Apr 3, 2025
The Kansas Department of Commerce today announced the launch of a new round of Rural Mural funding to support the creation of projects in rural Kansas communities. The total amount of funding available is $125,000. “Public art is a powerful tool for rural revitalization and bringing vitality and prosperity to...
Seguir leyendoJan 23, 2025
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the award recipients for the Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) grant program. In this round of funding, more than $250,000 was distributed among 12 recipients across the state. “Through the SEED grant program, we’re helping our small and rural...
Seguir leyendoDec 9, 2024
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today the launch of the new Towns grant program. This program is an initiative designed to spur quality-of-place improvements in rural Kansas communities that have received no funding from the Kansas Department of Commerce since 2019. This new opportunity will have...
Seguir leyendoOct 21, 2024
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that $1.5 million is available for a fifth round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants to revitalize dilapidated and underutilized downtown buildings in small communities across the state. These grants help close the financial gaps for communities striving to...
Seguir leyendoSep 27, 2024
The Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP) has received two 2024 Excellence in Economic Development Silver Awards from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) for their Rural Champions program. The awards were given specifically for the department’s work in the Innovative Economic Development and Regional or Cross-Border...
Seguir leyendoSep 23, 2024
Governor Laura Kelly announced today the 14 grant recipients of the Rural Champions program’s second cohort. The selected Rural Champions will join a growing statewide network of grassroots individuals tackling critical projects in their respective rural communities. “Since day one, my administration has been focused on the needs of our...
Seguir leyendo13 de septiembre de 2024
TOPEKA - Vicegobernador y Secretario de Comercio David Toland anunció hoy que $250,000 estarán disponibles a través de una tercera ronda de subvenciones de Expansión y Desarrollo Económico Estratégico (SEED). El programa SEED apoya el desarrollo económico y los esfuerzos de revitalización en los condados más pequeños a través de Kansas a través de inversiones en iniciativas de calidad de vida. "Las subvenciones SEED...
Seguir leyendo18 de junio de 2024
TOPEKA - El vicegobernador y secretario de Comercio, David Toland, ha anunciado hoy que se han concedido más de 1.304.000 euros en subvenciones de Emergencia para Activos Económicos Históricos (E-HEAL) a cinco beneficiarios. Más de $770.000 fondos de contrapartida locales privados se añadirán a ese total, para ayudar a traer edificios del centro...
Seguir leyendo7 de junio de 2024
TOPEKA - Gobernadora Laura Kelly anunció hoy que 12 comunidades y organizaciones recibirán un combinado $78,800 para permitir que 20 nuevos murales y proyectos de arte público para revivir los espacios públicos y atraer a los residentes y visitantes. "Murales e instalaciones de arte público bienvenida a la gente a nuestras comunidades rurales, mientras que el desarrollo de orgullo de la comunidad ...
Seguir leyendo29 de abril de 2024
TOPEKA - El vicegobernador y secretario de Comercio, David Toland, anunció hoy que la Oficina de Prosperidad Rural ha abierto las solicitudes para la segunda cohorte de Campeones Rurales por Elección. Ofrecido en colaboración con la Patterson Family Foundation, el programa Rural Champions financia la asistencia al desarrollo dedicada a las comunidades rurales que carecen...
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