Project Grant ITA052577

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061) to the Kansas Department of Commerce. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, with a completion date of September 29, 2026, will fund the department's efforts to increase export activities and expand international market access for eligible small businesses across Kansas. The grant will support a range of export promotion services,...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (CFDA 21.034), awarded a $2,631,915 Project Grant to the State of Kansas Department of Commerce on August 30, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to provide technical assistance, including legal, accounting, and financial advisory services, to very small and underserved small businesses in Kansas. The goal is to help these businesses...

This $3.5 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration will support marketing, infrastructure, workforce development and other projects to revitalize safe leisure, business and international travel in Kansas. Awarded on November 9, 2021, the funding will be administered by the Kansas Department of Commerce to rejuvenate the state's tourism industry as it recovers from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic....

The South Central Kansas Economic Development District Inc., doing business as Sckedd, was awarded a $420,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program. The grant will support partnership planning activities from April 2021 through March 2024. Through this award, Sckedd will create a regional economic development plan to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of communities and...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $550,000 Cooperative Agreement to the State of Kansas Department of Commerce to fund the 2024 KDOC Common Reporting Information Services (CRIS) program. This program will provide comprehensive employment services, labor market information, and workforce development assistance to job seekers across Kansas through the state's network of American Job Centers. Key services to be delivered include job search...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded Fort Hays State University $2,481,217 under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) federal grant program (CFDA 59.037) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, Fort Hays State University will provide management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses in Hays, Kansas through the Kansas SBDC. As part of the SBDC program, the...

The Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded the Bioscience And Technology Business Center, Inc. (doing business as Btbc) a $958,000 Congressional Earmark Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA #59.059). The grant will fund Btbc's provision of small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Lawrence, Kansas from September 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023. The Congressional Grants program aims to provide funding for small...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), through its Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043), has awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Enterprise Center of Johnson County Inc., doing business as the Women's Business Center, located in Overland Park, Kansas. This 12-month grant, effective from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2025, will enable the organization to provide comprehensive entrepreneurial development services targeted at supporting women-owned...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $1,537,539 Project Grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) federal grant program to Mid-America Regional Council Community Services Corporation on February 18, 2021. Through this award and sub-awards to Local Workforce Investment Area III, Inc. and the University of Missouri at Kansas City, the grantee will provide employment guidance, training, and program coordination services to support the...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,313,527 formula grant under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) to the State of Kansas Department of Commerce effective July 1, 2024. This program provides universal access to a range of employment services, including job search assistance, career counseling, skills assessments, job referrals, labor market information, and specialized recruitment support for employers....