The Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission received notification that $2,685,745 in grant funds have been awarded to region communities from the Kansas Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant funds.
These funds will provide assistance to address quality-of-life issues within five communities.
The City of Chetopa, Labette County, has received $600,000 to use in conjunction with other funding to make improvements to the city sewer system. The City of Independence, Montgomery County, has received $700,000 to use in conjunction with other funding to make improvements to their city sewer system. The City of Coffeyville, Montgomery County, has received $574,320 to use in conjunction with other funding to improve sidewalks within the city. The City of Fredonia, Wilson County, has received $261,425 to use in conjunction with other funding to improve their stormwater drainage system. The City of Toronto, Woodson County, has received $550,000 to use in conjunction with other funding to improve the city’s water system.
The CDBG program, administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce, provides federal funds to local governments for the development of viable communities by addressing their housing, public facilities and economic development needs.
The CDBG funds are one of the Department of Commerce’s primary tools in supporting the state’s small, predominantly rural communities.
