Eighteen northwest Kansas counties, members of Northwest Kansas Housing, Inc., are among ten recipient agencies in Kansas to share HUD-funded rental assistance.
The ten non-profits and public housing authorities statewide will share $1.2 million in Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) to help Kansas families obtain safe, affordable housing of their choice. Funded through the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and administered by Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC), TBRA helps income-eligible households afford rental subsidies, utility deposits and security deposits.
“TBRA grants allow struggling families to use their financial resources for other basic needs, such as food, medicine, child care and transportation,” said Christine Reimler, KHRC’s HOME Division Director. “This assistance is truly a lifeline which helps families move out of homelessness and into self-sufficiency,” said Reimler.
Awarded annually, TBRA grants are based on a community’s housing needs, the number of households estimated to be served and the organization’s experience in administering TBRA funding. Public housing authorities and non-profit organizations may apply for grants of up to $300,000.
Recipients of this year’s TBRA awards are:
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GRANTEE
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AWARD
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COMMUNITIES SERVED
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Bert Nash
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$110,000
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City of Lawrence and Douglas County
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Rental Assistance, Security
and Utility Deposits
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Charlotte Knoche: 785-842-8110
or Carla Helm: 785-830-1706
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| Harvest America |
$225,000
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Barber, Barton, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny, Kiowa, Lane, Meade, Morton, Ness, Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Scott, Seward, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens and Wichita Counties
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Rental Assistance, Security
and Utility Deposits
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John Miles: 913-342-2121 |
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Independence
Housing Authority
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$75,000
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City of Independence
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Rental Assistance
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April Nutt or Molly Wright: 620-332-2536
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Manhattan Housing
Authority
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$75,000
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Pottawatomie and Riley Counties
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Security and Utility
Deposits
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Patrick O’Neil: 785-776-8588, ext. 306 |
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Mental Health
Association of South
Central Kansas
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$70,000
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Butler and Sedgwick Counties
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Rental Assistance
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Lee Schnyder: 316-685-1821, ext. 501
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Northeast Kansas
Community Action
Program
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$75,000
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Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson,
Jefferson, Marshall and Nemaha Counties
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Security and Utility Deposits
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Kristy Morey:: 785-742-2222, ext. 256
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Northwest Kansas
Housing, Inc.
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$125,000
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Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellis, Gove, Graham, Logan,
Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rawlins, Rooks, Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Thomas, Trego
and Wallace Counties |
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Rental Assistance, Security
and Utility Deposits
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Loyce Schamberger: 785-421-2151 |
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Prairie View, Inc.
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$70,000
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Harvey, Marion and McPherson Counties
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Rental Assistance
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Brad Schmidt: 316-284-6439
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Southeast Kansas
Community Action
Program
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$300,000
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Allen, Bourbon, Chautauqua, Cherokee,
Crawford, Elk, Labette, Linn, Montgomery,
Neosho, Wilson and Woodson Counties
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Rental Assistance, Security
and Utility Deposits
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Craig Chronister: 620-724-8204
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Wyandot Center for
Community
Behavioral
Healthcare, Inc.
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$75,000
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Wyandotte County
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Rental Assistance and
Security Deposits
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Jana Loflin: 913-233-3364 |
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