Flint Hills Regional Council Inc

Eda partnership planning - provides funding to support fhrc staff in updating, implementing, and reporting progress of the flint hills economic development district plan. This funding supports fhrc staff time to also apply for grant opportunities that directly assist with plan implementation. This program has a 50/50 match requirement. Partners provided a mix of cash and in-kind contribution so that fhrc would be able to apply for eda partnership planning funding and retain our eda flint hills economic development district designation. The flint hills regional council's role is to serve as a regional coordinator to ensure the plan is updated every five years and to coordinatre plan implementation efforts.

Epa - provides environmental assessments for commercial private property owners interested in ultimately making improvements and revitalizing their property. These funds have also been used to remove gas tanks resolving major barriers preventing economic activities on these sites. The funding was also used to provide area revitalization plans of commercial districts.

Other programs, including eda cares, oldcc, oea joint land use study grant, ncrpc-cdbg, kansas department of commerce, provide service of mutual benefit to the region best gained from cooperation and partnership to bring new resources and added value for the benefit of the region as a whole.