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10 | Page December 6 I ssueSedgwick Wichita Family Crisis Center $249,382Seward Liberal Area Rape Crisis/Domestic Violence Services $111,992Shawnee City of Topeka Police Department $70,453Shawnee Disability Rights Center of Kansas $719,634Shawnee Kansas Department of Corrections $856,094Shawnee Kansas Legal Services $794,166Shawnee LifeHouse Child Advocacy Center $15,644Shawnee YWCA Center for Safety & Empowerment $137,366Wyandotte Friends of Yates $254,767Wyandotte Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault $428,780Wyandotte The Family Conservancy $103,736Wyandotte Unified Gov%u2019t of Wyandotte Co/KS City KS%u2013Police Dept. $385,332Wyandotte ReHope (Restoration House) $45,000TOTAL $10,289,285Commerce Announces New Housing Workforce Development GrantTOPEKA (11.25.2024) %u2013 The Kansas Department of Commerce today announced the launch of the Fostering Residential Advancement through Mentoring and Education (FRAME) grant program, a groundbreaking initiative that will address both housing needs and workforce development in Kansas. This new opportunity will provide up to $2 million to qualified Kansas technical and community colleges to build and renovate residential homes, while training the next generation of well-skilled trade workers.%u201cKansas has ushered in unprecedented levels of business investment, unlocking more workforce opportunities than we%u2019ve ever seen before, but we don%u2019t want a housing shortage to limit our potential,%u201d Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland said. %u201cThis new grant opportunity will help build more housing in Kansas and create more opportunities for skilled professionals to put down roots in our state.%u201d FRAME was developed in response to a housing study conducted by the Kansas Department of Commerce and the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation. The study highlighted the critical shortage of housing and skilled workers needed to meet the state%u2019s growing demand. Existing contractors are stretched thin, and there is an urgent need to recruit and train a new workforce to ensure Kansas communities can build, grow and thrive.%u201cWe believe the FRAME grant program has the ability to transform communities across the state,%u201d Assistant Secretary of Quality Places Matt Godinez said. %u201cNot only will we see added housing, but we are creating a pipeline of skilled workers who are essential to the future of our economy.%u201dKey details of the FRAME include:
