ED25DEN0G0014
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
This EDA investment will partner with Fort Hays State University - North Central Kansas Technical College to purchase heavy machinery on which to train students, increasing the number of trained individuals in the region and their ability to attain professional certifications.
This project also addresses the regional need to have trained machinery operators to assist with disaster response and recovery in Northcentral and Northwest Kansas, and the program estimates to place 30 graduates per year.
A workforce skilled in using this equipment also will support the agribusiness cluster by enabling critical infrastructure improvements, such as rebuilding access roads, creating waterways, installing culverts, and building ponds to reduce flooding risks for crops, homes, and businesses.
This project will help to mitigate future economic risks and strengthen local and regional capacity to address vulnerabilities effectively.
This project was made possible by the regional planning efforts led by the North Central and Northwest Regional Planning Commission, and Great Plains Development, Inc., which EDA funds to bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.
This project also addresses the regional need to have trained machinery operators to assist with disaster response and recovery in Northcentral and Northwest Kansas, and the program estimates to place 30 graduates per year.
A workforce skilled in using this equipment also will support the agribusiness cluster by enabling critical infrastructure improvements, such as rebuilding access roads, creating waterways, installing culverts, and building ponds to reduce flooding risks for crops, homes, and businesses.
This project will help to mitigate future economic risks and strengthen local and regional capacity to address vulnerabilities effectively.
This project was made possible by the regional planning efforts led by the North Central and Northwest Regional Planning Commission, and Great Plains Development, Inc., which EDA funds to bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.
Funding Goals
SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, AWARDS MADE UNDER THIS NOFO WILL HELP COMMUNITIES AND REGIONS DEVISE AND IMPLEMENT LONG-TERM ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF NON-CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, AS APPROPRIATE, TO ADDRESS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES IN AREAS WHERE A PRESIDENTIAL DECLARATION OF A MAJOR DISASTER WAS ISSUED UNDER THE ROBERT T. STAFFORD DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ACT (42 U.S.C. SECTION 5121 ET SEQ.) (STAFFORD ACT) "AS A RESULT OF HURRICANES IAN AND FIONA, AND OF WILDFIRES, FLOODING, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS OCCURRING IN CALENDAR YEARS 2021 AND 2022...."
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Beloit,
Kansas
67420-1591
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
Fort Hays State University - North Central Kansas Technical College was awarded
Regional Machinery Training Program Disaster Response Economic Growth
Project Grant ED25DEN0G0014
worth $3,002,788
from Economic Development Administration in December 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Beloit Kansas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years 6 months and
was awarded through assistance program 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance.
$750,698 (20.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2023 Disaster Supplemental.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/29/25
Period of Performance
12/30/24
Start Date
6/30/27
End Date
Funding Split
$3.0M
Federal Obligation
$750.7K
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.8M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
ED25DEN0G0014
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Funding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Awardee UEI
R2CUAEFTQCN5
Awardee CAGE
4MW26
Performance District
KS-01
Senators
Jerry Moran
Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall
Modified: 8/29/25