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Learn more about the Community Development Block Grant program.
Non-profit organizations and public health care entities can improve their ability to undertake significant capital campaigns for projects involving children and family services, non-governmental crime prevention, youth apprenticeship or youth technical training, and health care.
Realizing the need to rehabilitate downtown buildings with funding that can be disbursed quickly and efficiently, the Kansas Department of Commerce has partnered with the Patterson Family Foundation to create the Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) program. HEAL focuses on projects that show potential as economic drivers in Kansas communities.
Affordable, quality and accessible housing are critical to growing the Kansas economy and improving the quality of life in our state.
Downtown says a lot about your town. The Department of Commerce partners with communities to enhance the vibrancy and vitality of downtown and commercial corridors across Kansas.
Placemaking is the process of activating and creating quality places that people want to be in, strengthening the connection between people and their communities.
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