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Commerce updates committee on federal Community Development Block Grant program and awards to 40 communities
Summary
The Department of Commerce told the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget that Kansas receives about $14.5 million annually in Community Development Block Grant funds and that Commerce awarded just over $13 million to 40 communities in 2024, with an average award of roughly $334,000.
The Kansas Department of Commerce updated the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget about the state's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, a federally funded program that supports local infrastructure, economic development, childcare and youth workforce training projects in non‑entitlement communities.
Rachel Willis, director of legislative affairs at the Department of Commerce, said the state’s CDBG allocation is about $14.5 million annually and that Commerce awarded just over $13 million in 2024 to 40 communities,…
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