Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding Requests
FY 2025 Community Project Funding Requests
Project name: KSU Olathe Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain Research
- Proposed Recipient: Kansas State University Olathe
- Recipient Address: 919 Mid-Campus Dr., Manhattan, KS, 66506
- Project Location: Kansas State University Olathe
- Amount Requested: $5,004,250
- Description of Request: Kansas State University Olathe Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chain Research - $5,004,250 - K-State Olathe was built to respond to industry needs and build programs to support economic prosperity of the region. With the national initiative to onshore manufacturing, the growth of manufacturing in Kansas and the metropolitan area is exponential. K-State Olathe is working to meet the workforce and research needs of all companies impacting the supply chain. The new manufacturing companies moving to the region along with the robust existing manufacturing industry have a base value of $45 billion in GDP. More so, the region is a leader of the revival in American manufacturing with the Kansas City Area Development Council expecting continued growth in the sector by more than 7 percent by 2024. This offers a new area of focus for K-State Olathe to expand, centered around the lifecycle of the advanced manufacturing system beginning with raw input handling, through the manufacturing process, and the subsequent transportation and logistics of outputs. The request for federal funding is to purchase equipment for the new labs that will support research in the area of advanced manufacturing and supply chain resiliency. The smart manufacturing lab areas include robotics and automation; mechanical; raw materials and bulk solids; and food manufacturing, which will focus on methods for more efficient transportation of perishable commodities. The learnings from this research may eventually be published in academic journals. Furthermore, programs are expected to draw students nationally and internationally to participate in needed training programs. Research will be applied and focused on helping solve problems and improving the advanced manufacturing and supply chain processes.
Project name: City of Prairie Village Municipal Complex Improvements
- Proposed Recipient: City of Prairie Village
- Recipient Address: 7700 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas, 66208
- Project Location: Prairie Village, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $3,900,000
- Description of Request: Broader plans are for construction of a new municipal and justice facility, which will be home to administrative offices and city council chambers as well as public meeting space. The plan also calls for renovation of current facilities to create a central justice center to serve as home for the Police Department and Municipal Court. It is anticipated the project will achieve LEED Platinum status. Additional details including existing facility deficiencies can be found at https://www.pvkansas.com/departments/projects/municipal-complex-renovations-new-construction. This specific funding would cover site work related to the project, but not a part of the building proper, which includes pavement for driveways, concrete sidewalk and curbs, underground detention, drainage pipes, fencing, pavement markings, landscaping, retaining walls, covered car ports, and utilities (electrical, water, gas, communications and wastewater).
Project name: Osawatomie John Brown Park Infrastructure Refurbishment
- Proposed Recipient: City of Osawatomie
- Recipient Address: 439 Main St. PO Box 37, Osawatomie, Kansas, 66064
- Project Location: City of Osawatomie, Kansas
- Amount Requested: 1,750,000
- Description of Request: The family-oriented park contains 35 campsites and sits on the site of the Battle of Osawatomie. The city of Osawatomie leases much of the land from the Historical Society and shares in the financial responsibility for the upkeep of infrastructure. Over many decades, the historic brick streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, and sewer within the park have fallen into disrepair and need to be modernized for both safety and aesthetic reasons. Due to financial constraints in both the State and City budgets the site has degraded over time and has not reached its full potential. Statewide the Kansas Historical Society manages 16 historic sites on a $9 million budget, while the City of Osawatomie has a .34 sales tax “pull factor” ranking it in Kansas’ bottom five in this important economic development statistic. Both parties are excited about the opportunity to refurbish badly aged infrastructure (streets, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, sewer), allowing space for better public engagement and historical storytelling opportunities. The City of Osawatomie is a financially challenged rural community of 4,200 residents. Tourism is an important economic driver for the community as it seeks to attract visitors, residents and positive attention. Safe and aesthetically pleasing maintained social, cultural, recreational and historical assets will serve to promote and increase both the historical and bicycle-based tourism reputation earned in Osawatomie.
Project name: Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Mount Marty Park Refurbishment
- Proposed Recipient: Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS
- Recipient Address: 701 N 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas
- Project Location: Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $1,075,000
- Description of Request: Mount Marty Park is built around the Rosedale Arch, which was constructed in 1924. The 100th anniversary of the arch is 2024 and a celebration is planned later in 2024. This has been a gathering place for the Rosedale neighborhood for many decades. It also attracts many visitors that want to see the Rosedale Arch and the view of downtown Kansas City. The funding request would cover park wayfinding signage ($25,000), lighting ($50,000), resurfacing of the roadway into the park ($300,000), trail work ($50,000), structural repairs ($550,000), sidewalk installation ($75,000), and beautification enhancements/landscaping ($25,000).
Project name: Overland Park Pflumm Road Bridges over Coffee Creek
- Proposed Recipient: City of Overland Park, Kansas
- Recipient Address: 8500 Sante Fe Drive, Overland Park, Kansas, 66212
- Project Location: Overland Park, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $2,280,000
- Description of Request: The entire Pflumm Road corridor between 159th Street and 179th Street is planned to be improved with a reconstructed two lane roadway and eventually widened to a four lane roadway. This roadway is partially owned by Johnson County as well as Overland Park and is an important corridor for access to Heritage Park and rapidly developing areas of Overland Park. The proposed bridge, to be constructed in 2027, is planned to be a 5 span haunched slab bridge that meets current design standards with two lanes and shoulders. Additional funding for the project would allow for the construction of a wider bridge to allow pedestrian access to the existing Coffee Creek trails and planned Pflumm roadway trails. The reconstruction of the bridge will also allow for a portion of the corridor improvements to be completed now and allow the roadway to be shifted away from Heritage Park. The bridge constructed at this time would be utilized for two of the eventual four lane roadway.
Project name: Paola Wea Creek Stream Bank Stabilization
- Proposed Recipient: City of Paola, Kansas
- Recipient Address: 19 E. Peoria St., Paola, Kansas, 66071
- Project Location: Paola, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $602,182.50
- Description of Request: This project would be a stream bank rebuild and revitalization, extending existing protection of the city's main water line. The stream bank stabilization is required due to the continued erosion of the Wea Creek bank. The City of Paola is part of a Public Utility Authority to purchase treated water for all customers. Our main service line from the PUA runs along the Wea Creek, and due to erosion is getting dangerously close to the main line. Paola currently serves 2,086 residential customers, and 384 commercial customers.
Project name: Intersection of 191st Street and US Highway 169 Safety Improvements
- Proposed Recipient: City of Spring Hill
- Recipient Address: 401 N. Madison, Spring Hill, Kansas, 66083
- Project Location: Spring Hill, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $2,391,641
- Description of Request: The 191st Street and US 169 Intersection Improvements Project will include a traffic signal when warranted, a west bound to north bound acceleration lane onto US Highway 169, extensions of the existing north bound and south bound left turn lane storage on US 169, new eastbound and westbound left turn lanes on 191st street, and appropriate taper length into turn lanes along 191st Street. The eastbound and westbound traffic is currently controlled by stop signs before crossing or merging onto US Highway 169. This is an extreme safety hazard as the current speed limit on Highway 169 is 65 miles per hour. Vehicle traffic must avoid oncoming traffic from both directions to safely cross the highway and reach activity centers such as local elementary schools on both sides of 169. US Highway 169 does not have an adequate acceleration lane for vehicles entering traffic which is additional safety concern coupled with high speed limits. KDOT performed a traffic study of the US Highway 169 and 191st Street interchange and the proposed improvements are consistent with KDOT’s recommendations. The pavement surface will be concrete conforming to KDOTs current standard details.
Project name: Kansas Avenue Bridge Design and Environmental Clearance
- Proposed Recipient: Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas Public Works
- Recipient Address: 701 North 7th Street, Suite 712, Kansas City, Kansas, 66101.
- Project Location: Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $3,500,000
- Description of Request: The Unified Government is preparing to apply for the next round of MEGA grants from USDOT. They intend to again apply for the Kansas River Bridge, also called the Cesar Chavez Bridge. The bridge was closed in 2022 due to structural deterioration and needs to be rebuilt. This request will allow the Unified Government to have the bridge design and environmental clearance in place to hopefully take advantage of a MEGA grant to rebuild the bridge prior to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. There is an increasing amount of economic activity located in the river bottom to which the bridge provides access. The bridge was built in 1921 and connects Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri. It lies in a critical urban freight corridor that is important to the many industrial and manufacturing businesses that are located never the rivers in Kansas City, Kansas. As the Rock Island Bridge development opens and the surrounding entertainment district continues to attract more patrons, the foot traffic and inherent need for this bridge grows. The bridge represents a trailhead for a 17-mile long bike and walking trail along the Kansas City Levee District, and therefore represents an access point for extensive outdoor recreation. The bridge design will also integrate additional bike/ped access on both sides of the bridge design to allow for greater throughput of walking and cyclist traffic. When the World Cup comes to Kansas City in 2026, there is no doubt that this bridge will be needed to maximize the economic impact of this entertainment district, which also includes a Skyline-style reclaimed railroad bridge park directly adjacent to the Cesar Chavez Bridge. The bridge also connects two historic Hispanic communities: Armourdale in Kansas and Westside in Missouri.
Project name: BPU Electric Grid System Improvements
- Proposed Recipient: Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
- Recipient Address: 540 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS, 66101.
- Project Location: Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $6,000,000
- Description of Request: This distribution system improvement includes construction of three additional feeders from the new Rosedale Substation to the KU Medical Center campus. Two of the feeders will serve as redundant ties to the KU Medical Center and The University of Kansas Hospital primary feeds, and a third will be extended to the north side of the KU Medical Center campus where a major expansion is planned. These will increase reliability and redundancy in the event one of the existing primary feeds fails. These improvements will ensure adequate electrical system capacity for future expansion of the KU Medical Center campus, preserving the community’s continued access to premier health care facilities, and the creation of new health care jobs and economic stimulus within the community. This transmission portion of the project includes the construction of a 161kV transmission tie line between the BPU Barber and Muncie Substations. The Barber Substation is one of the two Substations connected to the new Rosedale Substation that serves the KU Medical Center campus. Construction of this new 161kV tie line between the Barber Substation and the Muncie Substation will create a transmission loop in the Southeast portion of Wyandotte County. This loop will greatly enhance transmission system reliability not only in this localized area, but for much of the eastern portion of Wyandotte County which has been historically underserved and disadvantaged.
Project name: Overland Park Police Department Computer-Aided Dispatch System Upgrade
- Proposed Recipient: City of Overland Park Police Department
- Recipient Address: 8500 Sante Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS 66212
- Project Location: City of Overland Park, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $1,700,000
- Description of Request: This project will upgrade the current CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatching) System for six public safety answering points (PSAPs) in Overland Park and Johnson County, as well as the software to receive calls for service that is installed on computers of police vehicles across the county. CAD systems allow law enforcement and other public safety operations and communications to be aided, and even partially controlled, by an automated program. This includes features such as Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) systems for assigning calls to the closest unit and improves response times, keeping track of officer status to improve officer safety, and the reporting and analysis of call and incident metrics. CAD systems collect information from various sources (911 callers, radio communications, etc.), entered by specially trained telecommunicators (dispatchers). Our CAD system has predefined event codes, priorities, and response workflows to assist dispatchers in categorizing, prioritizing, tracking, and the disposition of calls for service. In addition, our CAD system integrates with the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to track stolen vehicles, articles, property, and wanted/missing persons. This enables dispatchers to quickly identify officer safety concerns, provide for the efficient return of stolen and missing property, and the apprehension of fugitives. Johnson County, Kansas, has six primary PSAPs. These six PSAPs provide coverage for the entire population of Johnson County, and are all part of a consortium of agencies that are connected together with the same CAD and mobile computer system, for the past 20+ years. Since the consortium covers all city and county law enforcement agencies in the county, response to routine and large-scale emergencies and disasters are better coordinated and managed.
Project name: Olathe Basin C16 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Improvement
- Proposed Recipient: City of Olathe, Kansas
- Recipient Address: 100 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS 66061
- Project Location: Olathe, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $1,105,582
- Description of Request: This project consists of the replacement of approximately 2,300 linear feet of vitrified clay sanitary sewer pipes that have reached the end of their useful life. This project will include open trench replacement of existing sanitary sewer mains and another 175 feet of cured-in-place pipe. It will also include the replacement of approximately 13 manholes and the replacement of portions of approximately 45 sanitary sewer service lines.
Project name: City of Bonner Springs Lonestar Interceptor Sanitary Sewer Project
- Proposed Recipient: City of Bonner Springs
- Recipient Address: 200 E Third, Bonner Springs, KS 66012
- Project Location: Bonner Springs, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $6,318,755
- Description of Request: The City of Bonner Springs is located in western Wyandotte County, population 7,800 residents. Bonner Springs is landlocked by the Kansas River on the south, Leavenworth County to the west, and Kansas City, Kansas on the north and east. According to the 2020 US Census, over the past decade the City of Bonner Springs experienced steady population growth, much of it attributed to the city’s location at the edge of the Kansas City metropolitan area (MSA). During the past 50 years Bonner Springs has added 3,954 new residents. After peaking in the 1980s at a 6.13 percent growth rate bringing 2,382 residents to the city, the past four decades have had slow growth ranging from 147 to 351 new residents per decade. The 2020 census reflected a stronger gain of population adding 719 new residents. The City of Bonner Springs now accounts for 4.63 percent of the Wyandotte County population. This lack of growth can be directly correlated to a need to construct utilities in the north and east section of our city that would open up thousands of acres of our community for residential, commercial, and industrial growth. This request would provide a portion of the total project cost to fund the most challenging portion of the project, which is the sanitary sewer force mains and main lines. This totals $13,800,000 for the needed linear feet of force mains and mains. This includes the boring necessary to traverse the difficult topography and geology of the area for construction.
Project name: City of Princeton Stormwater Improvements
- Proposed Recipient: City of Princeton, Kansas
- Recipient Address: 316 Galveston St., Princeton, Kansas, 66078.
- Project Location: Princeton, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $634,786.13
- Description of Request: This is a major project to improve stormwater management across a smaller community, including the modernization, cleaning, and installation of improved stormwater drainage, pipes/culverts, and ditches. The stormwater issues are hindering future growth potential and current real estate values in this community. This community could capture some growth as a result of the Panasonic Energy EV Battery Plant and other industrial growth in the region.
Project name: Johnson County Antioch Park North Tributary Revitalization
- Proposed Recipient: Johnson County Park and Recreation District
- Recipient Address: 7900 Renner Road, Shawnee, Kansas, 66219
- Project Location: Johnson County, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $247,500
- Description of Request: Antioch Park, located at 6501 Antioch Road, Merriam, Kansas 66202, is the oldest park within the Johnson County Park and Recreation District. The park is surrounded on all sides by suburban residential development. The Antioch Lake North has always been an amenity within the park. Years of increasing development and channelizing stormwater have added to the importance Antioch North Lake as a form of sediment capture. The tributary stream feeding Antioch Lake North has experienced increased channelization causing much of the sediment to bypass existing stormwater retention benches along the stream bank. The channel scouring has also begun to impact the pedestrian bridges that carry park patrons across the channel along a park-wide trail system. The District would like to mitigate the stream channel scouring, stabilize the streambanks and provide passive stormwater storage along the stream in silted-in streambank flood benches.
Project name: City of Garnett Lake Garnett Spillway
- Proposed Recipient: City of Garnett
- Recipient Address: 131 W. 5th Ave., Garnett, Kansas, 66032
- Project Location: Garnett, Kansas
- Amount Requested: $1,000,000
- Description of Request: This project would rehabilitate low-water culverts to prevent continued degradation of the spillway. Further degradation of the spillway could lead to degradation of the ground underneath already-broken concrete as well as degradation of the spillway and cause eventual failure, flooding the surrounding area around and below. The exposed rebar also represents and inherent physical safety risk and demands immediate replacement. The project includes removal of debris and degraded material, and replacement of structural components and concrete.