City of Lawrence to receive $1.6M from American Rescue Plan to combat homelessness

Lawrence will be awarded more than $1.6 million in funding from the latest federal pandemic relief package to increase affordable housing and other supports to address homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that as part of the American Rescue Plan it will allocate nearly $5 billion to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services for people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness, according to a HUD news release. The supplemental funding is allocated through the HOME Investment Partnerships Program to 651 grantees, including states and local governments. The $5 billion includes $39 million that will be allocated to the state of Kansas. Of that, the City of Lawrence will receive $1.64 million, according to HUD allocation tables.
Source: LJWorld.com.