Kansas Housing Awards $4.9 Million in MIH Funds and 7.5 Million in KHITC Funds for Rural Housing Development
Eleven Kansas communities will receive a combined total of $4,998,936 in Moderate Income Housing (MIH) funds and 7,593,000 in Kansas Housing Investor Tax Credits (KHITC). The awards, made possible through the state of Kansas’ MIH and KHITC programs, will provide resources to develop moderate income housing for families in rural communities.
Combined with the amount leveraged by each community to support the proposed initiatives, the awards represent a total investment of $33,845,101 and a net gain of 175 affordable, quality housing units.
This round of awards will help with:
- Development of 10 rental units in Ellinwood;
- Development of 5 single-family homes in Hoxie;
- Construction of 15 single-family homes in Concordia;
- Construction of 10 single-family homes in McPherson;
- Construction of 20 single-family homes in Carbondale;
- Construction of 4 single-family homes and 2 units in Ottawa;
- Construction of 14 single-family homes in Coffeyville;
- Construction of 24 units in Emporia;
- Construction of 48 units in a multifamily development in Winfield;
- Construction of 1 single-family home and 16 units in Dodge City, and
- Construction of 6 units in Montezuma.
Additionally, KHRC is able to allocate KHITC to MIH projects in progress in Augusta, Neodesha, Lindsborg, Holton, and Chanute.
