Southwest Region Projects
Below is a list of funded projects in the southwest region.
Community: Bucklin, KS
County: Ford
Region: Southwest
Geographical context: Rural
Date Funded: September 2021
Funding Type: T.A. grant
The City of Bucklin community leaders formed a committee to inquire into the need to reopen a grocery store in town. With the grant money, the committee was able to conduct a market study to see if Bucklin and the surrounding area could support a grocery store.
Community: Plains, KS
County: Meade
Region: Southwest
Geographical context: Rural
Date Funded: August 2020
Funding Type: Loan/grant mix
The Community Enhancement Foundation of the Plains (CEFOP) aims to open a nonprofit grocery store in Plains, KS. The primary use of the loan and grant funding are to purchase equipment for the store.
Community: Dighton, KS
County: Lane
Region: Southwest
Geographical context: Rural
Date Funded: October 2021
Funding Type: Grant
K&J Foods is a full-service grocery store in Southwest Kansas that has an outdated front-end Point of Sale (POS) system. Being able to purchase a new Point of Sale system would allow the business to handle WIC and SNAP benefits easier to process. It made the business more efficient and give them flexibility when looking forward. The grant funding was used for POS system upgrade.
Community: Sublette, KS
County: Haskell
Region: Southwest
Geographical context: Rural
Date Funded: October 2021
Funding Type: Grant
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Venture Foods is a grocery store that is Southwest Kansas and is more than 30 miles away from large chain stores. The store sought and recieved funding to be able to update their point-of-sale systems so the store would remain compliant with security requirements and have current software.