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RECOVERY ACT FUNDS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CHANUTE
December 18, 2009 Posted by KHRC
Tax Credit Exchange Program Awards $4.3 Million for Housing Complex in
Disaster-Impacted Community. Chanute, KS – Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) has awarded nearly $4.3 million in Recovery Act funds to help finance the construction of 42 energy-efficient, affordable apartments in Chanute. The disaster-affected community had nearly 75 homes and a sizable number of local businesses damaged by flooding in 2007.
KANSAS HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION AND RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM (HPRP)
July 16, 2009 Posted by KHRC
July 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) announces the release of a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP). KHRC is making available approximately $8.3 million in HPRP funds for a thirty month period.
DOE Delivers Nearly $23 Million in Weatherization Funding to Kansas
June 10, 2009 Posted by Kansas RealEstateRama
WASHINGTON, DC - June 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the transfer of nearly $23 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to expand Kansas’ state weatherization assistance program. Kansas, along with Arizona, Mississippi, and Oregon, is one of the first four states to receive the latest round of weatherization funding. Today’s announcement represents the next step in the Obama Administration’s efforts to promote energy efficiency, lower energy costs, and help support new jobs.
2009 Kansas Point-In-Time Count Shows Reduction in Homelessness
June 9, 2009 Posted by KHRC
Topeka, KS - June 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Results from the 2009 Kansas Point-In-Time (KPIT) Count show a 14% reduction in the state’s homeless population. Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) and the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS), sponsored the count. The survey, which represents only a snapshot of homelessness on any […]
Kansas to Receive $23 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Create Jobs, Provide Affordable Housing
June 3, 2009 Posted by KHRC
Topeka, KS - June 3, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Treasury has announced Kansas will receive $23 million in federal stimulus funds to support the construction, acquisition and/or rehabilitation of affordable rental housing. The monies will be distributed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) to help create jobs and ease pressures on the housing market. $336 million will go to the first group of recipients - Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico.
