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Business & Community Programs

Business and Community Programs (B&CP) encompasses a broad range of programs that can be instrumental in effecting economic development in rural areas. The diversity of the programs offer a multitude of opportunities. The B&CP areas identified below include loan and grant assistance as well as technical assistance.

The arena of B&CP includes the specific program areas of:

As you browse through these areas we trust you will find B&CP to be a source of assistance for a wide variety of projects for public bodies and community oriented non-profits as well as various types of privately owned and operated businesses.

These programs are available for rural areas and the definition of rural areas can be found within the information for each program.

Welcome to the world of Business and Community Programs in Kansas!!!


Gary Smith
Director, Community & Business Programs

To contact Business and Community Programs:
Phone: 785-271-2730
Fax: 785-271-2771
Email: Gary.Smith@ks.usda.gov