Commission awards 90 grants totaling $6 million for housing services programs

The Missouri Housing Development Commission awarded 90 grants worth $6 million during their Dec. 9 meeting in Jefferson City to organizations providing housing services and assistance for low-income families in Missouri.

This year, MHDC received 153 applications requesting more than $15.8 million in funding.

The Missouri Housing Trust Fund (MHTF) is designed to increase affordable housing opportunities for low-income families. Funding through the Missouri Housing Trust Fund must be used to assist the development of housing or provide housing services to very low-income Missourians, as well as provide support services for varied populations. Funding through the Housing Trust Fund is used to provide permanent housing solutions for the chronic homeless population and activities to keep individuals and families in crisis housed.

Eligible MHTF activities include programs providing emergency assistance for homeless prevention; permanent housing for the homeless; rental assistance; home repair; construction/rehabilitation of homeless/transitional/special needs housing facilities, and program operating support for these types of housing facilities. Proposals cover services throughout the state.

The entire list of funded agencies is available here.

Staff reviewed all of the applications received in October 2005, including two statewide proposals and provided their recommendations for funding to the Commission. Proposals cover service in every county in the state.
 

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MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES - Media representatives who want to discuss the results and obtain more information from MHDC should contact Brandon Laster, Public Information Officer. 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.