Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Water Office announced the latest recipients of the Senate Substitute for House Bill 2302 Grant Programs, which will distribute over $26 million for water projects and technical assistance across Kansas.
In 2023, the bill increased state funding for the State Water Plan Fund (SWPF) and established two new grant programs: the Technical Assistance Grant Fund and the Water Projects Grant Fund. In the program’s first year, 34 municipalities and water-related districts received $18 million.
High demand led to over 300 applications in the first year, prompting the Legislature to allocate an additional $10 million in 2024. For this year’s funding period, 270 communities requested a total of $237 million.
A total of 70 communities and special districts received funding, with 39 technical assistance grants and 24 water project grants awarded. In total, $26,287,103 will support critical water infrastructure and planning efforts across the state.
“Water is vital to the livelihood of our communities and Kansans,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “This funding is a crucial step in addressing pressing water issues to safeguard our water supply for generations to come.”
Technical Assistance Grant Fund:
| Barber County RWD No 1 | $324,116 |
| Finney County Sewer District 1 | $165,000 |
| Wallace County RWD No 1 | $452,000 |
| Ellis | $83,400 |
| Bunker Hill | $176,200 |
| Leon | $250,000 |
| West Mineral | $33,000 |
| Onaga | $192,490 |
| Franklin County RWD No 1 | $18,500 |
| Cloud County RWD No 1 | $132,600 |
| Kismet | $146,500 |
| Jewell County RWD No 1 | $237,500 |
| Norcatur | $134,700 |
| Hartford | $68,000 |
| Anthony | $50,000 |
| Sylvia | $304,900 |
| Toronto | $250,400 |
| Ozawkie | $45,000 |
| Harper | $83,800 |
| Lecompton | $125,000 |
| Towanda | $390,900 |
| Finney County RWD No 1 | $307,500 |
| Cawker City | $241,650 |
| Liberty | $25,000 |
| Randall | $38,300 |
| Parsons | $92,000 |
| Potwin | $52,180 |
| Montgomery County RWD No 9 | $55,000 |
| LeRoy | $102,000 |
| Reno County RWD No 1 | $94,600 |
| Chase | $366,100 |
| Lakewood Hills Sewer Improvement District | $909,000 |
| Wilson County RWD No 4 | $39,700 |
| Sylvan Grove | $148,400 |
| Goessel | $50,000 |
| Ellis County RWD No 1C | $219,600 |
| Alma | $575,600 |
| Bronson | $307,075 |
| Washington County RWD No 2 | $64,000 |
Water Projects Grant Fund
| Marion County Improvement District 2 | $458,880 |
| Troy | $824,520 |
| NWKP&DC/Palco | $500,000 |
| Moscow | $635,300 |
| Marion County RWD No. 4 | $1,414,760 |
| Barton County RWD No. 2 | $980,000 |
| Blue Mound | $517,000 |
| Bartlett | $416,310 |
| Collyer | $13,745 |
| Goff | $94,850 |
| West Mineral | $664,000 |
| Harveyville | $1,272,556 |
| La Harpe | $750,000 |
| Leondardville | $289,140 |
| Girard | $1,289,800 |
| Quinter | $350,000 |
| Humboldt | $3,000,000 |
| Geary County RWD No. 4 | $192,516 |
| Cuba | $334,000 |
| Hamilton | $467,000 |
| Huron | $520,805 |
| Pretty Prairie | $33,651 |
| Moundridge | $542,000 |
| Kanopolis | $1,196,141 |
Loan Assistance:
| Liebenthal | $24,103 |
| St. John | $531,772 |
| Gorham | $59,506 |
| Kensington | $184,084 |
| NWKP&DC/Hill City | $1,104,952 |
| Gove | $132,110 |
| Plainville | $141,891 |
