According to a release from the Kansas Department of Commerce, Jefferson County's Valley Falls received a 650-thousand-dollar CDBG investment supporting a 2-point-28 million-dollar total project to renew critical sanitary sewer infrastructure.
The Kansas Department of Commerce says it brought together representatives from 50 Kansas communities last week in Topeka, along with statewide grant administrators, legislators, and members of the Kansas congressional delegation.
The state says more than 22 million dollars in CDBG funding was awarded in 2025, leveraging nearly 28.9 million dollars in local and partner match funding. Combined, the projects represent a total investment of just over 50.9 million dollars across Kansas.
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland says the investments show the strength of partnerships between local communities, the state of Kansas, and federal resources, and that the program helps rural communities take on otherwise unaffordable projects to strengthen infrastructure, expand childcare, improve housing, and enhance quality of life.
CDBG funds are administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce and are designed to assist rural communities with projects that primarily benefit low and moderate income residents.
