TeamTech, Inc., founders and project managers for The Kansas Collaborative, was asked by Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson (not yet Governor as of the writing of this article) to assist Kansas with implementation of parts of the Recovery Act.
Our role? Linking and Leveraging efforts to maximize the dollars Kansas receives and to maximize the benefits to Kansans of these dollars.
You will recall that The Kansas Collaborative is a joint effort between the state of Kansas, the Kansas Association of Counties and the League of Kansas Municipalities focused on cross-government collaboration. The KAC, as the fiscal agent for The Kansas Collaborative, serves as the contracting entity for this work.
The parts of ARRA we have been asked to assist with are those that the Governor’s Office designated as having potential for “collaborative opportunities.” These are as follows:
Grants that are being awarded by Formula:
- Community Development Block Grants
- Employment Services, WIA, Dislocated Workers, Community Service for Older Americans
- Energy Efficiency and Conversation Block Grants
- Homelessness Prevention
- Public Housing Capital Fund
- Weatherization
Grants that will be awarded Competitively:
- Broadband Technology Opportunities/Distance Learning, Telemedicine
- Brownfields Projects
- Clean Diesel Emission
- Community Policing (local only)
- Electronic Health Record Incentives/Health Information Technology
- Energy Efficiency and Conversation
- Infectious Disease Reduction
- Lead Hazard Reduction
- Neighborhood Stabilization
- Public Housing Capital Fund
- Rural Business Program (local only)
- Rural Community Facilities Program (local only)
- Rural Water and Waste Disposal
- Watershed and Flood Prevention
- Watershed Rehabilitation Program
What can you do?
1. Let us know if you are applying for competitive grants. We are not trying to control applications but rather would like to have a comprehensive picture of what Kansas is submitting…plus we may know of some collaborative linkages that could strengthen your application.
2. Let us know if you see opportunities for collaboration within ARRA.
3. Let the KAC know if you are aware of monies that locals can apply for, i.e. FEMA will have a program for fire stations. Randall Allen is thinking about creating a link on the KAC website for sharing this type of information.
You can contact either of us as follows:
Kathleen Harnish-Doucet
913-706-8797 or
kathleen@teamtechinc.com
Joel Wright
816-914-5344 or
joel@teamtechinc.com
Until next month…
Kathleen and Joel