The engineering, consulting and construction firm Black & Veatch has pledged $1 million in future earnings to support research and development across the university system in Kansas.

A company spokesman said that the exact allocation of the funds had not yet been determined.

The company will work with university representatives in Kansas to develop a structure to determine how funds would be distributed over the next 10 years.

Len Rodman, the company’s chairman, president and CEO, made the announcement this week as the company accepted the Kansas Chamber of Commerce’s Ad Astra award.