The same Community Development Block Grant program responsible for pushing Emporia’s Southwick House to its fundraising midway point is also benefiting several area projects.
*Olpe gets $650,000 under the Community Centers, Senior Centers, Storm Shelters, Parks and Libraries category. This funding requires an $805,000 match.
*Council Grove gets a $650,000 grant under the Community Centers category. The grant needs a nearly $220,000 match.
*Eureka gets a better than $280,000 grant under the Community Centers category. It requires a better than $85,000 match.
*Osage City gets a $650,000 grant under the Community Centers category. The grant requires almost $480,000 in matching funds.
*White City gets a nearly $280,000 grant under the Water & Sewer Infrastructure category. It requires a better than $90,000 match.
Southwick House got an $800,000 grant under the Community Centers category. It requires a nearly $2.3 million match.
This round of funding provided $11 million to communities across Kansas.
