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Missouri, Kansas receive $127M for affordable housing efforts

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has allocated $88 million to Missouri and $39 million to Kansas to increase affordable housing to address homelessness. Funding was split from nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced the allocation of nearly $5 billion in American Rescue Plan funds, including $39,319,074 to Kansas and $88,420,496 to Missouri.

Funding was distributed to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

Secretary Fudge made the announcement during a Zoom call with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (OH), Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Birmingham, Alabama Mayor Randall Woodfin.

The supplemental funding is allocated through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program to 651 grantees, including states, insular areas, and local governments.

“Homelessness in the United States was increasing even before COVID-19, and we know the pandemic has only made the crisis worse,” Fudge said. “With this strong funding, communities across the country will have the resources needed to give homes to the people who have had to endure the COVID-19 pandemic without one.”