Kansas State University recently was awarded $25 million in matching funds for the university’s Agriculture Innovation Initiative.
The university announced Tuesday morning that the threshold set by the Kansas Legislature for the one-to-one fundraising match was met earlier this year and the award was granted this month. So far, officials say $176 million of the $210 million goal has been raised to improve aging infrastructure within the College of Agriculture. Dean Ernie Minton spoke recently with News Radio KMAN about the fundraising to date.
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The university broke ground on May 17 on a new Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation, the final piece of the initiative. Other projects include a new Agronomy Research and Innovation Center and a new animal sciences arena. President Richard Linton told stakeholders at the May 17 groundbreaking that it’s been an unprecedented fundraising effort.
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The university says it expects construction and renovations will be completed by the end of 2027.
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