These grants helped communities with fewer than 10,000 residents create murals and public art projects to beautify public gathering spaces and serve as new tourist attractions. The Kansas Arts Commission has funded 35 murals in 24 communities in the past two years and added 14 artists to its Mural and Public Art Roster. Arts Commission programs are designed to utilize artists and arts organizations to increase community vibrancy and provide space for artistic expression and public engagement.
The Office of Rural Prosperity (ORP) advocates for and promotes rural Kansas and focuses on efforts designed to aid rural improvements. Through ongoing conversations with rural stakeholders, ORP identifies key policy priorities and blends administrative action with legislative work to remove barriers to prosperity. As a division in the Kansas Department of Commerce, we are part of the economic development team that is solely focused on the growth and prosperity of rural Kansas.
| Program | Fiscal Year | Recipient | Amount Offered | Amount Claimed | Amount Remaining | Net New Jobs | Retained Jobs | Jobs to Date | Total Capital Invesment | Address | City | County | Zip Code | Benchmark 1 | Benchmark 2 | Benchmark 3 | Benchmark 4 | Benchmark 5 | Benchmark 6 | # Year(s) Benefit Received | Status: Open/Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Community Foundation of Dickinson County, Inc. (Woodbine Mural) | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 418 NW 3rd | Abilene | Dickinson | 67410 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Mitchell County Strong Inc | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 209 E Main, Suite 104 | Beloit | Mitchell | 67420 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Caldwell | $9,100 | $9,100 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 W Central | Caldwell | Neosho | 67022 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Chanute | $9,000 | $9,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 907, 101 N Lincoln Ave | Chanute | Neosho | 66720 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Clay Center Community Improvement Foundation (Benches) | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 432 Court St | Clay Center | Clay | 67432 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Community Arts Council of Council Grove | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 623 E Main | Council Grove | Morris | 66846 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY22 | Courtland Community Arts Council | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 56 | Courtland | Republic | 66939 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Ellsworth County Economic Development Corporation | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 321 | Ellsworth | Ellsworth | 67439 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Girard | $500 | $500 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 120 N Ozark St | Girard | Crawford | 66743 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Jackson County/Jackson County Tourism Council | $8,400 | $8,400 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 104 W 5th | Holton | Jackson | 66436 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY22 | Hodgeman County Economic Development | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 121 | Jetmore | Hodgeman | 67854 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Meade County Historical Society Museum | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 893, 200 E Carthage | Meade | Meade | 67864 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY22 | Barber County United | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 118 E Washington Ave | Medicine Lodge | Barber | 67104 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY22 | Osawatomie | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 37 | Osawatomie | Miami | 66064 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Stepping Up Inc | $4,500 | $4,500 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 104 S Main | Scott City | Scott | 67871 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Seneca Downtown Impact , Inc. | $750 | $750 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 523 Main St | Seneca | Nemaha | 66538 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Wallace County Foundation | $7,750 | $7,750 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 471 | Sharon Springs | Wallace | 67758 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY22 | Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3345 B Thrasher Rd | White Cloud | Doniphan | 66094 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY23 | Wilson Tourism Hub, Inc. | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 522 | Wilson | Ellsworth | 67490 | achieved | achieved | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | closed |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | The Arts Center, Inc. | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 104 N Springfield Avenue | Anthony | Harper | 67003 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Cedar Vale | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 702 Cedar Street | Cedar Vale | Chautauqua | 67024 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Cheney | $3,603 | $0 | $3,603 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 131 N Main | Cheney | Sedgwick | 67025 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Fort Scott Area Chamber Foundation | $5,250 | $0 | $5,250 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 231 E. Wall Street | Fort Scott | Bourbon | 66701 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Northwest Kansas Technical College | $4,250 | $0 | $4,250 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1209 Harrison Ave | Goodland | Sherman | 67735 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | 5.4.7 Arts Center | $7,368 | $0 | $7,368 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 204 W. Wisconsin Ave | Greensburg | Kiowa | 67054 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Graham County, Kansas | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 410 N. Pomeroy | Hill City | Graham | 67642 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Wichita County Economic Development, Inc. | $4,500 | $0 | $4,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 106 W Broadway | Leoti | Wichita | 67861 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Vesper Community Club Inc | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1247 N 120th Rd | Lincoln | Lincoln | 67455 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Lyons | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 201 West Main | Lyons | Rice | 67554 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Blue Rapids Community Action Team Fund | $2,350 | $0 | $2,350 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 555 Poyntz Ave. | Manhattan | Riley | 66502 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Smith Center | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 119 W Court St | Smith Center | Smith | 66967 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Uniontown | $2,250 | $0 | $2,250 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | PO Box 51 | Uniontown | Bourbon | 66779 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
| Rural Murals | FY24 | Winfield Area Chamber of Commerce | $7,500 | $0 | $7,500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 123 E. 9th Avenue | Winfield | Cowley | 67156 | not yet met | not yet met | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | open |
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