By Mike Genet [email protected] The Examiner Since applications opened the first week of April, the Community Services League has distributed more than $1.4 million to households as part of a rental assistance program with federal grant dollars. At last check, president/CEO Doug Cowan said, 365 applications have been closed and paid to landlords or utility companies – an average of more than $3,800 paid out. In addition, another 132 applications have received initial approval and will likely be paid out soon. Those closed applications are part of 1,247 applications received through the portal for Eastern Jackson County. CSL is handling that area in partnership with the United Way of Greater Kansas City, which is overseeing the program over Kansas City and surrounding Jackson County. CSL is scheduled to distribute more than $11.5 million, and the city of Kansas City was scheduled to distribute $14.8 million.