Governor Laura Kelly announced that the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation has begun distributing relief funds to applicants of the Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance program to ensure families still under financial strain due to the COVID-19 pandemic can stay in their homes, stay warm, and stay connected.

KHRC was able to quickly build on the success of prior rental program efforts and was one of the first states to fully launch its Emergency Rental Assistance program. Applications for this program opened on March 15, and the first payments were made last week. The KERA program is still accepting applications and the link to apply can be found in the online version of this story at kggfradio.com.