Innovation Campus at Summit Technology Center receives $1 million grant
The Innovation Campus at Summit Technology Center in Lee's Summit is sitting prettier after Missouri Governor Jay Nixon awarded a $1 million Community Development Block Grant toward the initiative initiated cooperatively between the University of Central Missouri, Lee's Summit R-7 School District, Metropolitan Community College and their business partners.
With the CDBG award, total state funding for the Innovation Campus is now $1.5 million. In February, Nixon announced in a press conference at Summit Technology Academy his plan to kick off the $10 million state-wide competitive grant program, while also announcing an initial grant of $500,000 to UCM. He encouraged other institutions to engage in similar initiatives. "Our Innovation Campus will benefit Lee's Summit R-7 and other area students for years to come while providing a model for other school districts interested in offering a program that truly partners high schools, higher education and local businesses," Dr. McGehee said in a statement. "Thanks to the partnership and the financial assistance from the grants, we are able to offer our students the opportunity of a lifetime."
