County grants coordinator outlines multiple local grant efforts and constraints

Oct 10, 2025

Gus Burnett told commissioners that federal shutdown uncertainty and IT upgrades have slowed grant activity, but the county has active applications including a Kansas Water Office request for Mulberry and local match discussions for a trap-and-neuter program.

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Gus Burnett provided a broad grants update, saying the current federal government shutdown and the county's IT upgrades have made grant activity lighter than normal but that several applications remain in progress. On water infrastructure, he said the Mulberry application to the Kansas Water Office seeks labor to bury water lines and install remote metering; Burnett reported Mulberry has lost about "20% of their water on average every year for the last 3 years."

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