The Kansas Department of Commerce is inviting applications for its CDBG Economic Development Grants Program
Donor Name: Kansas Department of Commerce
State: Kansas
County: All Counties except Johnson County
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Details:
The Community Development Block Grant program is funded by an annual Congressional appropriation through the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. As outlined in the federal statute, the purpose of the program is to develop viable communities by providing decent housing, suitable living environments and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate incomes.
The Kansas Department of Commerce administers the CDBG program in the non-metropolitan areas of the state. Economic Development is one of the six major program categories under the Kansas program. The other five categories are: Community Facilities, Water and Sewer, Housing, Urgent Need and Commercial Rehabilitation.
Funding Information
The funding ceiling is $35,000 per job created or retained with a maximum of $750,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- All incorporated cities or counties in Kansas that do not receive an annual CDBG entitlement allocation from HUD are eligible to apply to the Kansas CDBG program. (The following communities receive entitlements and are ineligible to participate in the state program: Kansas City, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Manhattan, Overland Park, Shawnee, Topeka, Wichita and all of Johnson County.) The business operation assisted by the CDBG funding must also be located in a non-entitlement area of the state.
- Under the Economic Development category, a private for-profit business or an agricultural cooperative participates with a non-entitlement city or county in the application process. The city or county, however, is the legal applicant. The private forprofit business or cooperative must provide financial information and a business plan as part of the application process. If the application is approved, the funds are channeled through the local governmental unit to the entity involved. Similarly, loan payments pass through the city/county to the state or to a specially created local revolving loan fund.
- To be awarded funding under the program, the non-entitlement community must also have administrative capacity as demonstrated by timely completion of past projects. All applicants for Economic Development assistance must notify Commerce 10 days prior to submitting an application for funding. The notification may be in the form of a telephone call, e-mail, fax or written correspondence.
For more information, visit KDC.