Governor Kelly announces $10 million going to rural Kansas communities to enhance broadband access. Unfortunately for those of us here in SE Kansas, we are not on the list. Most of the money is going to communities with more population in NE Kansas and a few in western Kansas. The 11 communities that were listed by the Governor, she indicated they were chosen after a competitive funding round and all proposed projects were made available for public review. To encourage input Governor Kelly said a public comment period was included in the process to ensure transparency and community feedback in the process of the awards.