Rural Development
Association of Northeast Kansas
About RDA
Grant Services
Incentives
Microloans
Grant writing and administration is one of the primary operations of RDA. As the community development organization for Brown and Nemaha Counties, we help communities and organizations develop funding to implement projects that otherwise would not be feasible. RDA has written, researched, and advised on many projects in the area including recreational facilities (Hiawatha Aquatic Park), communities facilities (e.g. sewer systems, fire trucks, and community buildings), housing projects (Everest Housing Authority), non-profit projects (e.g. libraries, day cares, tourism), and economic development grants (Microloan, Koch & Co, Inc.). Please Contact RDA if you would like more information on how to apply for community facilities or economic development grants.
RDA has worked with many different state and federal programs including:
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Community Development Block Grants (CDBG); |
| CDBG KANSTEP grants; |
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Community Service Tax Credits; |
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USDA Rural Economic Development Grants; |
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US Fire Administration Assistance to Firefighters Grants; |
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Kansas State Housing Trust Fund; |
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Low-Income Housing Tax Credits; |
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Kansas Community Capacity Building Program; |
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Kansas Main Street Program; |
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Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program; and |
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Kansas Department on Aging Partnership Loan Program |
In addition, RDA has access to several resources and databases so that we can keep up-to-date with new grants and programs as they become available from the federal and state governments as well as private and non-profit institutions. Finally, RDA is a certified administrator for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) through the State of Kansas. As of July 1, 2000, all administrators of Kansas CDBG grants must be certified by the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing.
Click here for a list of recently completed grant applications for the area.
Who can apply for grants?
Most grants are directed toward non-profit entities serving humanitarian causes (e.g. poverty relief, day cares, youth programs, education) or local governments for projects on large facilities that are essential for the community to survive or prosper (e.g. sewer/water systems, street, fire trucks, senior housing). Rather than grants, businesses can receive Incentives from state and local governments to start or expand their businesses.
Where do grants come from?
Grants can originate from any number of sources including the state and federal government, non-profit foundations, and local foundations. The "Partners/Links" button on the toolbar gives a list of various agencies that may have money for your project . But be warned, searching for grants takes much time and great diligence to find just the right fund to fit your project. Grant research can be full-time job by itself! That is why RDA helps to do the searching. We pride ourselves on being the experts of the area. This allows our citizens to save their time and money on wasteful seminars, fruitless searches, and hours upon hours of endless research. To this end, we are developing links to ongoing Grant Opportunities sites that provide Notices of Funding Availabilities (NOFAs) from various state and federal agencies as well as non-profit foundations.
Community Development Block Grants
The Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing has announced the workshop schedule for the upcoming Grant rounds for fall of 2002. The KDOCH presents these workshops to advise communities of funding available, provide materials to aid Cities and Counties of Kansas applying for grants, and assist them in applying for grants and loans for their various improvement projects. A schedule of the workshops may be found on the Rural Development Association website at rdanek.com, under the events or grant services section.
categories for the 2003 program are listed below. The
Annual Competition categories are
Housing/Neighborhood Development, Community Facilities, Water
and Sewer, and a new
Engineering Design category (for water and sewer only)
All workshops will be held from
1:30 p.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. in each community.
Applications and guidelines
for 2003 will be available at these meetings.
Pre-registration is not required.
Chanute, June 24, 2002
Hays, June 24,
SRS Building, Kansas
Room
Hays Recreation Center
1500 West
7th
1105 Canterbury Drive
Emporia, June 25, 2002
Dodge City, June 25, 2002
City Hall, City
Conference
Room
Dodge City Community College Student Union
521
Market
Ford County Room
2501 North 15th Avenue
Clay Center, June 26, 2002
Hutchinson, June 26, 2002
K-State Extension
Meeting Room City
Hall, Council Chambers
322
Grant
125 Avenue B
Application workshops for the 2003 Economic Development,
Downtown Revitalization,
Urgent Need, and KAN STEP programs beginning January 1, 2003,
will be conducted
from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the following locations:
Dighton, November 5, 2002
Manhattan, November 6
Dighton High
School
Kansas State University
200 South
Wichita
Student Union, Rooms 206 & 213
El Dorado, November 7
Civic Center
201 East Central
The Rural Development Association of Northeast Kansas is the economic development organization for community, business, and economic development serving Brown and Nemaha Counties. The office assists communities in applying for grants and loans as well as providing administration services after the funding is obtained. If your Community desires assistance in applying for this funding, please give the Rural Development Association of Northeast Kansas a call so that we may work with you in obtaining necessary information and applications to make your grant request a success. A grant proposal needs careful thought and planning to be successful.
Accomplishments
In the the past 15 months, RDA has garnered over $2.7 million for various entities in Brown and Nemaha County, with more items pending. The following lists those approved grants that were written by RDA.
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Entity - Location |
Project | Amount | Status | Fund |
| Everest Housing Authority | Northfield Village - Senior Citizen Housing Complex | $77,594 | Awarded | Interim Development Loan - State of Kansas |
| City of Seneca | Community Capacity Building Program | $10,000 | Awarded | Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing |
| City of Seneca | Business expansion & Utilities Extension | $500,000 | Awarded | CDBG |
| City of Bern | Business Startup & Sewage treatment upgrade | $750,000 | Awarded | CDBG |
| Nemaha County Microloan | Business Loans - Nemaha County | $100,000 | Awarded | CDBG |
| Everest Housing Authority | Housing Complex for Senior Citizens - Everest | $160,000 | Awarded | Kansas Partnership Loan Program |
| Everest Housing Authority | Housing Complex for Senior Citizens - Everest | $60,000 | Awarded | Kansas State Housing Trust Fund |
| Everest Housing Authority | Housing Complex for Senior Citizens - Everest |
$660,960 |
Awarded | Kansas State Housing Tax Credits |
| Everest Housing Authority | Housing Complex for Seniors - Everest | $60,000 | Awarded | Federal Home Loan Bank |
| Nemaha County Fire District No. 1 - Goff Area | Fire Trucks | $368,000 | Awarded | CDBG |