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Kansas PartnerSHIP Health Grant
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
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Kansas Small Business Grants 2026
Browse open Kansas grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility.
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From Wichita, Kansas City, and Topeka to rural Kansas, Forrest Grants tracks state, county, city, and foundation programs so you can shortlist the ones worth a real application.
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229
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$50
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Browse open Kansas grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.
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Kansas FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) – Entrepreneurship Competitive Events
Grantor
Kansas FBLA / National FBLA
Award Amount
Varies
kansas_studenthigh_school
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High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP) Tax Credit — Professional Services
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Kansas Department of Commerce
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for profitabove average wages
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Kansas Arts Commission Public Art and Murals Grant
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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) / Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
nonprofitarts organization
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Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) — Professional Services
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
for profitnew job creation
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Kansas Department of Agriculture Grants and Cost-Share Programs
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Kansas Department of Agriculture
Award Amount
Varies
farmerrancher
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High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP) – Investment Tax Credit & Sales Tax Exemption
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Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
manufacturerabove_average_wages
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Kansas STAR Bonds – Sports and Entertainment District Financing
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Kansas Department of Commerce / Kansas Legislature
Award Amount
Varies
major_sports_facilitytourism_destination
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Rural Health Transformation Program — Regional Partnership Grant (RPGP)
Grantor
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
Award Amount
Varies
rural providerKansas based
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Kansas Energy Program — Facility Conservation Improvement Program (FCIP)
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Kansas Energy Program / Kansas State University
Award Amount
Varies
state owned facilitygovernment
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Lemonade Day Kansas – Youth Entrepreneur Program
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NetWork Kansas / Lemonade Day (national program, local Kansas cities)
Award Amount
Varies
youth_ownedkansas_youth
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Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) – State Championship
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NetWork Kansas / K-State Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship / Kansas 4-H (K-State Research and Extension)
Award Amount
From $50
grades_6_12kansas_student
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Wichita Small Business Support Layer
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City of Wichita / Greater Wichita Partnership / partners
Award Amount
Varies
small_business
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Overland Park Entrepreneurship Support Layer
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City of Overland Park / regional partners
Award Amount
Varies
direct to businesssmall_business
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Fort Riley Army MWR Home-Based Business Program
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U.S. Army, Fort Riley Family and MWR
Award Amount
Varies
active_dutymilitary_family
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NetWork Kansas E-Community Loan Layer
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NetWork Kansas
Award Amount
Varies
direct to businesssmall_business
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SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – Tribal and Individual Native American Track
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
Varies
native_american_ownedenrolled_tribal_member
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Kansas Statewide WBE Certification (Woman Business Enterprise)
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Kansas Department of Commerce, Office of Minority & Women Business Development
Award Amount
Varies
woman_ownedkansas_business
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Kansas City Women's Business Center – Alternative Lending Program
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Kansas City Women's Business Center (SBA alternative lending intermediary)
Award Amount
Varies
woman_ownedkansas_city_metro
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VetBiz VBOC – Veterans Business Outreach Center (Kansas Active-Duty & Transitioning Services)
Grantor
VetBiz Central, Inc. (SBA cooperative agreement, serving Missouri, Kansas, and Southern Illinois)
Award Amount
Varies
active_dutytransitioning_service_member
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WBENC Women's Business Enterprise Certification (Kansas)
Grantor
Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Award Amount
Varies
woman_owned51_percent_owned
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Kansas Statewide MBE Certification – Native American Track
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Kansas Department of Commerce, Office of Minority & Women Business Development
Award Amount
Varies
native_american_ownedkansas_business
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High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP) — Green and Clean Energy
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Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
for profitabove average wages
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Kansas Industrial Retraining (KIR) Program
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Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
manufacturerworkforce_restructuring
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SCORE Greater Wichita – Encore (50+) Entrepreneur Mentoring
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SCORE / U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA-funded)
Award Amount
Varies
age_50_pluskansas_entrepreneur
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Kansas Angel Investor Tax Credit Program (KAITC) — Professional Services
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
for profitearly stage
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Kansas Development Finance Authority — Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB)
Grantor
Kansas Development Finance Authority (KDFA)
Award Amount
Varies
Kansas basedbusiness
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Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series – Local Competition
Grantor
NetWork Kansas / K-State Research and Extension / Kansas 4-H
Award Amount
Varies
grades_6_12kansas_student
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Kansas City Women's Business Center (WBC) – Counseling & Lending
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Kansas City Women's Business Center / Enterprise Center of Johnson County (SBA Women's Business Center)
Award Amount
Varies
woman_ownedkansas_city_metro
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Kansas Arts Commission General Operating Support Grant
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Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) / Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
nonprofitarts organization
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Made in Kansas Program – Manufacturer Export and Marketing Support
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
kansas_manufacturerexport_ready
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SBA Boots to Business (B2B) Entrepreneurship Training
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
Varies
active_dutytransitioning_service_member
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Kansas Office of Minority & Women Business Development – Technical Assistance
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce, Office of Minority & Women Business Development
Award Amount
Varies
minority_ownedkansas_business
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SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Transition Assistance Program (Kansas Installations)
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
Varies
active_dutytransitioning_service_member
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Kansas Healthy Food Initiative Predevelopment Technical Assistance Grant
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Kansas Healthy Food Initiative
Award Amount
Varies
for profitnonprofit
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Kansas Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRB)
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce / local city or county government
Award Amount
Varies
manufacturercapital_project
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High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP) — Transportation and Logistics
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
for profitabove average wages
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Kansas Statewide MBE Certification (Minority Business Enterprise)
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce, Office of Minority & Women Business Development
Award Amount
Varies
minority_ownedkansas_business
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Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) – SER Jobs for Progress National (Kansas)
Grantor
SER Jobs for Progress National, Inc. (U.S. Department of Labor – Older Americans Act funded)
Award Amount
Varies
age_55_pluslow_income
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Mountain Plains MSDC MBE Certification (NMSDC)
Grantor
Mountain Plains Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC regional affiliate, serving Kansas)
Award Amount
Varies
minority_ownedasian_black_hispanic_native_american
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VetBiz VBOC – Veterans Business Outreach Center (Missouri, Kansas & Southern Illinois)
Grantor
VetBiz Central, Inc. (SBA cooperative agreement, serving Missouri, Kansas, and Southern Illinois)
Award Amount
Varies
veteranservice_member
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Kansas STEP Grant
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Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
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direct to businesssmall_business
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South Central Kansas Economic Development District Revolving Loan Fund
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SCKEDD
Award Amount
Varies
direct to businesssmall_business
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Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) — Transportation
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
for profitnew job creation
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Kansas Industrial Training (KIT) Program — Education & Training Providers
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
for profitnew job creation
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Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK) Tax Incentive — Professional Services
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce
Award Amount
Varies
for profitjob creation
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Kansas Sales and Use Tax Exemption – Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment
Grantor
Kansas Department of Revenue
Award Amount
Varies
kansas_manufacturermanufacturing_machinery
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Kansas Statewide Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification (Disability Procurement)
Grantor
Kansas Department of Administration, Division of Procurement and Contracts
Award Amount
Varies
disability_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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Kansas Small Business and Entrepreneurship Support Layer
Grantor
Kansas Department of Commerce / Kansas SBDC
Award Amount
Varies
direct to businesssmall_business
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