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Advisory committee backs $115 million cap on Build Kansas Fund commitments, prioritizes small and underserved regions
Summary
The Build Kansas Fund advisory committee recommended pausing new commitments after cumulative awards reach $115,000,000 and approved prioritization criteria favoring smaller communities and under‑funded economic development districts; the motion passed by voice vote.
TOPEKA — The advisory committee overseeing the Build Kansas Fund voted Thursday to cap cumulative fund commitments at $115,000,000 and to prioritize awards to smaller and previously under‑served regions.
Sean Wesner, the fund’s presenter, recommended the ceiling as a way to control outstanding commitments while pending federal notifications resolve. "With the remaining allotment of funds, our office recommends we cap all new applications at the Build Kansas Fund cumulative funding amount of a $115,000,000," Wesner said during the committee briefing.
Wesner told committee members…
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