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Kansas Cooperative Development Center Initial Assistance GrantsOne form of assistance provided by the KCDC is an Initial Assistance Grant (IAG). One of the critical elements essential for creating new business ventures is professional services provided by legal, accounting and business consulting experts. Getting a new business venture started and organized is often difficult because of a lack of funds. The IAG can provide for expenses incurred in obtaining legal, accounting, consulting and other business development expenses in new start-up businesses. Eligible applicants must be a group or an association of agricultural producers. The IAG is available to applicants who can demonstrate that their business idea has the potential to profitably add value through processing or marketing of existing commodities or alternative crops and livestock. Please contact the Kansas Cooperative Development Center to receive an IAG application and/or to answer additional questions. IAG Information and Application Form Summarized information on the Kansas Cooperative Development Center in pdf format. IAG Recipient Stories Western Plains Energy, LLC What was once an idea from a steering committee in western Kansas has blossomed into a company that recently celebrated the beginning of construction on a 30 million gallon ethanol plant in Campus, Kansas. Western Plains Energy, LLC received IAG funds to help them get their ethanol production idea off the ground. Click on the link below to view pictures of Western Plains Energy, LLC's ground breaking ceremony held on April 17, 2003. Western Plains Energy, LLC Ground Breaking Ceremony Pictures Earth Pals Compost Earth Pals Compost has a commitment to produce "the highest quality compost possible." Located south of Manhattan on Lower McDowell Creek Road, the group received an Initial Assistance Grant to help them purchase bookkeeping software, perform lab tests, provide educational materials and attend K-State's composting school. For further information contact them by phone at 785.776.5392 or by email at earthpals@prodigy.net. |
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