| Jurisdiction Name: | Wyandotte County |
| State/Province: | KS |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality/County |
| Population: | 161,777 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | investment |
| Year: | 2013 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production |
| Keywords: | community food and agriculture, community garden, community health, food desert, grant, grant program, health promoting, irrigation, local food, urban farming, water, water access, water conservation |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | H2O to Grow Coalition |
| Support Entity(s): | Unified Government Health Department |
| Funding Amount: | $50,000.00 |
| Funding Sources: | Unified Government Department of Public Works |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Established an H20 to Grow Grant Fund offering $50,000 in grant funds to community gardeners for water access. This grant provides qualified applicants with funding to pay the cost of installing a water tap to facilitate local growth of produce. Provides assistance for small scale growers to overcome the financial barrier of the cost of new water tap connections, the cost of which can range from four to nine thousand dollars. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
