Kansas Small Business Grants

Last Updated on August 23, 2023 by Hannah Stevens

The federal government spends more than $5,386.00million dollars annually in grants and other funding sources from local governments. This is because small and large businesses are the backbone of Kansas’ economic growth. Kansas has 59,667 businesses. They are broken down into the following:

Kansas Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

33,719 businesses in Kansas have between 0 and 4 employees. This breakdown includes those who work from home as sole proprietors.
10,300 businesses in Kansas have between 5 and 9 employees.
6,321 businesses in Kansas have between 10 and 19 employees.
5,731 businesses in Kansas have between 20 and 99 employees.
1,626 businesses in Kansas have between 100 and 499 employees.
Over 1,970 businesses in Kansas have over 500 employees.

Kansas Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

The Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector have 7,133 Kansas Businesses under its registry
The Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector have 3,587 Kansas Businesses under its registry
The Accommodation and Food Services sector have 5,843 Kansas Businesses under its registry
Kansas has more than 8,104 registered companies. They are service-oriented businesses that are not yet included in the above categories.

You may also be eligible for grants for small businesses if you work in the agriculture industry. Kansas has more than 66,000 farms.

Small Businesses in Kansas

It is difficult to start and manage a small Kansas business. In Kansas, more than $42,146.866,000.00 US dollars is spent on employee salaries/payroll. Every year, more than 11382 businesses go bankrupt. The federal government doesn’t provide grants to entrepreneurs for expanding or starting a business. However, small business grants can be granted in Kansas to help business owners start or grow their businesses. Grant recipients don’t have to repay the grant funding. It is worth looking into small business grants to help fund your business.

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

FUNDING NUMBER	FUNDING TITLE
HHS 2022 ACF OHS CH R7 0144	Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient — Communities in the state of Kansas
USDA NRCS AR CIG 21 NOFO0001059	Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 – ARKANSAS
USDA NRCS AR MULTI 21 NOFO0001046	FY 2021 Arkansas Technical Assistance Projects
USDA NRCS KS CCGA 21 NOFO0001040	Conservation Collaboration Grants or Agreements Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Announcement for Program Funding – KANSAS
HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R06 1895	Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee — Communities in the state of Arkansas
HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818	Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion – Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina
BOR MB 20 N002	Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Activities in Kansas
USDA NRCS AR CIG NOF001009	NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 – Arkansas
USDA NRCS KS CIG 20 NOFO0001006	NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 – KANSAS
W81EWF 20 SOI 0016	Interior Least Tern Monitoring on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in the Little Rock Corps District

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