Oct 22, 2026
Governor Laura Kelly today announced that $12.9 million has been awarded through the latest round of the state’s Broadband Acceleration Grant (BAG) program. These awards will be matched with almost $14 million in private and local investment, resulting in approximately $27 million to expand high-speed internet access across 44 rural…
Read MoreOct 22, 2026
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Air Innovation Range in Kansas (AIR KS) program, a one-time grant opportunity totaling $2 million to enhance and support Kansas-based Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) test ranges and Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations. The program is designed to…
Read MoreOct 20, 2026
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland encourages jobseekers and employers searching for available talent to take part in the upcoming Weekend Virtual Statewide Job Fair, hosted by KANSASWORKS. Designed for jobseekers who can’t attend job fairs during the standard work week, this event will run from 8:00 a.m.…
Read MoreOct 14, 2026
Offered by: Mid-America Arts Alliance | Deadline/Expiration: October 21, 2026 — Artist INC™ is a training seminar designed to address the specific professional and entrepreneurial challenges that artists of all disciplines face in their practices. Artists will learn and grow together through artist facilitator mentoring, small group activities, large group…
Read MoreOct 13, 2026
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today published the boundaries for the Kansas City Chiefs STAR Bonds District, as authorized by K.S.A. 12-17, 160 et. al. The STAR Bond district will collect new sales tax revenues to finance the construction of the $3 billion state-of-the-art domed stadium in…
Read MoreOct 12, 2026
Offered by: The Telly Awards | Deadline/Expiration: December 11, 2026 — Newsletter Blurb: The Telly Awards honors excellence in video and television across all screens, and entries for the 48th season, “Made to Move” are open! New this season are expanded categories in Microseries, Creators, and Generative AI. We also…
Read MoreOct 9, 2026
The 2026 Governor’s Award of Excellence winner is Plumber & Pipefitters Apprenticeship Training in Wichita. Leading businesses and entrepreneurs from across the state were honored Thursday night for their outstanding contributions to their Kansas communities and the state economy during the Kansas Department of Commerce’s 2026 To The Stars: Kansas…
Read MoreOct 5, 2026
Applications now open to recognize outstanding projects, volunteers and communities across Kansas TOPEKA, Kan. – Empower Kansas is bringing back its annual awards program with an exciting twist for 2026, expanding recognition opportunities and introducing an awards banquet to celebrate the people and communities making a difference across the state.…
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Offered by: Botanica, Inc. | Deadline/Expiration: October 31, 2026 — Botanica seeks artists and artist-led collectives to create site-responsive outdoor public art for its 40th Anniversary Exhibition. Proposed installations should connect with the gardens’ landscape, ecology, history, or community. The all-inclusive project budget is $7,500–$20,000 per artist or collective. Eligible…
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Offered by: Kansas Arts Commission | Deadline/Expiration: October 31, 2026 — The Tallgrass Artist Residency seeks to create connection and conversation across the Great Plains through engagement with the prairie ecosystem. As a program of Kansas Arts Commission, the Tallgrass Artist Residency offers individual artists/artist teams time and space to…
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