USD 258 in Humboldt receives a state grant to improve childcare.

 The district will receive $4.97 million for the Community Care Center in Humboldt. The funds will be used to renovate multi-purpose community facilities that create new licensed child care slots; provide access to high-speed internet; and house programs that facilitate work, education, and health care monitoring.

The announcement was made by Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund as a part of nearly $28 million in Capital Projects Fund Accelerator awards to seven Kansas communities.

These grants are made possible using American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury Capital Projects Fund, which awarded $40 million to Kansas for this program in early September.