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WYANDOTTE COUNTY
GOVERNMENT OF
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The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City is a consolidated city/county government serving all of the citizens of the
City of Kansas City and County of Wyandotte in Kansas. In response to the COVID-|9 pandemic, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
was enacted with the goal of providing urgent and targeted funding for workers and families. The Unified Government sought assistance
with maximizing available ARPA funding opportunities while identifying additional federal and state grants to provide relief to citizens.
CLIENT
Unified Government of
Wyandotte County and
Kansas City, KS
REFERENCE
Kathleen VonAchen
CFO
City Hall
70! N. 7th Street, Suite 330
Kansas City KS 66101
(913) 573-5186
kvonachen@wycokckorg
BUDGET
$233,580
DURATION
August 202] - Present
SITUATION
The Unified Government requested professional consulting services related to grant discovery,
community liaison, and technical goveernment grant writing to maximize ther ARPA allocated relief
funds while identifying and applying for additional opportunities.
TASK
iParametrics was asked to identify federal funding opportunities available through ARPA while
collaborating with state agencres to maximize the amount of funding the Unified Government
received. This task included community outreach to ensure local non-profits and small businesses were
taking advantage of funding opportunities. We were asked to guide the Unified Government staff on
grant application strategies in regards to eligibility, readiness, and grant application evaluation,
ACTION
iParametrics is providing the Unified Government with comprehensive grant management and cost
recovery services, including strategic planning, FEMA PA cost recovery, program implementation
support, and technical assistance. We have positioned the United Governmeent to maximize their
cost recovery efforts by leveraging each federal funding stream. The iParametrics team is currently
supporting the Unified Government through the creation and operation of an ARPA Small Business
Grant Portal and Non-Profit Grants Portal and the writing and submittal of a $100 million EDA Build
Back Betier grant, $2 million EDA Travel. Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation grant. $2 million NOAA
education grant, and a second FEMA PA application.
RESULT
Through this partnership, we helped the Unified Gavernment receive award of a $2 million NOAA
multi-year education grant, with several more grants and applications pending submittal and/or award.
We also created and are running the ARPA Small Business Grants Portal that is using $550,000 of
allocated ARPA funds to directly support small businesses within the Unified Government, with an
additional $150,000 going towards partering initiatives such as supplying training courses for small
business owners.
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