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Wetmore foundation awarded Rural Champions grant

By Greg Bebermeyer

09/26/2024

KS Governor Laura Kelly

(KMZA)--Governor Laura Kelly has announced the 14 grant recipients of the Rural Champions program's second cohort.

Among the grant recipients, announced Monday, is the Cardinal Community Foundation in the Nemaha County community of Wetmore, which was awarded funding for a community and economic development project.

According to a release from the Governor's Office, the selected Rural Champions will join a growing statewide network of grassroots individuals tackling critical projects in their respective rural communities.

Inspired by a Kansas Sampler Foundation report, the Office of Rural Prosperity, in collaboration with the Patterson Family Foundation, created the Rural Champions program as a way for rural communities to move the needle in areas where a lack of capital or other resources hinders necessary progress.

The release says the program provides a one-year wage stipend of $20,800 to each community, along with training and resources. Communities also will receive up to $25,000 at the end of the year to move into the implementation phase of their projects.

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