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KDHE Announces Two Additional Grant Opportunities in Second Round of RHTP Funding
The application period for the Community Health Worker + Accountable Food is Medicine (CHW+AFIM) and the Non-Emergency Transportation (NEMT) grants will open Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, to eligible Kansas providers. CHW+AFIM program grants will improve health outcomes among rural Kansans.…
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Newton’s Themian Park awarded $500,000 grant
The grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce will help fund new basketball courts, pickleball courts, a restroom, an open shelter, and lighting. Read more: City of Newton
<div style="color: #333;">Commerce Launches Unique Grant Program to Transform a Downtown Block</div>
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the launch of the Building Local Opportunity through Coordinated Kansas Investment (BLOCK) program, a competitive placemaking initiative designed to help one Kansas community dramatically transform the appearance of a downtown…
<div style="color: #333;">Governor Kelly and KDOT Announce Over $24M for 32 Road Improvement Projects Across Kansas</div>
Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) announced today that $24.1 million will be awarded to 32 projects to improve intersections and roads across the state through KDOT’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP). “Improving regional connectivity is a vital step in expanding accessibility across the state,” Governor Laura…
<div style="color: #333;">New Round of SEED Grants Available for Rural Quality-of-Life Initiatives</div>
Administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce, SEED grants are available to communities in 78 eligible counties, with populations of 5,000 or fewer. Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded in the following categories: Childcare and Senior Programming– Projects…
<div style="color: #333;">Tourism Announces $1 Million Available in Attraction Development Grants</div>
Kansas Tourism has announced that applications for the Attraction Development Grants program will open August 17. The program is designed to provide funding support for the development of new tourism attractions or the enhancement of existing attractions that encourage travel to and…
<div style="color: #333;">County loans $2.5M for downtown OP housing project for people with disabilities</div>
A 17-unit affordable housing project in downtown Overland Park aimed at people who have intellectual and mental health challenges got a boost Thursday in the form of gap funding approved by the Johnson County Commission. The commission agreed to extend…
<div style="color: #333;">Nine Kansas communities to receive DOJ public safety grants</div>
The U.S. Department of Justice is pouring nearly $290 million into communities across the country to boost public safety, and nine places in Kansas are getting a piece of the pie. The major funding boost comes from the federal government’s…
<div style="color: #333;">Kansas Tourism Opens Applications for Tourism Marketing Grant Program</div>
Kansas Tourism, a division within the Kansas Department of Commerce, today announced that applications are open for the Tourism Marketing Grant program. The grants are designed to assist local tourism organizations or attractions in new or first-time innovative marketing initiatives.…
<div style="color: #333;">Pawnee and Stafford Counties Receive $20,255,000 BUILD Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation</div>
Pawnee County, Kansas, in partnership with neighboring Stafford County, is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded $20,255,000 from the BUILD Grant Program (Better Utilizing investments to Leverage Development) offered through the U.S. Department of Transportation. This generous funding,…
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