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Grant awarded for Atchison project

By Greg Bebermeyer

07/28/2022

(KAIR)--Funding has been awarded for a project in Atchison through a new grant program launched last fall by the Kansas Department of Commerce.

Kansas Lt. Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland on Tuesday announced the recipients of the inaugural grants through the Historic Economic Asset Lifeline or HEAL grant program.

Slightly more than $1.8 million in matching grants are being awarded to help 32 projects across the state----including $65,000 for the Riverfront Brewery project in Atchison. The project would convert the old railroad freight house building located at 118 South 2nd Street. The project is to be completed by July 1, 2024.

Toland, in a release, said the goal of the HEAL program is to rescue downtown buildings and restore them as productive spaces for business and community use.

The release says HEAL was made possible through a collaboration with the Patterson Family Foundation, which has been dedicated to strengthening rural communities since 2007.

Grants are divided into two funding categories, emergency and regular, for cities with fewer than 50,000 residents.

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