The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced help for homeowners and low-income renters in flood-ravaged parts of Kansas.

Tuesday's announcement covers the 17 counties included in Monday's Presidential disaster declaration. The state is moving to have three more counties - Greenwood, Crawford and Labette - added.

HUD will allow the state to re-direct Community Development Block Grant money, grant a 90-day moritorium on foreclosures on FHA insured mortgages, and offer state and local governments loans for housing rehab and other costs, such as economic development and repair of public infrastructure.

For more on HUD programs designed to assist disaster victims, visit www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/programs/dri/.