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Thirteen Kansas communities will receive a combined total of $2.3 million to develop affordable housing for moderate-income families. The funding, made possible through the state of Kansas’ Moderate Income Housing (MIH) program and supplemental Kansas Housing funding, awards grants or loans to develop multi-family rental units, single family homes, and water, sewer, and street extensions in cities or counties with populations of fewer than 60,000.
“Since 2012, the Kansas Legislature has recognized the need for quality, affordable housing for those who do not qualify for federal housing assistance, yet cannot afford market rate housing,” Kansas Housing Executive Director Ryan Vincent said. “From workforce housing serving the agriculture industry in western Kansas, to repurposing an abandoned elementary school block into affordable single-family homes in southeast Kansas, we’ve seen countless examples of how the program has addressed housing shortages in rural communities across the state. This year MIH applications doubled, demonstrating the ongoing need for this crucial assistance.”
This year’s awards will help rehabilitate a vacant long-term care facility into affordable rental units in Osage City, help develop a five-unit subdivision for single family homes in Sedgwick, and will help expand a homebuyer assistance program in Lyons. See full details for all 13 awards.
Kansas Housing administers the MIH program at no cost to the state. The Legislature allocates funding on a pass-through basis, and Kansas Housing manages the application and award process.
The MIH program is the state’s sole housing appropriation from the Kansas Legislature. With a 2019 MIH budget of $2 million, Kansas currently allocates roughly $.69 per citizen to housing.
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A self-supporting, nonprofit, public corporation, Kansas Housing helps Kansans access the safe, affordable housing they need and the dignity they deserve. For more information about the Moderate Income Housing program, please contact Program Director Alissa Ice at aice@kshousingcorp.org or visit our website at www.kshousingcorp.org.
Governor Laura Kelly joined with Kansas Housing Resources Corporation to proclaim October 30 Weatherization Day in Kansas. The Weatherization Assistance Program, signed into law by President Gerald Ford in 1976, has weatherized more than 7.4 million homes, reducing household utility bills, lowering energy usage, and creating healthier and more comfortable home environments.
KHRC provides free weatherization assistance to qualifying families. Learn more.
KHRC in the News
New emergency rental assistance program coming in March – KAKE-TV – Feb. 11, 2021
Office of Rural Prosperity 2020 Annual Report – Jan. 28, 2021
Time running out to apply for rental assistance in Kansas – KSNT – Dec. 11, 2020
Kansas rent help deadline is less than a week away – WIBW – Dec. 11, 2020
Deadline approaching for statewide rental assistance program – KAKE-Wichita – Dec. 7, 2020
Kansas Government News – Kansas Government Journal – Dec. 2020
Rental assistance still available – The Hutchinson News – Nov. 5, 2020
Funds still available for KEPP – 13-WIBW – Nov. 3, 2020
Rental crisis still looms – The Hutchinson News – Nov. 1, 2020
Need help catching up on rent? This program can help! – 13-WIBW – Oct. 30, 2020
Letter to the editor: Moratoriums may cause crisis – The Topeka Capital-Journal – Oct. 29, 2020
Coffee Chat – AARP KS – Oct. 28, 2020
Landlords, tenants eligible for rent payment assistance – Liberal Leader & Times -Oct. 22, 2020
State To Aid In Rent Payments – WIBW News – Oct. 22, 2020
KHRC creates new eviction prevention program – WIBW-13 – Oct. 21, 2020
Program designed to reduce evictions will pay rent back to April 2020 – KSNT.com -Oct. 21, 2020
State of Kansas announces $35 million in rental assistance – KWCH 12 – Oct. 21, 2020
STATE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO BE OFFERED IN WICHITA – 101.3 FM KFDI – Oct. 20, 2020
19 New COVID Cases, 1 New Death – KSAL.com – Oct. 16, 2020
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS APPLY FOR UP TO $5,000 PER HOUSEHOLD – Fort Scott Biz – Oct. 16, 2020
19 New COVID Cases, 1 New Death – KSAL.com – Oct. 16, 2020
White House moves to halt evictions through December – KAKE News – Sept. 3, 2020
Unlocking home: Addressing housing needs across Kansas – Kansas Government Journal – Apr. 2020
State grant funds new homes in Greensburg – Kiowa County Signal – Jan. 22, 2020
It’s Your Business – Topeka Capital-Journal – Jan. 19, 2020
Senior housing growing – Ark Valley – The News – Dec. 19, 2019
Groundbreaking for affordable housing in Valley Center – KAKE News – Dec. 17, 2019
Moderate Income Housing Program – Kansas Government Journal – August/September 2019
A New Era – Affordable Housing News – Summer 2019
Rare downtown housing for Kansas City, KS – KSNT – June 10, 2019
The Boulevard Lofts 30 years in the waiting – KCUR 89.3 – June 8, 2019
Weatherization assistance available to low income households – The Hutchinson News – Oct. 22, 2018
Leavenworth housing agency honored – The Leaven – Oct. 12, 2018
Delaware Place apartments dedicated – The Vindicator, Valley Falls – July 19, 2018
Right at home – Salina Journal – June 26, 2018
Developers get green light for Lee lofts – Salina Journal – May 16, 2018
