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Fifteen housing developments will add or preserve a collective 599 affordable homes to the state’s housing stock, thanks to funds awarded through the state’s competitive 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit application process. The awards, totaling $10.3 million in both federal and state tax credits and $7.55 million in HUD Resources, will construct 459 new homes and rehabilitate 140 existing homes for Kansas seniors and families.

Kansas Housing Resources (KHRC) Housing Development Director, Deanne Engstrom, attended the groundbreaking of Orchard Ridge in Hillsboro, KS in July. This new construction built by Mennonite Housing, is a 24-unit Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and Kansas Affordable Housing Tas Credit (KAHTC) development. The project is also made possible through federal HOME funds and the

In February, Kansas Housing received 11 applications for the 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), equating to more than $17 million in LIHTCs and Kansas Affordable Housing Tax Credits (KAHTC) for the first of two application rounds. Of the four applications awarded, the approved LIHTCs/KAHTCs and PABs will build 585 new units. The Kansas Affordable Housing Tax