{"id":13,"date":"2022-04-12T13:49:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T13:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdc1000.wpengine.com\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T18:38:43","slug":"qpd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/qpd\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30af\u30aa\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u30fb\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30b9\u90e8\u9580"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Hero Section -->\n<div id=\"block-block_1115c8ea0462f649c080f6c249e4ecb0\" class=\"im-init-hero-wrap biz\">\n    <div class=\"im-init-hero-background\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DSC07237-e1765407691315.jpg\" alt=\"Quality Places Division\">\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"im-init-hero-center\">\n        <div class=\"im-init-hero-content\">\n                            <h1 class=\"im-cdbg-hero-headline cdbg-detail\">Quality Places Division<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Sticky Nav -->\n<div class=\"im-cdbg-content-wrap biz broadband tiles\">\n\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-content-center im-cdbg-main-content-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-wrap im-cdbg-main-focus-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-inner\">\n                <div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-title-wrap\">\n                    <p class=\"im-cdbg-focus-title explore-headline\">Creating communities where residents and businesses can succeed.<\/p>\n                    <p class=\"im-init-content\" style=\"color: #323232BF;\">The Kansas Department of Commerce established the Quality Places Division (QPD) in 2024 as part of a major organizational re-alignment. The division focuses on strengthening community assets through placemaking, broadband expansion, revitalization efforts, and other local development initiatives. By bringing these departments under one unified structure, QPD aims to create vibrant, attractive communities where residents and businesses can succeed. Its mission is to enhance quality of place and support economic growth through strategic investments, grants, and hands-on assistance for local projects across Kansas.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-cdbg-resource-cta power \" href=\"\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; padding: .82em 2.5em !important;\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-programs-wrap tile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/cdbg\" class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item im-cdbg-blue\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-icon-broadband\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-wrap\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-init-hero-headline\" style=\"font-size: 1.8em !important;\">CDBG<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-deadline\">Community Development Block Grants<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/program\/community-programs\/main-street\/\" class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item im-cdbg-blue\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-icon-broadband\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-wrap\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-init-hero-headline\" style=\"font-size: 1.8em !important;\">Kansas Main Street<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-deadline\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/officeofbroadbanddevelopment\/\" class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item im-cdbg-blue\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-icon-broadband\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-wrap\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-init-hero-headline\" style=\"font-size: 1.8em !important;\">Office of Broadband Development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-deadline\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/orp\" class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item im-cdbg-blue\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-icon-broadband\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-wrap\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-init-hero-headline\" style=\"font-size: 1.8em !important;\">Office of Rural Prosperity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-deadline\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/qpd\/quality-places-specialists\/\" class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item im-cdbg-blue\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-icon-broadband\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-wrap\" style=\"z-index: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-bottom-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-init-hero-headline\" style=\"font-size: 1.8em !important;\">Quality Places Specialists<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-deadline\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-cdbg-focus-item-arrow\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Sticky Nav -->\n<div class=\"im-cdbg-content-wrap biz\">\n\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-content-center im-cdbg-main-content-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-wrap im-cdbg-main-focus-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-inner slider\" style=\"margin-top: -5em;\">\n                <div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-title-wrap\">\n                    <p class=\"im-cdbg-focus-title explore-headline\">Latest News from QPD<\/p>\n                    <p class=\"im-init-content\" style=\"color: #323232BF;\">Stay up to date with the latest press releases from our Quality Places Division, sharing news, achievements, and initiatives that demonstrate our dedication to building places that inspire and endure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-cdbg-resource-cta power \" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/news\/\" style=\"margin-top: 1em; padding: .82em 2.5em !important;\">More News from Commerce<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-programs-wrap hero-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-container\">\n        \t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post_slider row h-100 align-items-stretch remove-margin-top remove-margin-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2026\/02\/commerce-launches-two-new-kansas-community-empowerment-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/KCE_TWO_NEW_GRANTS1-768x402.png\" alt=\"Commerce Launches Two New Kansas Community Empowerment Grants\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">2\u6708 13<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Launches Two New Kansas Community Empowerment Grants<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the launch of two new grant opportunities through the Kansas&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2026\/02\/upper-floor-housing-coming-to-two-kansas-main-street-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ROOMS_awarded2-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Upper Floor Housing Coming to Two Kansas Main Street Communities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">2\u6708 10<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Upper Floor Housing Coming to Two Kansas Main Street Communities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced two Kansas Main Street communities have been awarded funding through&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2026\/01\/new-grant-opportunities-available-through-revised-signs-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SIGNS_Release_3-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"New Grant Opportunities Available Through Revised SIGNS Program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">1\u6708 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">New Grant Opportunities Available Through Revised SIGNS Program<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced a new round of Supporting Innovative Growth through New Signage&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/12\/governor-kelly-announces-6-7m-in-broadband-acceleration-grants-for-kansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BAG5_-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces $6.7M in Broadband Acceleration Grants for Kansas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">12\u6708 31<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces $6.7M in Broadband Acceleration Grants for Kansas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly today announced that $6.7 million has been awarded to five Internet Service Providers through the latest round&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/12\/fifteen-rural-economic-development-grant-recipients-announced\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SEED_Release2-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Fifteen Rural Economic Development Grant Recipients Announced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">12\u6708 24<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Fifteen Rural Economic Development Grant Recipients Announced<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Office of Rural Prosperity at the Department of Commerce&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/12\/commerce-opens-applications-for-rural-champions-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Rural-Champ_Release-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Opens Applications for Rural Champions Program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">12\u6708 11<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Opens Applications for Rural Champions Program<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that the Office of Rural Prosperity has opened applications for&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/12\/kansas-broadband-receives-federal-approval-for-166-6m-bead-final-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BEAD_Release_nologos-768x402.png\" alt=\"Kansas Broadband Receives Federal Approval for $166.6M BEAD Final Proposal\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">12\u6708 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Kansas Broadband Receives Federal Approval for $166.6M BEAD Final Proposal\u00a0<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced today that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the Kansas Office of Broadband&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/09\/commerce-offers-1-5m-in-heal-grants-to-revitalize-downtown-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/heal-6.0-768x402.png\" alt=\"Commerce Offers $1.5M in HEAL Grants to Revitalize Downtown Buildings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">9\u6708 30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Offers $1.5M in HEAL Grants to Revitalize Downtown Buildings<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that $1.5 million is available for a sixth round of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/09\/commerce-receives-iedc-excellence-in-economic-development-gold-award-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IDEC-Gold_Release-Social-Media-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Receives IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">9\u6708 23<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Receives IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Department of Commerce has been awarded the 2025 Excellence&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/09\/commerce-assistant-secretary-to-serve-on-iedc-board-of-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Matt-768x402.png\" alt=\"Commerce Assistant Secretary to Serve on IEDC Board of Directors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">9\u6708 15<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Assistant Secretary to Serve on IEDC Board of Directors<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that Commerce Assistant Secretary of Quality Places Matt Godinez has&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/08\/commerce-receives-iedc-excellence-in-economic-development-gold-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/DSC9594_Enhanced_NR_Edit_025ea46d-7d9a-4a99-824b-47ae55ae4124-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Receives IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">8\u6708 27<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Receives IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Gold Award<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Department of Commerce has been awarded the 2025 Excellence&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/08\/commerce-awards-362000-in-e-heal-funding-for-rural-downtown-buildings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/E-HEAL-768x402.png\" alt=\"Commerce Awards $362,000 in E-HEAL Funding for Rural Downtown Buildings\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">8\u6708 8<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Awards $362,000 in E-HEAL Funding for Rural Downtown Buildings<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that the Department of Commerce has awarded $362,000 through the&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/08\/commerces-quality-places-division-awarded-two-national-impact-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Keeper-Sunset-070819-IMG_5961-toned-Ramsdale-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce\u2019s Quality Places Division Awarded Two National Impact Awards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">8\u6708 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce\u2019s Quality Places Division Awarded Two National Impact Awards<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Kansas Department of Commerce has earned national recognition for&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/07\/commerce-awards-4-1-million-in-tax-credits-to-spur-revitalization-efforts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CSP-Release-Graphic-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Awards $4.1 Million in Tax Credits to Spur Revitalization Efforts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">7\u6708 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Awards $4.1 Million in Tax Credits to Spur Revitalization Efforts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Department of Commerce has awarded $4.1 million through the&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/07\/commerce-launches-new-chapter-of-kansas-community-empowerment-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/KCE-release-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Launches New Chapter of Kansas Community Empowerment Program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">7\u6708 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Launches New Chapter of Kansas Community Empowerment Program<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Kansas Department of Commerce has assumed the administration of&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/06\/commerce-supports-five-communities-with-upper-floor-units-downtown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ROOMS-June-2025-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Supports Five Communities with Upper Floor Units Downtown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">6\u6708 12<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Supports Five Communities with Upper Floor Units Downtown<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland today announced five grant recipients will share $250,000 funding through the Residential Opportunities&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/05\/collaboration-fuels-investment-in-kansas-smallest-rural-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/townsgrantV2-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Collaboration Fuels Investment in Kansas\u2019 Smallest Rural Communities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">5\u6708 28<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Collaboration Fuels Investment in Kansas\u2019 Smallest Rural Communities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that in partnership with the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, Kansas&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/04\/commerce-launches-blueprint-to-build-grant-program-for-community-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/B2B-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Launches Blueprint to Build Grant Program for Community Centers\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">4\u6708 30<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Launches Blueprint to Build Grant Program for Community Centers<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the launch of the Blueprint to Build program, an innovative&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/04\/commerce-awards-cdbg-grants-to-support-commercial-revitalization-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/CBDG-COVID-Res-AWARDED-2025-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Awards CDBG Grants to Support Commercial Revitalization Projects\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">4\u6708 22<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Awards CDBG Grants to Support Commercial Revitalization Projects<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded $758,250 in Community&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/04\/commerce-encourages-communities-to-attend-housing-resources-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HIAC-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Encourages Communities to Attend Housing Resources Event\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">4\u6708 17<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Encourages Communities to Attend Housing Resources Event<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Quality Places Division at the Kansas Department of Commerce is encouraging Kansas communities interested in moving local housing initiatives&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/04\/commerce-celebrating-community-development-week-with-statewide-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cdbg-tour-press-release-graphic-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Celebrating Community Development Week with Statewide Tour\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">4\u6708 14<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Celebrating Community Development Week with Statewide Tour<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Kansas Department of Commerce will celebrate National Community Development Week (April 21-25) with the inaugural Community Impact Tour \u2013&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/04\/commerce-announces-new-opportunity-for-transformative-art-in-public-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/TAPS-release-graphic-V2-768x402.png\" alt=\"Commerce Announces New Opportunity for Transformative Art in Public Spaces\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">4\u6708 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Announces New Opportunity for Transformative Art in Public Spaces<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Kansas Department of Commerce today announced the launch of an innovative program to support the enhancements of often overlooked&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/04\/commerce-launches-signs-grant-to-boost-downtown-revitalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SIGNS-release-graphic-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Launches SIGNS Grant to Boost Downtown Revitalization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">4\u6708 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Launches SIGNS Grant to Boost Downtown Revitalization<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Kansas Department of Commerce today launched the Supporting Innovative Growth through New Signage (SIGNS) grant, a new initiative aimed&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/02\/commerce-cdbg-program-awards-almost-3-5m-for-economic-development-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDBG-Feb-2025-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce CDBG Program Awards Almost $3.5M for Economic Development Projects\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">2\u6708 25<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce CDBG Program Awards Almost $3.5M for Economic Development Projects<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded $3.47 million in&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/02\/commerce-unveils-groundbreaking-overhaul-of-community-development-block-grant-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CDBG-REVAMP-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Unveils Groundbreaking Overhaul of Community Development Block Grant Program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">2\u6708 20<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Unveils Groundbreaking Overhaul of Community Development Block Grant Program<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Kansas Department of Commerce announced today significant changes to its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) \u2013 Community Facilities program&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/02\/lt-governor-toland-announces-more-than-4-million-available-in-community-service-tax-credit-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/CSP-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Lt. Governor Toland Announces More Than $4 Million Available in Community Service Tax Credit Program\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">2\u6708 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Lt. Governor Toland Announces More Than $4 Million Available in Community Service Tax Credit Program<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $4.13 million in tax credits will be made available under&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2025\/01\/governor-kelly-announces-nearly-11m-for-community-improvements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/CDBG-award-V2-768x402.png\" alt=\"Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $11M\u00a0for Community Improvements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">1\u6708 31<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $11M\u00a0for Community Improvements<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGovernor Laura Kelly announced Friday that 24 rural Kansas communities will receive a share of nearly $10.9 million through the&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/2024\/12\/commerce-launches-new-quality-of-place-grant-for-rural-revitalization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Towns-768x402.jpg\" alt=\"Commerce Launches New Quality of Place Grant for Rural Revitalization\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-news-story-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-date\">12\u6708 9<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Commerce Launches New Quality of Place Grant for Rural Revitalization<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"im-news-story-description\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today the launch of the new Towns grant program. 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