Local counties to receive a portion of nearly $2.7M in new Strategic Economic Expansion & Development or SEED grant program.

Awardees must be located with a population of 5000 or fewer and are also required to provide at least a 10% match.  In Montgomery County, the City of Cherryvale will receive almost $46,000 for its library. In Chautauqua County, the City of Sedan is awarded just over $49,000 for Community Vibrancy. Elk County’s Community Foundation will get just over $49,000 for a library. In Labette County, the city of Edna is awarded just over $49,000. Neosho County will be awarded over $35,000 for Thayer’s FRC City Library. Wilson County will also get just over $49,000 for Fredonia’s Library and childcare.

Funding for the SEED program, which is administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce, is provided through the Technology Enabled Fiduciary Financial Institutions Development and Expansion Fund. The grant program was enacted in 2021 with bipartisan support to promote economic development throughout the state.