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Date: January 15, 2004 Contact: Brandon Laster, 816-759-6692 |
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Commission will decide housing assistance funding during Jan. 23 meeting
KANSAS CITY -- The Missouri Housing Development Commission is expected to approve $5.5 million in funding for organizations providing housing assistance for low-income families in Missouri during their 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 23 meeting at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. This year, MHDC received 188 applications requesting more than $19 million in funding. The Missouri Housing Trust Fund (MHTF) is designed to increase affordable housing opportunities for low-income families. Funding through the Housing Trust Fund must be used to assist the development of housing or provide housing services to very low-income Missourians. Eligible MHTF activities range from programs for the homeless to homeownership assistance, including shelters, rental assistance programs, and development of new or rehabilitated rental housing funded through grants or loans. Staff has reviewed all of the applications received in October 2003, including two statewide proposals. Specific counties serviced by the proposals received include:
The results of the meeting will be published on the MHDC web site http://www.mhdc.com/ as soon as possible after the meeting. Media representatives who want to discuss the results with MHDC should contact Brandon Laster, Public Information Officer, prior to the Commission meeting to schedule a follow-up call. A formatted text document will be available for e-mail upon request. ###
Questions can be directed to Brandon Laster at 816.759.6692 or e-mail blaster@mhdc.com. NOTE: Please do not release this contact information to the general public so we can be more responsive to the immediate needs of the news media on Friday. |
