; the application deadline was May 8 and staff had begun finalizing partner budgets and documentation.
