Fort Riley getting new elementary school with $24M Department of Defense grant

The Department of Defense awarded a $24,387,000 grant to Geary County’s school district to replace the current school facility with a new Jefferson Elementary School on Fort Riley. The grant will be used to build a new elementary school in place of Jefferson Elementary on Custer Hill in Fort Riley. The funding for this grant comes from the Department’s Public Schools on Military Installations Program. A federal evaluation team determined the current facility was overcrowded and in desperate need of repair, meaning it was eligible for a grant for schools considered in poor condition.
Source: KSNT News