Kansas energy program left in limbo when Trump administration pulled grant

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 1,090

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Federal grant money to help Kansans struggling to pay utility bills disappeared in January, leaving a nonprofit no choice but to lay off employees and roll back a program it hoped would create systemic change.

Climate + Energy Project received a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2023 to establish the Energy Navigators program, said Dorothy Barnett, executive director. It was patterned after health navigators, who help people understand …

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