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Ramsey County opens Emerging and Diverse Developers solicitation; applications due Oct. 31
Summary
Ramsey County launched its Emerging and Diverse Developers (EDD) solicitation, offering deferred loans for small-scale affordable housing projects. Applications are due Oct. 31; awards will be notified Dec. 15 and go to the board Dec. 16. The county outlined eligibility, scoring, loan ceilings and TA resources.
Jerica Gomez, multifamily development specialist and project manager for Ramsey County's Emerging and Diverse Developers program, told a webinar audience that the county has published an EDD solicitation and will accept applications through Oct. 31, with review and underwriting to follow and award notices planned for Dec. 15.
The solicitation is intended for smaller-scale housing developers. Gomez said projects that exceed 25 housing units or 15,000 square feet of commercial space are not eligible for the EDD solicitation and that projects must be located in Saint Paul or suburban Ramsey County (Ramsey County awards cannot fund projects in North Saint Paul because the city’s HRA did not adopt the county arrangement). “This solicitation was published on 09/08/2025, and our responses are due by October 31, Halloween at 04:30,” Gomez said in the webinar.
Why it matters: the EDD solicitation is part of Ramsey…
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