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Open Soon: Bloomington, Minnesota Section 8 Voucher

The Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority (BHRA) will accept Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from July 15, 2024, until further notice. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in September, 2018. 

Income Qualification

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

  • 1 Person $43,500 | 5 Persons $67,100
  • 2 Persons $49,700 | 6 Persons $72,050
  • 3 Persons $55,900 | 7 Person $77,050
  • 4 Persons $62,100 | 8 Persons $82,000

Preferences

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Terminated from the HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
  • Victims of Domestic Violence.
  • Applicants displaced by Involuntarily Displacement.
  • Live, work, or be hired to work in Bloomington.
  • Elderly/Disabled
  • Currently participating in a HUD HCV Special Program including Foster Youth Independence (FYI) and VASH through the Bloomington HRA

Selection Process

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

Application Method

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Complete the application in person at the BHRA office, located at 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431. Monday - Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. 

The BHRA will be hosting Application Workshops for assistance with completing the online application at the Bloomington Civic Plaza, located at 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431. July 15, 2024 through July 26, 2024. Monday - Friday. 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.

For more information, visit the HRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HRA public notice on June 17, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via written request to the HRA at Bloomington HRA, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, Minnesota, 55431 or email hra@blommingtonmn.gov stating the reason why the application cannot be filled out online.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/28/2024.

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Open Soon: Bloomington, Minnesota Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority (BHRA) will accept Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications from July 15, 2024, until further notice. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in November, 2018. 

Preferences

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Terminated from the HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
  • Victims of Domestic Violence.
  • Applicants displaced by Involuntarily Displacement.
  • Live, work, or be hired to work in Bloomington.
  • Elderly/Disabled
  • Currently participating in a HUD HCV Special Program including Foster Youth Independence (FYI) and VASH through the Bloomington HRA

Selection Process

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

Application Method

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Complete the application in person at the BHRA office, located at 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431. Monday - Friday 8:00 am-4:30 pm. 

The BHRA will be hosting Application Workshops for assistance with completing the online application at the Bloomington Civic Plaza, located at 1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431. July 15, 2024 through July 26, 2024. Monday - Friday. 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.

For more information, visit the HRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HRA public notice on June 17, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Bloomington, Minnesota .

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via written request to the HRA at Bloomington HRA, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, Minnesota, 55431 or email hra@blommingtonmn.gov stating the reason why the application cannot be filled out online.

IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.

Last Updated on 06/17/2024.

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Open: Rental Homes for Future Homebuyers Program Project-Based

The Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority (BHRA) Rental Homes for Future Homebuyers Program waiting list is currently open, since at least October 8, 2018, until further notice. It is not known when this waiting list opened, and no closing date has been identified. 

There are two ways to apply:

  1. Download and print the application online.
  2. Call (952) 563-8937 to request an application by mail, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm CT.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be:

  1. Mailed to the HRA, 1800 West Shakopee Road, Bloomington Minnesota, 55431.
  2. Dropped off at the HRA office at the address above, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Persons Who Live, Work, or Attend School Locally, Working/Employed, Persons in Job Training or Higher Education, Referred by Local Assistance Program, Persons with a disability who uses a Bloomington service provider.                     

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.  

For more information, read the BHRA informational flyer, visit the HRA website, or call the office at (952) 563-8937.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (952) 563-8937.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority

1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, MN | Visit Website | (952) 563-8937

Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority provides affordable housing for up to 551 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Bloomington Housing and Redevelopment Authority is located in Bloomington, MN.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.