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 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.
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?
(not from the guy in the green coat)
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.
Accomplishments
In the past 5 years, RDA has garnered over $16 million for various entities in Brown and Nemaha County, with more items pending. The following lists those approved and funded projects secured through applications written by RDA.
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Entity-Location |
Project |
Total
Amount |
Jobs
Created |
Funding |
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Northeast
Kansas Enterprise Facilitation Group - 5 County |
$
300,000 |
6 Businesses** |
Economic
Development & Local |
|
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Everest
Housing Authority |
Northfield
Village - Senior Citizen Housing Complex |
$
77,594 |
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Interim
Development Loan - State of Kansas |
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City
of Seneca |
$
10,000 |
|
Kansas
Department of Commerce and Housing |
|
|
City
of Seneca—Koch West Development |
Business
expansion & Utilities Extension |
$
1,333,700 |
38 |
CDBG
& Local |
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City
of Bern |
Business
Startup & Sewage treatment upgrade |
$
750,000 |
|
CDBG
& Local |
|
Nemaha
County Microloan |
Business
Loans - Nemaha County |
$
134,000 (Approx.) |
10.5 |
CDBG,
Local & Interest & Loan Re-Payment |
| Brown County Microloan | Business Loans - Brown County | $ 100,000 | 2 new businesses | CDBG Program |
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Everest
Housing Authority |
Housing
Complex for Senior Citizens - Everest |
$
160,000 |
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Kansas
Partnership Loan Program |
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Everest
Housing Authority |
Housing
Complex for Senior Citizens - Everest |
$
60,000 |
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Kansas
State Housing Trust Fund |
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Everest
Housing Authority |
Housing
Complex for Senior Citizens - Everest |
$
660,960 |
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Kansas
State Housing Tax Credits |
|
Everest
Housing Authority |
Housing
Complex for Seniors - Everest |
$
60,000 |
|
Federal
Home Loan Bank |
| Nemaha
County Fire Dist #1 Goff - |
4 Fire Vehicles | $ 387,792 | CDBG & Local | |
|
City
of Seneca |
Sewer
Lagoons & Lines |
$
1,234,000 |
|
CDBG
– Wastewater Improvement |
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City
of Robinson Fire Dept |
Firefighters
Safety Equipment |
$
45,773 |
|
FEMA
Grants - 2002 |
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City
of Sabetha Fire Department |
Communications
Equipment |
$ 56,350 |
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2003
FEMA Grant & Local |
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City
of Seneca Fire Department. |
Firefighter
Safety |
$
29,302 |
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2003
FEMA Grant & Local |
| Albany Museum | Heating & Air Conditioning | $ 9,400 | Nemaha County STEP Foundation & Local | |
|
City
of Bern |
Business
Start Up & Sewage Treatment |
$
750,000 |
|
CDBG
Economic Development & Local |
| Kansas
Rural Development Tax Credit Board |
Business, community and leadership development in 8 counties | $2,000,000 | Kansas Department of Commerce | |
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Brown
County Microloan |
Business
Loans—Brown County |
$
100,000 |
|
CDBG |
|
City
of Oneida |
Park
Improvement |
$
6,598 |
|
Nemaha
County STEP Foundation & Local |
|
City
of Seneca—Koch East
Development |
Infrastructure |
$
2,291,525 |
42 |
CDBG
Economic Development & Local |
|
Corning
KAN Step |
Replace
city water lines |
$
498,170 |
|
CDBG
& Local |
|
Robinson
Housing Project—Re-Lending |
Home
repair & renovation |
$
39,000 (Approx.) |
|
Interest
& re-payment of previous CDBG Grant |
|
City
of Sabetha |
Wastewater
Treatment |
$4,000,000 |
|
KDH&E
& Local |
| Corning KAN Step | Community Building/Library | $ 450,115 | CDBG & Local Volunteers | |
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USC,
LLC |
|
$
648,000 |
15 |
CDBG
Economic Development & Local |
| Nemaha County on Behalf of Baileyville Improvement District | Wastewater
Improvement
Lagoons |
$348,262 | CDBG
Water & Sewer and
KDHE Loan & Local |
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|
Total
Income Generated |
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$16,457,559
|
|
|
|
Total
Jobs Created |
|
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105.5
jobs plus 6 businesses |
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****Involves Atchison, Brown Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Nemaha, Osage and rural Shawnee Counties.