Moran and Humboldt were among 40 rural communities to recently be awarded Community Development Block Grants totalling more than $17.6 million to improve their infrastructure.  The awards are administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce…

Iola received word this week it has received a $350,000 grant to go toward the purchase of a new fire engine. The federal grant comes through the Kansas Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program.…

“That $7,500 is saving us right now,” said Jessica Quinhones, in reference to a recent CDBG-CV microbusiness grant awarded to Around the Corner coffee shop. Recent Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) were made possible by…

Following a public forum at Tuesday’s meeting, Allen County commissioners approved moving forward on a grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce in collaboration with Thrive Allen County. Last week, Commerce announced it would offer…