(MSC News)--Thirty-two rural Kansas communities--including six local communities--will receive a share of nearly $14 million in federal grants to assist with community development projects.
Governor Laura Kelly made the announcement Thursday.
Locally, Horton was awarded a $190,000 grant; Highland, $600,000; Holton, $600,000; Nortonville, more than $500,000; Valley Falls, nearly $116,000; and Vermillion a $250,000 grant.
Kelly said through the Community Development Block Grant program facilitated by the Kansas Department of Commerce, the federal grants are being awarded for a variety of projects, including sewer and water projects, housing rehabilitation and community facility improvements.
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