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EDA awards over $67 million in grants for economic development projects in Kansas in 2022

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Jen Werner, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/jen-werner

Jen Werner, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership/jen-werner

In 2022, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) issued 17 grants totaling $67,831,834 to fund economic development projects in Kansas.

This represents a 281% increase over 2021, when the state received $17,805,179 in funding.

Kansas ranked 20th across the U.S. in total EDA grant funding for 2022. California topped the list with $238,656,132 in funding across 57 grants.

Wichita State University received the largest EDA grant for funding an economic development project in the state, totalling $26,380,486.

EDA Grant Recipients in Kansas in 2022
Grantee NameTotal Funding
Wichita State University$26,380,486
Wichita State University$14,370,854
Wichita State University$8,970,527
Kansas Department of Commerce$3,509,245
City of Dodge City$2,500,000
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities$2,019,771
Kansas State University$2,000,000
Wichita State University$1,690,468
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center$1,603,474
City of Tonganoxie$1,508,850
Exploration Place, Inc.$1,255,989
Kansas Department of Commerce$1,000,000
Wichita State University$500,000
North Central Regional Planning Commission$210,000
Kansas State University$162,500
University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.$140,000
Northwest Kansas Planning & Development Commission$9,670

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