STATE OF MINNESOTA Department of Employment and Economic Development Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Minnesota Department of Human Services NOTICE OF DRAFT AVAILABILITY STATE OF MINNESOTA CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT (PER) FOR 2016 The State of Minnesota is developing its Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Performance Evaluation Report (PER) for 2016. The state submits its CAPER to HUD annually as one of the conditions of receiving federal housing and community development funding through the Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, Emergency Solutions Grants, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs, and the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF). The CAPER provides information to measure the state's progress during the past year in meeting assistance goals and priorities identified in the Consolidated Plan. The CAPER includes a summary and analysis of progress made on identified actions that state agencies have elected to undertake to affirmatively further fair housing and overcome impediments to fair housing. A draft of the 2016 CAPER and PER will be available for public review and comment beginning November 11, 2016, at www.mnhousing.gov and http://mn.gov/deed/ government/financial-assistance/ community-funding/ and ending at close of business November 28, 2016. Hard copies of the CAPER can be obtained by calling Minnesota Housing Finance Agency at 1-800-657-3769 or (651) 296-7608, or TTY (651) 297-2361. Written public comments on the CAPER and PER must be submitted by November 28, 2016 to: CAPER, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency; 400 Sibley Street, Suite 300; St. Paul, MN 55101; via fax to (651) 296-8139 or by email to mn.housing@state.mn.us. To ensure consideration of your comments, type "CAPER" in the subject line of your e-mail. The State will consider any comments from individuals or groups received in writing and a summary of the written comments on the CAPER and PER and the State's responses will be included in the final CAPER. The CAPER and PER will be submitted to HUD on or before December 31, 2016.
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