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Pratt County staff raise alarm after state moves to reassign long-dormant CDBG revolving-loan funds

Pratt County Board of Commissioners · July 8, 2024
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Summary

County staff told commissioners that the Kansas Department of Commerce plans to rescind and redistribute Community Development Block Grant revolving-loan funds created in the late 1990s, and that Pratt County is seeking clarity on how local matching funds and interest will be handled.

Heather, a county staff member, told the Pratt County Board of Commissioners that the Kansas Department of Commerce has begun a statewide effort to "resend" Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) revolving-loan funds established in 1998 and redistribute the grant-funded balances. She said the county received a letter directing the return of these funds and that the Department of Commerce has scheduled a conference to explain the process.

Heather said the local account holds both federal grant dollars and a local match, and she estimated the…

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