Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board will soon hear presentations from 12 applicants vying for about $3.3 million total from the city’s housing trust fund, which has $700,000 to allocate for 2027.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Members of Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board are recommending that $500,000 in city funding go toward a 121-unit project on the western edge of town.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
The City of Lawrence is doling out $1.2 million from its sales tax coffers for affordable housing and housing-adjacent projects. New this year will be a community educator to help renters learn their rights.
A Douglas County program is switching to a lottery system to distribute funding for residents in need of rent and utility assistance sooner than planned. Applications are open now.
The Douglas County Housing Stabilization Collaborative is moving away from a first-come, first-served model to distribute funding for residents in need of rent and utility assistance. It will also lower the maximum total payment in order to serve more households.
