Kansas Department of Commerce to distribute $2.8 million to nine Kansas communities
The Kansas Department of Commerce will distribute more than $2.8 million in federal grants through the Community Development Block Grant program, officials announced today.
Communities receiving funding include the cities of El Dorado, Eskridge, Frontenac, Nortonville, Ogden, Severy and Udall, as well as Lincoln and Linn counties.
The announcement follows January’s awarding of more than $9.3 million in federal CDBG funds to Kansas communities, bringing this year’s total to nearly $12.1 million.
“We are pleased to announce the awarding of these funds to some great Kansas communities,” said Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary David Kerr. “These grants allow the Department to assist the small and rural communities that are so crucial to our state.”
The CDBG program provides federal funds to local governments for the development of viable communities by addressing their housing, public facilities and economic development needs. To be awarded funds, local governments must meet at least one of three program objectives; benefit to low- and moderate-income persons; prevent or eliminate slums and blight; or resolve an urgent need where local resources are not available to do so.
CDBG funds are one of the Department’s primary tools in supporting the state’s small, predominately rural communities. The Department has distributed more than $235 million in CDBG funding since 1998.
“The Department remains committed to the state’s small, rural communities,” Kerr said. “We recognize the challenges these communities will face in the years ahead, and we are prepared to help our cities and towns meet those challenges.”
For more information, contact Joe Monaco, Public Information Officer with the Kansas Department of Commerce, at (785) 296-3760 or jmonaco@kansascommerce.com.
The recipients of grants are as follows:
City of El Dorado ($400,000)
The proposed project is sewer line improvements throughout the city. The city is matching this grant with $1,032,217 in matching funds.
City of Eskridge ($319,428)
This project will consist of rehabilitation of 12 housing units and the demolition of four dilapidated housing units.
City of Frontenac ($375,525)
The project consists of replacing existing outdated cast-iron and asbestos cement water lines. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is providing $375,525 in matching funds.
Lincoln County ($280,400)
The project will provide for construction of a new 6,300 square-foot building for emergency services/fire station facility for Sylvan Grove Rural Fire District. The Fire District will provide $125,000 in matching funds, and Lincoln County will provide $10,000.
Linn County ($204,910)
This project will consist of the construction of a fire station to be located in Prescott for Rural Fire District #1. The fire district is providing $204,910 in matching funds.
City of Nortonville ($267,700)
This project will rehabilitate 10 housing units and demolish four dilapidated unsafe residential structures.
City of Ogden ($400,000)
The proposed project consists of replacement of the existing Walnut Street pumping station and installation of force main. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will provide $800,332 in matching funds.
City of Severy ($171,222)
The project consists of sewer system improvements for the city. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will provide $171,223 in matching funds.
City of Udall ($400,000)
This project will construct a new 150,000-gallon elevated water tower and make various improvements to the water system. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will provide $1,150,000 in matching funds.
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