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Build Kansas panel forwards 21 grant applications including airport, water and safety projects
Summary
The Build Kansas steering committee reviewed and forwarded two dozen matching‑fund applications across airport upgrades, water management, and Safe Streets and Roads for All projects, approving most by consensus and voting on a small number with conditions.
The Build Kansas steering committee on an administrative meeting forwarded 21 Build Kansas Fund (BKF) applications for final consideration, moving a slate of airport, water, and roadway-safety projects to the next step in the state review process.
Committee members said the packet included airport terminal and obstruction removal projects, a satellite-enabled groundwater accounting platform, ecological restoration work to remove invasive trees along a river corridor, multiple Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning and implementation requests, and local 911 and real-time‑crime center upgrades.
The committee front‑loaded federal grant programs in the discussion: applicants requested BKF match dollars to leverage federal funds from programs such as the U.S. Department of Transportation Airport Infrastructure program, the WaterSMART Applied Science grants, WIFIA loans, and SS4A. Jason Fizel, interim executive director of the Kansas Infrastructure Hub, told the committee the hub had processed a near‑record number of applications this month and summarized each request for the panel.
Most applications were forwarded by consensus after staff presentation and…
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