The state board of regents is hereby authorized and empowered to accept and make agreements for the acceptance of moneys or aid from the federal government or any agency thereof for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, or equipping of any buildings at any of the state educational institutions under the jurisdiction and control of said board of regents. Any aid or moneys received from the federal government or any agency thereof for such purposes may be used by said board of regents in addition to any moneys which may have been appropriated by the legislature for such purposes.
K.S.A. 76-6a12