Governor Laura Kelly/Credit: state of Kansas

(KNZA)--Two local electric cooperatives have been awarded funding for infrastructure projects.

Governor Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced more than 13-point-7 million dollars in federal and state funding for airport and energy grid resilience projects in 18 Kansas communities.

The funding includes more than 10 million dollars from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and 3-point-6 million dollars in matching funds from the Kansas Infrastructure Hub and Build Kansas Fund.

Locally, Brown-Atchison Electric Cooperative Association will receive funding for a pole replacement project totaling more than 1-point-27 million dollars, while Doniphan Electric Cooperative will receive support for a substation rebuild project totaling 1-point-75 million dollars.

State officials say the investments will strengthen infrastructure and improve the reliability of Kansas energy systems.