The Kansas PRIDE program has awarded Partner in PRIDE grants to five local PRIDE organizations: Grainfield was awarded $1,295 for signage; Larned was awarded $1,050 for Larned pool seating; Lenora was awarded $1,400 for website and park renovations; Leonardville was awarded $1,400 for entrance signage; and Lucas was awarded $1,400 for Lucas Travel Plate restoration.
Through the Kansas PRIDE program, communities identify what they want to preserve, create or improve for the future. Volunteers form a local PRIDE organization that works with K-State Research and Extension and the Kansas Department of Commerce to accomplish its goals.
“Kansas PRIDE is a volunteer-led organization. This funding helps provide Communities of Excellence with the opportunity to apply for funding for projects that help meet the goals of their community vision,” said Jaime Menon, extension assistant for community development in the PRIDE program. “Each community has its own unique structure, culture, and assets, and Kansas PRIDE volunteers work to bring out the best in their communities and promote what they have to offer. Through the work of these volunteers, Kansas communities continue to thrive and be a great place to live and raise a family.”
The Partners in PRIDE (PIP) Grant is a funding opportunity provided by Kansas PRIDE, Inc. as a one-to-one match with communities that can provide funding up to the maximum amount of $2,000 per project for PRIDE Communities that qualify. PIP grant applications are available in two rounds of funding per year. To date nearly $50,000 has been awarded to PRIDE Community projects.