The Build Kansas steering committee reviewed a supplemental planning and demonstration application from the Mid America Regional Council (MARC) to design and evaluate a bi‑state program for delivering whole blood to transportation crash scenes. The committee advanced the application for final advice but approved a substitute motion imposing a Kansas‑only usage condition if Missouri partners do not provide their share.

Why it matters: MARC said the demonstration would establish agreements with blood centers, trauma centers and EMS agencies, train personnel, outfit vehicles with storage and monitoring for whole blood and develop a post-crash care appendix for CSAPs. The applicant presented a total project cost of about $467,000 and estimated Kansas’ portion at roughly $186,718; MARC proposed allocating funds between Kansas and Missouri counties based on 2020 census population figures.

Discussion and decision: Representative Waymaster and other members asked whether Missouri counties had committed funding. Hub staff said they were not aware of Missouri contributions. Lawmakers expressed concern about state funds supporting a bi‑state project if the neighboring state would not share costs. Representative Waymaster moved — and the committee approved — a substitute motion that the application be approved only on the condition that any Kansas funding be used in Kansas counties if Missouri does not provide its portion. The committee did not direct how MARC should reallocate or proceed beyond that condition; MARC was asked to clarify the allocation between states before final award execution.

Less critical details: The hub presented the Kansas portion as approximately $186,718 of the roughly $467,000 total project. The committee asked staff to obtain an explicit financing model or a delineation of Missouri commitments if the application advances to federal award.