• More than 40 percent of the investments have been in startups
• 600+ nonprofit and government-sector partners engaged in investments
• 73 Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnerships
• 875+ local residents involved in Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership leadership teams
• $100,000 provided to 12 pilot entrepreneurship support programs through grant funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. On average, the funding accounted for 63% of sponsorship costs with communities contributing the other 37%. These funds are intended for programs with a focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
• 1,238 participants involved in NetWork Kansas’ Board Certified Programs

¹StartUp Kansas was discontinued in anticipation of the launch of the GROWKS Loan Programs in Fiscal Year 2023.  Loans receivable from StartUp Kansas are now dedicated to the E-Community Loan pools. ²The Capital Multiplier Programs was discontinued in anticipation of the launch of the GROWKS Loan Programs in Fiscal Year 2023.  Loans receivable from the Multiplier program are now dedicated to the Kansas Community Investment Fund. ³ Restart Kansas were emergency loans provided during the pandemic. No matching funds were required. ⁴The Kansas Healthy Food Initiative provides both grants and loans. Total grant dollars were $460,294 of the total.

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