Future City Region

Great Plains (Kansas + KC Metro) 

Deadlines & Dates

City
Essay

December 9, 2026

City
Model

January 16, 2027

City
Presentation

January 16, 2027

City
Q&A

January 16, 2027

Regional
Competition

January 16, 2027

Project
Plan:

Part 1

November 11, 2026

Part 2

December 2, 2026

Part 3

December 16, 2026

Part 4

January 13, 2027

About this Region

Regional Coordinator(s)

Kevin Koester, P.E.

Welcome to the Great Plains Region!

 

Our region includes teams from the entire state of Kansas and the Kansas City (KS/MO) metropolitan area.

The 2026-2027 competition cycle marks the 24th regional event for the Great Plains Region!

Make sure to like our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/GreatPlainsFutureCity) and follow us on Twitter (@GreatPlainsFC).

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact us by email at greatplains@futurecity.org.

 

Sincerely,

Kevin Koester, P.E.
Regional Coordinator
785-230-4608 (mobile/text)
greatplains@futurecity.org

Become a Sponsor!

 

Our region has partnered via affiliation agreement with the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation (using GMCF EIN: 48-1215574) and established the link below for those entities wishing to contribute to the Great Plains Regional Future City Competition Fund:

https://www.mcfks.org/donate/Great-Plains-Regional-Future-City-Competition-Fund

 

Bronze Sponsor (<$500)
 Sponsor’s logo displayed in the regional competition program (on-screen in gymnasium during event, on our
Facebook page, PDF emailed to all judges/educators after the event).
 $350 minimum sponsorship: Option for a special award will be presented to the team that best exemplifies a
specific quality or design aspect (as determined by the in-person day of competition special award judges
provided to judge the award). $100 of the funds provided are returned to the classroom of the selected award
recipient.

Silver Sponsor ($500 – $999)
 Bronze privileges plus a half page advertisement in the regional competition program.

Gold Sponsor (>=$1,000)
 Silver privileges plus a full-page advertisement in the regional competition program.

The Great Plains Regional Future City Competition is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization that has partnered with the Greater
Manhattan Community Foundation. (Please see https://www.mcfks.org/ for more details about the Foundation.
GMCF’s EIN# is 48-1215574).