WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Kansas will receive $5.7 million in emergency relief funding from the Trump administration to help communities recover from severe storms and flooding earlier this summer.
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall announced Thursday that President Donald Trump personally called him to share the news. The funding follows a joint request from Marshall, Senator Jerry Moran, and members of the Kansas congressional delegation.
“I am so thankful to President Trump and his administration for ensuring that Kansas communities have the critical assistance they need to rebuild after the severe storms in June of this year,” Marshall said in a statement. “The aftermath of these natural disasters left lasting impacts, and the dangerous flash flooding affected communities beyond where the stor