{"id":134116,"date":"2026-03-24T18:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tech.einnews.com\/article\/901521709"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:40:02","slug":"kansas-grants-seek-to-boost-transportation-tech-in-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/kansas-grants-seek-to-boost-transportation-tech-in-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas Grants Seek to Boost Transportation Tech in State"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-opt-id=834704355  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/erepublic.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/f3b36ec\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3977x1933+0+79\/resize\/1440x700!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ferepublic-brightspot.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fe5%2Fd4%2Feaa7894a476a965ff84cc671828c%2Fshutterstock-1872014986.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p> Public agencies throughout <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/education\/k-12\/kansas-passes-bell-to-bell-cellphone-ban-for-schools\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">Kansas<\/a> stand ready to bring more technology to transportation thanks to new grants from the state.<\/p>\n<p>The total amount of awards stands at nearly $3.9 million, a relatively modest amount, but it will help small and larger towns, counties and a community college, and others, tap into some of the newest and hottest tech for safety, mobility and access.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ks.gov\/Home\/Components\/News\/News\/954\/56\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">The 12 projects funded<\/a> through the Kansas Department of Transportation\u2019s (KDOT) Innovative Technology Program for the 2027 fiscal year also reflect <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/biz\/post-ipo-via-transportation-paints-a-bright-picture\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">some of the trends<\/a> helping to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/biz\/smart-streetlight-tech-supplier-ubicquia-raises-106m\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\">drive the business of government technology<\/a> \u2014 AI, \u201csmart\u201d signals and drones, for instance.<\/p>\n<p><span data-bsp-pv=\"4f8e492c-6f2f-390e-bc61-f176d3a37ab9\"><\/span><span data-bsp-pv=\"0000019d-211a-d716-afbd-259b84450000\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; of the newest and hottest <span class=\"match\">tech<\/span> for safety, mobility &#8230; \u00e2\u0080\u0099s (KDOT) Innovative <span class=\"match\">Technology<\/span> Program for the 2027 &#8230; drive the business of government <span class=\"match\">technology<\/span> \u00e2\u0080\u0094 AI, \u00e2\u0080\u009csmart\u00e2\u0080\u009d signals &#8230; from modern, essential transportation <span class=\"match\">technology<\/span>.\u00e2\u0080\u009d Award recipients put &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}