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Improve Neighborhoods

Every Kansas community has its own heritage, its own identity, and its own group of proud residents dedicated to improving their hometown. Recognizing the energy of such civic-minded Kansans, the Department supports their efforts with a variety of grants, programs, and services geared toward economic stabilization, small-business development, preservation of local buildings, and crime prevention, thereby improving the overall quality of life in the community. These programs and funds ensure that Kansas communities will remain prosperous and will continue to provide Kansans with the standard of living they deserve.

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Community Capacity Building Grant Program:
The Community Capacity Building grant program provides funds for collaborative community development planning activities in cities or counties with fewer than 50,000 residents. (More...)


Community Development Block Grants:
This program distributes nearly $20 million in federal annual funds to Kansas communities in the categories of: Community Improvement, Economic Development, Urgent Needs, Housing, and Kansas Small Towns Environment Program (KAN STEP). (More...)


Incentives Without Walls:
These funds are available to designated Kansas Main Street downtown areas and may be used for a variety of downtown business needs. (More...)


Kansas Enterprise Facilitation:
This program is designed to harness the energy of local volunteers to cultivate a collaborative mentality toward business development. (More...)


Kansas Main Street Program:
The Kansas Main Street program helps community volunteers revitalize their town or city’s historic business district. (More...)


Kansas PRIDE:
The goal of PRIDE is to maximize community and economic development efforts by encouraging all groups to coordinate and work collaboratively for community betterment. (More...)


Small Communities Improvement Program:
The Small Communities Improvement Program sets aside $500,000 each year for small communities that are undertaking improvement projects through sweat equity and volunteerism. The program is designed to assist communities with populations of 5,000 or less that are not eligible for other Department of Commerce assistance and might not have the capacity to provide matching funds. (More...)


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