KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

KANSAS CDBG/ED PROGRAMIN RETROSPECT

THE EARLY YEARS: 1984-1990• Institutional Capacity• Staffing + Organization• Quantity• Quality• Jobs

DECLINE IN NUMBER OF PROJECTS• Outmigration and Aging of Population• Decrease in Manufacturing Base• Less Labor Content Per Unit of Output• Many Companies Have Already Accessed

Program• Decline in Capacity at Local + Regional Level• Increase in Federal Requirements

CDBG/ED FUNDS HELD AT LOCAL LEVEL• Local RLFs established in 1980s • Micro Loan Funds at County Level• State Oversight Responsibilities

CURRENT PROGRAM PARAMETERS• Jobs + National Objective• Min = $100,000; Max = $750,000• Matching Funds• Business Loans

• Interest Rate• Term

• Infrastructure Assistance• Collateral• Certified Administrators

STATE ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM• Application TA• Application Review• Get Project Under Contract• Managing, Monitoring, Closeout• Loan Servicing• Dealing with Failed Projects

LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING• Grant Administrators• Regional Development Organizations• City/County ED Directors• Local Chambers of Commerce• Bankers ?????

NEPA ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW• Provide TA Early in Process• Good Project Description• Level of Review + Appropriate Review Agencies• Respond to Issues Raised by Agencies• Correct Publication Notices + Dates

MARKETING

• Website• Application Workshops• News Releases• Business Division Field Reps• Brochures• Training Grant Administrators• Need For More Outreach to Private Business

Community

MODUS OPERANDI

• Speak the Language of Business• Maintain Standards • Serious Lending vs. Mindless Giveaways• Wealth Creation or Wealth Destruction?

(WWWBD)• The KTPO Principle• Humility

KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Terry MarlinSmall Cities CDBG Program1000 SW Jackson, Suite 100

Topeka, KS 66612-1354785-296-4703