The United States Department of Agriculture has announced $22.4 million in grants for various projects in rural communities in Kansas. The grants will fund projects for high-speed internet access, water, and sewer improvements. “High-speed internet and reliable infrastructure make it possible for rural Kansans to live and work in the communities they love,” says Kansas State Director for Rural Development Christy Davis. The grant details are: (1) A $997,000 grant to help promote the expansion of high-speed internet in Rawlins, Kiowa, Gove, Kearny, Wilson, and Linn counties. (…) (2) A $1,725,000 loan will help complete improvements to the sewer collection system for the City of Wakefield including the upgrade of the wastewater treatment system and construction of a non-discharging lagoon with irrigation. (3) A $2,284,000 loan and a $921,000 grant to help the City of Burden complete the rehabilitation of the water and wastewater systems which includes repairing approximately 15,000 feet of collection lines and upgrading approximately 22,250 feet of main and service lines. (4) A $1,205,000 loan and a $1,127,000 grant for the City of Hanston to help construct a new non-discharging lagoon facility. (5) A $2,925,000 loan for the City of Valley Falls to refurbish the wastewater collection system. (…) (6) A $35,000 loan and a $1,126,000 grant for the City of Vermillion to rehabilitate its water distribution system. (…) (7) A $5,819,000 loan for Belle Blaine to help build a new 300,000-gallon elevated storage tank and a new ion exchange nitrate removal treatment plant. (…) (8) A $1,772,000 loan will help complete repairs to the Fall River dam, upgrade the Little Bear elevated storage tank, expand the distribution system, and provide sewer extension to the hospital in Neodesha. (9) A $795,000 loan and a $1,691,000 grant for the Little Blue Natural Resources District to develop a new water source for the rural water system.
Source: KSN Local News
