172 Project Proposals Received for ARPA Funding

Published on July 11, 2022

On the Dotte: ARPA Update

We wanted to provide you with this update on the latest committee meeting regarding the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.

Nonprofit and UG Department Applications Received

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Subcommittee has received 172 project applications from organizations and Unified Government departments working across Wyandotte County on our pandemic recovery. We've included a complete list of all of the project applications submitted. The ARPA Subcommittee is currently reviewing the applications to create a recommended shortlist for further review and consideration.

Administration

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
ARPA Coordinator	Unified Government is looking for a solution oriented, dynamic, collaborative, and passionate professional to come work as an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coordinator. The coordinator will serve as staff liaison to a commission sub-committee while providing project management and strategic leadership, working with UG staff, grant consultant, community non-profit and philanthropic organizations, in support of the UG achieving an equitable and swift recovery from the economic challenges precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic by meeting the objectives of the UG Board of Commissioners during the ARPA funding allocation and expenditure process.	$240,773.18	Allowable, Administration
ARPA Consultants	Due to COVID-19 Wyandotte needs continued assistance with recovery. iParametrics understands the challenges to recovering and has continued to support Wyandotte with financial recovery from COVID. By providing recovery and grant efforts Wyandotte can assist the whole community. Under 7.1 Administrative expenses – direct and indirect admin support	$1,047,060.00	Allowable, Administration

Banking

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Bank On KC	Connecting people to banking services	$40,000.00	Yes

Behavioral Health

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Building Resilience in Wyandotte County	The proposed project will support the renovation of our new building – located at 434 Minnesota Avenue, in the heart of Kansas City, Kansas. This new location will provide a more convenient office to the families served by TFC and will accommodate the 14 highly-trained and skilled TFC staff delivering services from the Wyandotte County, Kansas, clinical office.	$939,795.00	Allowable

Childcare

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Supplemental Support to Families an Staff of Uncle Sam's Academy	Tuition assistance, staff retention bonus	$30,275.00	Yes, partially
USC Urban Market/Beautiful Feet Program	The USC Beautiful Feet program is a comprehensive sports program focused on engaging youth in sports during off seasons and summers.	$221,000.00	Yes

Court Services

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Codes Caseworker For Municipal Court	In order to support the Commission’s SOAR initiative and to promote health and public safety, we are asking for a Codes Caseworker to be located in Municipal Court.	$129,600.00	Not allowable

Crime Reduction

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Blue Safety	The primary purpose of the project is to ensure officer safety especially from the adverse effects of contamination by drugs such as Fentanyl. The project will upgrade drug testing equipment that does not require officers to physically handle the evidence and to provide for proper storage in a ventilated environment. Additionally, all officers will be equipped with Narcan in the event of accidental exposure. This project also would implement additional safety devices such as Bolo Wraps and vehicle protection systems. The department is requesting funding for the development of a new firing range.	$99,000.00	Partially allowable
PAL COVID Response Targeted Expansion	The PAL is proposing targeted outreach and programs to increase the participation of Black/African-American youth at the PAL from the current 15% of youth served to 30% of youth served, which is more reflective of the population of Wyandotte County as a whole. This will be done with the creation of a new staff position with this specific charge. We anticipate that the position will be filled by a retired police officer with experience working in and with the targeted population.	$193,770.00	Allowable
Boston Daniels Urban Arts	Host FREE community events Kids Expo and Back to School Bash 3-on-3 community basketball tournament. Community Health Fair Community Art Fair	$177,500.00	Allowable

Cybersecurity

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
COVID Recovery Data Analysis Software	The UG Economic Development Department and WyEDC would like a multiyear subscription to the Placer.ai system. With Placer.ai, the UG can provide the community with a WyCo COVID Recovery Dashboard, pull vital data to show ARPA Compliance, support our local small businesses, and utilize necessary information to determine where future investments should occur.	$50,000	Allowable under Administration

Development

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
EMPOWER WYCO Loan Fund	The EMPOWER WYCO Loan Fund is a collaboration with Network Kansas to provide flexible loans up to $15,000 each with a 4-year, 4% interest rate	$150,000	Not allowable
Museum Record Digitalization	This project will allow for the digitalization of the museum's most requested documents for virtual public access.	$152,000.00	Yes

Economic Development

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
One year’s salary and benefits for Pharmacy of Grace staff to increase Access to Chronic Disease Prescriptions for Uninsured & Underinsured	POG will provide comprehensive pharmacy services in the Mercy & Truth Medical Missions building.	$184,639	Yes
Building a collaborative, strategic small business ecosystem inclusive of Procurement and Economic Development	Consultant - Provide guidance with collaboration to design a foot print for the UG to invest, assist, and provide opportunity to our our most underserved MBE,WBE, SLBE, entrepreneurs (new and established) in building successful businesses, generational wealth, to build up and sustain a cohesive ecosystem for all.	$50,000.00	Allowable
Organization and Community Resilency	The Black MasterMind Group Charitable Foundation is a 501c3 organization created to educate, train, coach, and mentor the Black Entrepreneurial Community to create fundable and sustainable business models that have the capacity to create jobs that stimulates the economic conditions of the black community in the urban cores of Wyandotte County census tracts in zip code 66101, 66102, 66103, and areas of 66104.	$250,848.00	Allowable

Education

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Farmers on the Rise: Youth Apprenticeship in Wyandotte County	pilot a year-round youth apprenticeship program including individual applicants which will launch in June 2022.	$268,668.00	Yes
Growing Common Ground	Expand urban farming, public education, and shared resources	$157,400.00	No
English-as-a-Second-Language Program	The funding provided will help to continue and grow our adult English-as-a-Second-Language classes.	$167,086.89	Yes
Citizenship Class	Our goals for this citizenship program are to reach out to all immigrants with this program offering, and adequately prepare students to pass the citizenship exam.	$35,635.14	Yes
USC Pre-K/Early Education Expansion	The USC Pre-K/Early Education Expansion program is a project geared toward increasing the hours (nontraditional and traditional) and capacity available for pre-k/early education and care in Wyandotte County available to families.	$823,000.00	Yes
Project Eagle – Early Childhood Education	Project Eagle proposes to serve preschool aged children in Wyandotte County, Kansas that are needing full day, full year programming. Project Eagle has 14 classrooms, but due to decreased funding during the pandemic, one of our preschool classrooms has been closed leaving 17 slots unfilled and unutilized for children in need in the county. In order to most effectively address the comprehensive needs of these vulnerable families, Project Eagle plans to serve an additional 17 preschoolers in center-based services with programming using the Educare model.	3,671,224.81	Partially allowable
HE[ART]LAND UNIVERSITY	Heartland Arts KC's mission is to use the performing arts to educate about public policy, with the vision of positioning Kansas City as a hub for arts advocacy. This program, HE[ART]LAND UNIVERSITY, builds towards that vision by partnering with WYCO to create in-person programming where participants 14 could develop their talents as performers and learn about and engage with public policy at a local level.	$746,000.00	Not in WyCo
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City’s Breidenthal Unit – Community Outreach Program	We have broadened and strengthened our Whole Child Development Program. This program is designed to fortify academic progress and core competencies.	Not Included	Partially allowable
GAME CHANGERS – Parents are the best influencers ever!	Our proposed project is to provide a dynamic course which is the following: 1. A four-week intensive, evidence-based parent/family training program from our organization. Our partnerships include K-State Research and Extension and other community partners. 2. Adults learn about the five areas of holistic health and other topics as stated above. 3. We are teenager, young adult, and adult learning savvy as well as multi-culturally sensitive. 4. Our program is highly interactive and life-changing.	$300,000.00	Not allowable
: STEM CAMP and Spring/Fall Afterschool Read and Math Program	STEM CAMP For Youth	Not Included	Allowable
Start Young Program	The overall goal of The Family Conservancy (TFC) is to create a systemic approach to early childhood education that will improve the access and quality of child care, in Wyandotte County and beyond. TFC provides under-resourced families with the ability to enroll their child in a quality early education setting that increases the child’s chances of entering kindergarten prepared to succeed.	$4,647,465.00	Allowable
Heartland 180 (H180 Program)	The project aims to expand to all Wyandotte County High Schools, including Turner, Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, and Piper. The program will provide soft skills, character development training, life skills, decision-making skills, and academic support. By delivering these skills, youth will have a reduction in delinquent behavior and an increase in academic success.	$2,938,808	Not allowable
Climate Safe KCK	Groundwork NRG seeks funding for community education on climate resilience, community involvement in planning and implementation for the upcoming sewer separation project, and direct green infrastructure installation of native plant beds, trees, curbside gardens and bioretention areas that will address infrastructural disparities resulting from decades of disinvestment in NE KCK. Such work will develop community leaders knowledgeable on climate impacts, beautify neighborhoods throughout the Jersey Creek watershed, manage stormwater runoff that contributes to the pollution of local bodies of water, combat urban heat island effect, and improve air quality.	$435,600.00	Not allowable

Elderly Assistance

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
A Safe and Fun Senior Day Program	Senior program expansion, Bingo prizes, grocery bag handout, health education, health screening, exercise, transportation to and from the Center, minor home repairs, mental health support	$93,000.00	Yes, partially
Elderly Emergency Assistance Program	Keeping elderly individuals housed or rehousing, providing food aid, prescription assistance	$2,000,000.00	Yes
Elderly Energy Assistance Program	Energy bill assistance	$50,000.00	Yes
Homemaker Services	Helping elderly by cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping and other household chores	$154,520.00	Yes
Attendant or Personal Care Services	Assist with maintaining personal cleanliness and activities of daily life that don't require medical support	$175,960.00	Yes
Congregate Site Internet	Connecting congregate sites to internet services	$6,720.00	Yes
Internet and Telephone Services	Connecting nursing homes or residences with telephone and internet service	$20,000.00	Yes
Senior Food Delivery	We propose to address increased food insecurity rates among the aging population by delivering fresh, healthy produce to seniors. Each week during the growing season we will assemble 80 farmer’s choice bags, consisting of a variety of produce and valued around $15, and deliver them to two sites in Wyandotte County: Shepherds Center of Kansas City and Bethel Neighborhood Center, 40 per site.	$41,539.00	Allowable

Facility Remediation

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Transitioning to Green Energy	Addition of a Commercial Kitchen	$87,350.00	Yes, revenue recovery
Addition of a Commercial Kitchen	We propose installing the components necessary for a commercial kitchen	$87,350.00	Yes
Updating HVAC Units	Replace 7 rooftop HVAC units with air purifiers to improve air quality, and use energy savings to expand early childhood education offerings	$85,000.00	Yes
Museum Exhibit Enhancements	This project will result in digital interactive engagement activities to enhance the gallery space in a manner to mitigate the risk of infection spread through more traditional hands-on items.	$173,000.00	Yes
Transitional Housing Family Center	Foundation for Excellence proposes to renovate the former Roosevelt Elementary School at 1303 N.	$761,326.00	Yes
La Cocina de la Paz	La Cocina de la Paz is a renovation project of the 132-year-old kitchen, dining space and entry at Grandview Park Presbyterian Church.	$264,600.00	Yes
The Hub Argentine Community Kitchen	The Hub Argentine Community Kitchen project is designed to create a commercial/commissary kitchen in the Argentine neighborhood of Wyandotte County. We believe that this project will have significant economic and social impact for the small business owners, the local food industry, and people living paycheck to paycheck in our community.	$150,000.00	Yes, assistance to individuals
Connecting Edwardsville	The proposed project will install approximately 8,000 feet of sidewalks/trails and multiple crosswalks to ensure safe pedestrian access from the core of the community to city parks, governmental services such as police, fire, city hall, storm shelters and the post office, Edwardsville Elementary and local businesses such as Bank Midwest, the convenience store, Dollar General and Kaw Valley Family dentistry.	$1,005,625.00	Not allowable
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) remodel	Remodeling the EOC space to create a dedicated Policy Group meeting space and Joint Information Center will allow those most critical elements of incident direction and communication to be collocated.	$1,500,000.00	Allowable and enumerated
Digitizing Critical Business Records	This project will ensure all records are created, retained, and managed in electronic formats that are consistent with the Unified Government Records Management Policy. Throughout all three phases, partnership with other UG departments will ensure efficiency and maximize the benefit of the project.	$250,800.00	Allowable
Affordable Apartments at Boulevard Lofts and Garden	CHWC respectfully requests $500,000 to offset increased construction costs for Boulevard Lofts and Garden, a ground-breaking new concept in residential urban farming located at 800 Washington Blvd, Kansas City, Kansas.	$500,000.00	Allowable
Generator	The proposed project will procure generators for city hall, public safety facilities and the city’s FEMA storm shelter. Currently no backup power source exists for the City’s storm shelter, which also can also double as the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), or the police department and city hall. The fire department has a 30 year old generator.	$565,200.00	Partially allowable
Real-Time Intelligence Crime Center	The RTICC has been allocated space for its office but the space itself is unusable in its current state. The space needs to be rehabilitated by replacing the aged HVAC system, installing new walls and electrical infrastructure, installing a new ceiling, and refinishing the floor.	$157,333.09	Allowable
Bus Shelter Improvements	This project will improve and upgrade the 13 bus shelters between the 47th Street Transit Center and the 7th and Minnesota Transit Center. All bus shelters will be made fully enclosed and heated, thus improving the ridership experience and creating a safer place for citizens to wait for their preferred mode of transit. Additionally, we will be installing solar panels to power the dedicated shelter heating systems.	$100,000.00	Allowable
Swimming Pool Project	The project would be to tear out the existing pool which is dangerous due to the deep bowl shape at the deep in of 12 feet, and replace that with a level 6 or 7 foot deep end which level to a 3 feet shadow end. This also calls for the replacement of the pool skimmers and the pump which helps keep the water clean and sanitized.	Not Included	Not allowable even under Revenue Recovery
infrastructure	this project will accomplish two things 1, upgrade the facility (within KS ST Historical Society guide lines) 2 provide additional senior services through Arts and Crafts and Day Trips	Not Included	Not allowable
ADA Compliance/Full Handicap Accessibility of the Strawberry Hill Museum and Ethnic Cultural Center	Repairs to the 1921 Footbridge, ramps and an elevator for any handicap access to the multiple floors of the building.	Not Included	Not allowable
Alcott Arts Center Building Restoration	Our project is multi faceted in that it is almost a complete building renovation. The wonderful ole school house will be 100 years old in 2023 and needs a lot of work to bring it back to be able to be utilized all year round. This project would make our facility have the ability to stay open year round. Each aspect of the project only adds more to a growing community.	$2,335,000.00	Allowable

Food Insecurity

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Pantry of Hope	Purchase pallet jack, heavy duty shelves, carts, veteran's coffee area	$25,000.00	Yes, partially
Emergency Food Assistance in Wyandotte County	To meet the ongoing need, Harvesters has needed to make a significant volume of additional food purchases. During the ARPA-eligible period of calendar years 2021 and 2022, Harvesters estimates it will incur approximately $1.3 million in food purchase costs for COVID response in Wyandotte County.	$1,328,000.00	Allowable
Cross-Lines Communtity Market	Cross-Lines requests $324,600 in ARPA funding to support the expansion of the Community Market program, which serves residents of Wyandotte County who are food insecure. Funds will allow Cross-Lines to expand capacity and increase the amount of healthy food distributed to the community to meet the current increased demands for food access during the pandemic that is now compounded by increasing inflation.	$324,600.00	Allowable
Mini Grants	Mini-grants address financial barriers to successful farm establishment and operation, by funding projects that increase the amount of food grown and distributed in high-need communities, with a strong preference for funding farms that are owned and operated by low-income people.	$64,553.00	Allowable
Food Security Resiliency Project	This project seeks to support and ensure those food efforts by replacing the aging equipment necessary and providing funds to be restricted to milk and eggs for distribution to Wyandotte County Residents.	$83,274.00	Allowable

Food Insecurity, Mental Health, and Broadband

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Healthy Minds, Healthy Bodies	Provide meals and snacks for 400 children for 5 weeks, provide 100 families with CSA foods for 10 weeks, provide education, mental health screening and connection to support and wrap around services, and an updated farm map	$225,422.00	Yes

Health and Wellness

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Sewing Training Program	Our sewing class provides an opportunity to socialize, build relationship with other community members, learn English and new sewing skills, introduces our students to the American culture and help their assimilation easier in their new country, and potentially provide for their families	$50,000.00	Yes
Emergency Food Assistance for All with Cultural Flair	Provide culturally appropriate food, and baby food and diapers	$70,000.00	Yes
Health and Hygiene for Low-Income Individuals and Families	Increased distribution of health and hygiene supplies	$200,000.00	Yes
WyCo Connect	Training for Connectors and Community Health Workers	$1,643,863.40	Yes
Food production and distribution in Wyandotte County to improve community health and cohesion	This project will work to increase food security and long-term health outcomes for Wyandotte County residents through food production, food distribution and innovative affordability models.	$205,135.00	Yes
ASAP Service Expansion	expand treatment opportunities for community members with legal charges related to domestic violence and/or substance use	$33,240	Yes
Air Quality Filtration Equipment	We are requesting funding to support the purchase of 10 commercial air filtration units for the detention centers and non-secured work spaces. Total cost will be $40,500.00.	$40,500.00	Yes
The WyCo Fund at BikeWalkKC	BikeWalkKC is focused on improving Wyandotte County’s environmental infrastructure and increasing physical activity in order to create neighborhoods that are more resilient, enjoy strengthened social cohesion, and experience fewer health disparities. This grant will be used to cover the costs of these programs and services.	$672,000.00	Not allowable
Emergent Needs for Homeless and At-Risk Households	The Emergent Needs for Homeless and At-Risk Households project is comprised of three primary program components to address housing instability, food insecurity, and personal well being: Client Services, Case Management, and Financial Opportunity Center. ARPA funding will allow MLM to continue to meet the growing needs of those in poverty in Wyandotte County, providing increased services and assistance to homeless and at-risk households.	$400,000.00	Allowable
Filling the gaps in Child in Need of Care Cases	CASAJWC requests partial funding for a new program coordinator position. This position is critical to supporting CASA advocates who work directly with children who have been abused and/or neglected. This new position will help open availability across all program coordinator caseloads to be able to serve more children from Wyandotte County.	$40,000	Allowable
Community Coalition Clinic	The Better Together Community Coalition Clinic (CC Clinic) is a no- or low-cost health and wellness examination service operating as a neighborhood “walk-in” facility. Our focus is on serving people lacking any (or adequate) health insurance, and those experiencing other barriers to accessing mainstream health services such as language barriers, cost of care, transportation barriers, work-hour conflicts, lack of awareness that care is available, lack of basic health education, and knowledge.	$48,929.00	Allowable if financial barriers can be proven
Community health, service, communication and cohesion initaitive	Coordinate, manage, build awareness, and facilitate much needed healthcare programs, benefits, and reimbursement eligibility for Delaware Highlands Assisted Living community seniors.	$419,750.00	Not allowable
Improving Community Health by Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence	MOCSA respectfully requests ARPA funds from Wyandotte County to respond to needs caused by the pandemic, prevent the spread of COVID-19, prepare for future waves and variants and ensure services for victims of sexual assault in the County. This includes the following costs, all of which are prorated for Wyandotte County: 1. Crucial gap-funding for MOCSA’s staff providing sexual abuse and assault services, 2. Retention payments for MOCSA staff who ensure services for victims, 3. Technology needs arising from the pandemic and the necessary enhancements to service provision we have made in the past year.	$307,165.18	Partially allowable
Connecting The Dottes	We start to provide direct nutrition education by introducing Home Economics, Healthy Eating and Nutrition and Community Gardening to start to develop a healthier mindset, behaviors with more engaging discussions about overcoming the challenges and barriers to purchasing, preparing and consuming fruits and vegetables.	$630,075.56	Allowable

Healthcare

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Pharmacy Immunization Specialist	Access to Medicine	$448,001.00	Yes
Replace Lost Funds During COVID-19 to Support Access to Chronic Disease Prescriptions for Uninsured and Under-insured	Pharmacy robot arm	$448,001.00	Yes, partially
KVC Hospitals Psychiatric and Behavioral Healthcare for Children and Teens (Campus 1)	Strengthening staff capacity through payroll bonuses, staff expansion, equipment to sanitize and sterilize, air handler improvements, sanitizable furniture, respirators, and vaccine compliance software	$2,471,648.00	Yes, Partially
Behavioral Healthcare Impact and Access (Campus 2)	Staff recruitment and retention bonus, equipment to sanitize and sterilize, air handler improvements, sanitizable furniture, and replacement of carpet with hard surface for sanitation	$293,290.00	Yes, Partially
Buck for Better Health	By increasing access to care through the “A Buck for Better Health”, more residents will be able to afford a visit to Mercy and Truth’s clinic.	$632,500.00	Yes
Post-Pandemic Healthcare Equipment Investment for Swope Health	This project will allow Swope to continue to respond to the first order effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by investing in much needed medical equipment to improve care delivery for our Wyandotte County patients served by our Wyandotte and West Clinics.	$367,471.91	Yes
Monica Caring Companions Caregiver LLC	I want to provide a nursing agency to the community with the best help the best care its time for someone to care for the elderly and people period.	Not Included	No
Community Health PPE and Testing	100% of funds goes to purchasing healthcare staff PPE and testing impacting hundreds of low-income Kansas impact citing over 1,000 seniors, their adult-child caregivers, extended families, service providers, and other healthcare workers.	$142,000.00	Allowable

Housing

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Affordable Community Housing	Acquiring landbank properties, rehabilitating them with contracting partners, and selling them at affordable rates, then reinvesting the funds into the next property	$165,500.00	Yes, depending on how the program is structured and finances are managed
Eden Village Housing/Community Center Grant Request	Build single resident homes with a community center	$3,000,000.00	Yes, partially
Kim Wilson Housing Navigators	Provide assistance to tenants and prevent homelessness	$251,006.00	Yes
The Village Initiative Inc. Houses of Hope	Construction and development of transitional housing (4 units to house 10 individual men and women), assist with community reintegration, job and enterpreneurial support [this is an expansion from the earlier ARPA program award from the UG]	$350,000.00	Yes
Recovery Response - Impact KCK Capacity-Building	Avenue of Life Navigators provide intensive case management services, support, and education for families as they work toward a long-term housing solution and family economic self-sufficiency. Navigators take a two-generational approach, walking side-by-side with their families until the youngest child graduates high school and pursues post-secondary/vocational education.	$2,501,752.88	Yes
Economic Empowerment	We want to prevent evictions and utility disconnections in addition to preventing additional debt that will only cause more financial stress to a household and our residents	$768,567.00	Yes
Harbor Of Hope	The Harbor of Hope will provide safe and structured transitional housing for those exiting prison and treatment centers.	$372,142.00	Yes
Landlord Mitigation Fund	Landlord risk mitigation funds, sometimes called risk mitigation pools or landlord guarantee funds, provide financial assurances for landlords concerned about additional risks related to damaged property, non‐payment of rent, or eviction costs.	$311,000.00	No
Della Gill/Joyce H. Williams Center	Under this proposed project, FOY will continue to serve to meet the immediate health and safety needs of one of Wyandotte County’s most vulnerable and unhoused populations, by providing emergency shelter, housing assistance and life-saving supportive services to assist survivors in gaining self-sufficiency, economic prosperity and stable housing.	$430,898.00	Yes, direct assitance
Critical Housing, Health, and Human Services in Northeast Wyandotte County, Kansas	MCRC works to meet a wide range of housing, health, and human service needs in northeast KCK. We respectfully request funding to assist in the following areas: housing (rent, mortgage, and utility assistance), health (mental & physical) and nutrition.	$1,578,000	Allowable
Minor Home Repair	The Minor Home Repair (MHR) Program began in 1971 as one of MLM’s original flagship outreach services. MHR supports “aging in place” or independent living for low income seniors or persons with disabilities.	$300,000.00	Partially allowable
Youth House	Lion House is Our Spot KC’s flagship housing program, providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, and rapid rehousing to Kansas City’s LGBTQ community in need. This proposal is for funds for the continued, independent operation of our transitional housing facility (the “Youth House”), which serves LGBTQ youth ages 18-24.	$1,129,014	Allowable
Sue's Safe Haven for Women and Children	Sue's Safe Haven Inc. (SSH) is a 12-month homeless women's transitional living program. Our program provides the services necessary to help those persons quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness. We provide education to keep them from going back to homelessness.	$171,227.00	Allowable
Housing Stabilization	The Housing Stabilization programs at Cross-Lines Community Outreach help prevent individuals from entering homelessness during this economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Beyond providing immediate relief for the households presenting financial needs, our case management team helps clients identify their resiliency, strengths and resources. Tapping into these natural supports empowers clients to become their own best advocate.	$585,800.00	Allowable
Wyandotte County Extreme Weather Project	The goal of the extreme weather project is to provide time-limited, immediate relief from hazardous inclement weather to our community’s vulnerable and at-risk populations and residents. The project's approach is centered around housing-focused conversations to identify and potentially create a bridge to an individual entering permanent housing.	$346,000.00	Not allowable
Hazel's House	HUBKC’s project goal is focused on creating a safe haven for women to grow and get back on their feet and prepare to live independently in permanent housing. To offer a safe space in which people can process their trauma, work on the issues that led to their homelessness, and build a supportive network that will help them in the future. Our objectives are: Objective I: To provide leadership that will create efficacy in organizational management, fiscal accountability, general program needs and assessment, and outreach Objective II: Identify resources to enhance project efficacy; e.g., tracking assessments and case management, volunteer recruitment, training, retention, evaluation, and reporting Objective III: Increase engagement and support services by 40% Objective IV: To provide capacity building assistance	$115,700.00	Allowable
Shalom House Homeless Transition Program	In December the Shalom House Transitional Program serving men experiencing homelessness will reopen at the Sanctuary of Hope Facility on Ridge Avenue in Kansas City Kansas. The program will be enhanced and expanded in many ways over what we could offer before. The new facility itself will feature a capacity of 50 residential participants, up from 22 at our former site, offer two fully compliant ADA rooms, quarters that provide for more dignity, classroom space for the workforce, financial education, support group, and community engagement activities planned and the proven benefit of a beautiful natural setting.	$41,000.00	Allowable
Emergency Housing Assistance	First, we'd like to note that in the first round of ARPA funds granted to United Way of Greater Kansas City, and subgranted to Catholic Charities we were able to distribute over $165,000 worth of rent and utilities assistance to Wyandotte residents who met our eligibility thresholds in less than six months. We request ARPA funds as a renewal of that project.	$116,000.00	Allowable
Homeowner Stabilization for Wyandotte County	From research performed in 2021 and 2022 by Groundwork NRG, roughly 20% of owner-occupied residential property owners listed in the tax sale were in need of immediate tax assistance in order to have their properties removed from tax sale, and unburdened from unaffordable monthly payments. To date, we have assisted nearly 40 households whose debt totaled approximately $88,000. As we know, the number of properties that make their way onto the tax sale is only a small fraction of households that are actively tax delinquent which is why ongoing support for this effort must be supported to both prevent and address active foreclosure risks.	$819,830.00	May not be reasonable expense, otherwise allowable

Infrastructure

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
10th Street Sidewalk	Sidewalk to connect church to K5 and Esplanade	Not Included	No
Development of a Design: Southern Entry Bridge on WYCO Lake Bridle Trail	This project request is for the first step toward the purchase of a new bridge – development of a bridge design and cost estimate.	$20,000	No
Bridle Trail at Wyandotte County Lake Park: North Section Restoration	The park is in need of repair and restoration.	102,640	No
Construction of a Leash Free Dog Park at Wyandotte County Lake	A leash free dog park would be designed and constructed on the west side of Wyandotte County Lake on 3.5 acres in the location of the current open space dog run.	$239,815	No
Trail Signage for WYCO Lake Bridle Trail	New signage along bridle trails at WyCo Lake Park	Not Included	No
Rosedale Development Association, Inc	Build a commuity center	$162,764.88	Yes
Clopper Park Walking Trail	The project will improve the current park conditions by adding a walking trail.	$500,000.00	Yes
Bonner Springs Public Safety and Public Works Fiber Connectivity	The ‘middle mile’ project in Wyandotte County would connect existing Unified Government fiber infrastructure to the municipalities of Bonner Springs and Kansas City, KS, and create diverse fiber rings to also include Edwardsville.	$1,518,596.00	Yes
Fairfax Fiber Connectivity and Public Safety Enhancements	The Fairfax project is a holistic initiative that would bring access to fiber and competitive commercial Internet services into the Fairfax District.	$448,412.76	Yes
Parks Facilities Increased Public Safety	The Parks Project would install cameras on the outsides of community centers and at strategic park locations to potentially reduce crime, assist in solving crimes and improve the Sheriff’s response time to parks incidents.	$9,100.16	Yes
The Lab	The proposed project will create an internet lab for access by school age children and their families. The lab will be located in the core of the community.	$556,000.00	Not allowable
Storm	The project will focus on storm water maintenance through proper grading of the roadway storm water collection system.	$640,100.00	Allowable
Expanding High Speed, Low Cost Internet for Low Income Communities	For these 4 communities and surrounding neighborhoods, we propose the following: PCs for People deploys small-cell fixed wireless networks using LTE transmission on the CBRS spectrum, We leverage our vertical assets and backhaul to provide MDU wired service, PCs for People provides devices, digital literacy and internet solutions, The solution best for an individual / community may vary.	$565,000	Partially allowable
Equitable Development for Resilient Neighborhoods in Wyandotte County	ARPA funds will be used to create tangible infrastructure improvements, provide technical assistance for future developments, hire critical financial education staff, repair owner-occupied homes, provide direct financial assistance to families, and build a playground. These activities are integrated with CHWC’s three-pronged approach to community revitalization: affordable housing development, homeownership and financial education, and community building and engagement.	$1,531,725.00	Partially allowable
Northeast Microtransit Pilot	The Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS Transportation Department (UGT) is aiming for the expansion of our existing microtransit program by implementing a one-year pilot route that will serve the currently underserved northeastern portion of our community. The pilot project is scheduled to operate Monday through Friday from 5:30 AM to 7:30 PM and will allow for a vital connection to be made to the 7th and Minnesota Transit Center, allowing residents access to additional regional routes.	$336,834.51	Allowable
101 Bus Route Extension	This project aims to extend the current 101 bus route further west, which would include access to Urban Outfitters Distribution center in western Wyandotte County. This would be part of our current fixed route system and offer regular service Monday through Friday, between the hours of 5:35 AM to 11:05 PM and 6:37 AM to 6:38 PM.	$265,828.94	Not allowable
Updating District Courts Technology Infrastructure	District court will start from scratch and build its own network sperate from any local network. The Office of Judicial Administration will help to oversee the project. New technology infrastructure, all new equipment, WI-FI, wiring, instillation, cyber protection.	$375,600	Not allowable
Water Treatment Facility Project	The purpose of City of Bonner Springs Water Supply and Treatment Plant Project is to meet the current and future drinking water demands and improve water quality. The Project will effectively double production capacity from approximately 1 million gallon per day (MGD) to 2 MGD, and expandable to 3 MGD. Additionally, the new plant will reduce total hardness of the water from 440 mg/L to 150 mg/L by utilizing a desalination process to treat the water.	$603,936.53	Not allowable
Splash	The proposed project will construct a natural spray park in the core of the community. The natural design of the Spray Park allows for year-around use of the facility. This was identified in the City's 2019 Parks and Recreation Master Plan prepared by Wichita State University as a high priority by the community.	$677,000.00	Not allowable

Mental Health

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Mental Health Resilience and Community Recovery	Access to affordable therapy, communiy health advocates, outdoor recreation and team building	$163,000.00	Yes, partially
Helping Argentine Gain Help Through Group Support and Therapy Videos	Group meetings and videos to stop self distructive behavior	$35,500.00	Yes
Bi-lingual counselor	Hire a new counselor to expand service	$70,000.00	Yes
The Healing Circle group therapy project	Provide mental health services for those impacted by trauma or grief	$67,960.00	Yes
Vibrant Health’s Community-Based Mental Health Response to COVID-19	This project would address the increased demand for mental health services in Wyandotte County that have been caused or made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic	$1,138,510.00	No
Alive & Thrive Wyandotte County	Alive & Thrive Wyandotte County supports and stimulates grassroots-driven actions to help Wyandotte County communities prevent and heal from trauma. These trainings not only serve to raise awareness about trauma and its effect on community health, but to recruit individuals we call “champions.” These champions lead community projects that are designed to promote healing and resilience among a specifically targeted community.	$434,000.00	Partially allowable
Paso a Paso/ Step by Step Project	PACES is proposing to implement a project dedicated to serving the Hispanic and Latinx children and families in Wyandotte County with sensitivity to their diverse cultures, dialects, and perceptions of mental health. This project, called Paso a Paso / Step by Step, will be designed to meet the unique mental health needs of children from undocumented Hispanic and Latinx families while also creating a foundation for growing and improving our services for all Hispanic and Latinx children at PACES. The project will address the barriers that Hispanic and Latinx children and families currently face in accessing behavioral health services and also connect them with resources to improve holistic quality of life.	$177,438.00	Partially allowable
Mitigation of Homelessness Caused by COVID-19 Through Improved Physical and Mental Health in Transitional Housing for Wyandotte County Homeless Households	Hillcrest respectfully requests funding to support an intentional effort to improve the physical and mental health of homeless households in Wyandotte County through increased access to transitional housing programs and services.	$945,000.00	Partially allowable
Wyandotte County Child Maltreatment Response and Resilience Project	We request funding to support programming that will help in these key impact areas: Launch a new Wyandotte County Child Maltreatment Coalition (CMC) with key community partners; Coordinate a plan for Sunflower House and child welfare professionals to respond to the impact of COVID-19 on children and families at risk for child maltreatment; Strengthen community protective factors and resilience; Identify the unknown barriers in reporting suspected child abuse and neglect; Increase reports of suspected child maltreatment and family violence to DCF and law enforcement; Strengthen supportive resources for families to reduce child maltreatment; Increase referrals to Sunflower House for child assessment/forensic interviews and mental health services; Identify and implement a plan for a coordinated response for child victims in the event of another pandemic, crisis, or natural disaster; Strengthen relationships between Sunflower House, law enforcement, schools, DCF, and other community partners; Identify causes and address the disproportionate impact of child maltreatment on African American and Hispanic/Latino children and families; Increase diversity and inclusion of the MDT and the new Wyandotte County Child Maltreatment Coalition and include caregivers and community members who have been directly impacted by child maltreatment; Explore the need and possibility of opening a Sunflower House satellite office in Downtown Kansas City, Kansas to better serve children and families in Wyandotte County.	$178,418.10	Allowable

Mental Health and Violence Prevention

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Early Intervention for Mental Health and Violence Prevention	Literacy, homework assistance, conflict resolution, life skills, soft skills, recreation/physical activity, social activities, educational field trips, summer youth program, community health education	$98,523.00	Yes, partially

Recreation

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Soccer Training Facility	New Soccer Training Program	$3,060,500.00	No
Transit Van for Senior Center & Recreational Programs	We need to purchase a 15-passenger van to primarily serve our senior programming and serve as a back-up transportation for our day camp programming for children in the summer.	$52,000.00	Not allowable
Wyandotte County Learn to Swim Program	The YMCA of Greater Kansas City, in partnership with Kansas City Kansas Public Schools and UG/KCK Parks and Recreation, have implemented a Learn to Swim pilot program for kids involved in Kansas City USD 500 Kids’ Zone program. Over the next 8 months, this program will give over 400 youth the opportunity to receive a quality swim lesson and teach them the basic life skills of water safety and drowning prevention. This program comes in response to the recent drowning of a KCK youth during the summer of 2021 as well as the lack of access to quality swim lessons for many youth throughout the KCK/Wyandotte County community.	$187,225.00	Allowable
Sports and Physical Activities	We feature our monthly 7 on-7 Flag game days, season tackle games, training Jamborees, and Super Saturday events. It is our goal to ensure that coaches, players, parents, and volunteers associated with KCU are honoring the rules and maintaining the code of conduct set by KCU Board Members.	Not Included	Allowable
FLOURISH: YWOM Resource Center for Thriving Youth and Families	ARPA funding from the Unified Government will allow us to expand programming to greater numbers of youth, parents, other adults in the community, and existing and new partners. New Programs Proposed (ARPA Funding Request): Community Garden, Culinary Center, Maker Space Resource Room & Fitness Center	$787,800	Partially allowable

Small Business Startup

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested
Manor Records Fund	Start up funds for Manor Records, support local musicians with meeting space and recording support	$19,570.00

Workforce Development

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Skill Up WyCo! - A Short-Term Skills Training and Support Project	Provide training and skill development and wrap around supports to fill in-demand jobs in IT, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, construction, and other skilled trades	$2,365,138.00	Yes
Premium Pay For Essential Workers	Premium Pay For Essential Workers	131200	Yes
Additional Prosecutor For Municipal Court	Additional Prosecutor For Municipal Court	$143,376	Yes
Court Consulting Services	The Municipal Court would like funding for consulting services	$157,557.00	Yes
For Here, From Here; Healthcare Workforce Diversity in Wyandotte County	Increase economic prosperity for Wyandotte County’s BIPOC and bilingual populations through increasing access to healthcare jobs that pay a livable wage or better. Improve the health of Wyandotte County’s BIPOC and bilingual populations by increasing the number of healthcare providers who share their racial, ethnic, cultural and linguistic background.	$422,222.00	Yes
Employee Appreciation COVID Bonus	We are requesting the means to provide an Employee Appreciation COVID Bonus in the amount of $5,000.00 per employee, for a total of $1,150,000.00 based on our current 230 employees.	$1,150,000.00	Yes
An Initiative to Prevent Violence in Wyandotte County through Partnership between the District Attorney, Health Department, and Police Department	This project will be a united front between the District Attorney, Police Department, and Health Department to prevent violence and better serve those involved in crime.	$2,089,423.00	Allowable
LISC KC-Start Up Capital Access Initiative	LISC Greater Kansas City proposes to launch a Start-Up Capital Access Initiative to provide targeted Micro-Equity grants and technical assistance to women and BIPOC entrepreneurs through our local BDO Network. We propose an integrated and collaborative program model that incorporates ongoing, data-driven monitoring and evaluation.	$1,350,000	Partially allowable
Outreach on Wheels	Our Spot KC’s Outreach on Wheels food truck has been used to distribute hot, fresh meals to community members in need while increasing agency visibility and community access to our services. For this project, we intend to provide the usage of the Outreach on Wheels food truck to local, LGBTQ owned small businesses in the restaurant industry, in the style of an incubator or business accelerator.	$169,360.00	Allowable
Power of ONE! Small Business & Nonprofit Incubator	Power of One! Is an 18-month program offering 12-week incubators to 3 different cohorts of disadvantaged small businesses, nonprofits, and social enterprises. During this time cohorts are connected to key professionals such as executive coaches, finance advisors, IT & marketing specialists, investors, local policymakers, and thought leaders with the relevant experience to assist each member with assessments, building strategies, implementation, marketing, collaboration, and knowledge bases within the small business, nonprofit and/or social enterprise ecosystems.	$487,800.00	Partially Allowable with significant documentation
Bonuses to UG Transit workers in leu of COVID-19 hazard pay	We would like to give a one-time $1500 bonus all UG Transit workers for having continued to provide service to the citizens of Wyandotte County throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. These employees continued to provide a high quality, necessary service to the community despite the health risks that came with being front-line workers.	$61,500.00	Allowable with stipulations
COVID Retention and Recruiting Bonuses	100% of funds go towards bonuses required to keep up with the market for retaining and retaining much needed healthcare staff, food services and maintenance workers.	$482,724.00	Allowable
ARPA Small Business Resiliency Grant Funds - County Wide	Grant funds can be used to help businesses continue to prepare for the changes in the way consumers are doing business. This includes funding for upgrading websites for e-commerce, buildings and physical plants remediation to comply with safety guidelines, software upgrades, professional service support (accounting, legal), etc. As we focus on building resiliency for local businesses, we will use a portion of the funds to support business training from entrepreneurial support agencies.	$150,000.00	Allowable
Lifeguard Recruitment Program	Our funding request involves the need to dramatically increase recruitment and retention efforts to improve the lifeguard crisis that is taking place locally in Wyandotte County. With this funding, we will implement two strategies in order to help resolve this issue.	$75,500.00	Allowable
Business Action Plan Bootcamp	The 6 Week Business Action Plan Bootcamp for KCK entrepreneurs will help aspiring entrepreneurs to develop and prepare to launch their own business. Our 6 Week Business Action Plan Bootcamp has been designed by former small business owners and trainers with an emphasis on language accessibility. It is fun, interactive and most importantly gets entrepreneurs to a point where they feel comfortable launching that idea or business concept that they have been dreaming of.	$20,080.00	Allowable
Intro to computers for small business	The intro to computers for small business program is a 10-week course that teaches individuals how to use and operate a computer, connect to the internet, and dives into the various platforms such as Excel/Google Sheets, Word/Docs, PowerPoint/Slides. The primary focus of the program is to create digitally savvy small businesses who feel comfortable using technology to run and manage their business, get their businesses online and close the digital divide.	$33,200.00	Not allowable
KCK Construction Incubator	The KCK Construction incubator and accelerator program is set up to be an incredible resource for MBE and WBE trade contractors who are looking to grow their businesses by developing a strong foundation and building the capacity to deliver on larger projects. During the 6-week program incubator participants will be engaging with our skilled facilitators, strategic partners, who are committed to sustainably developing the MWBE trade contractor community for greater success.	$24,720.00	Allowable
Restaurant and Food Truck Accelerator	The Restaurant and Food Truck Accelerator is a 6-week program that will take a deep dive look into the strengthens and weaknesses of the the food business, identify opportunities and options for pivoting their business to adapt to the ever changing economic climate.	$24,720.00	Not allowable
KC Goes Tech - a proven digital inclusion network model for Wyandotte County	We will use KC Goes Tech as an organizing campaign in order to initiate a network of local practitioners to launch a modified version of Tech Goes Home, locally designed to leverage the long-term commitment and work from established Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS, digital inclusion practitioners with the national model’s structure and curriculum. KC Goes Tech is administered by KC Digital Drive and shall include a coalitional leadership network, and WyCo community partners such as Donnelly College, CHWC, CHES Inc, Vibrant Health, and others across the region to collectively coordinate access, device distribution and adoption training to 1) support the county’s need for a digital-ready workforce, 2) scale up capacity, and 3) better meet the digital potential of individuals.	Not Included	Not allowable
The Connect KC - access to and gamification for work and learn experiences in a youth mobility app	This project will expand upon work begun as part of a $1M National Science Foundation grant. Our initial work has laid the foundation for a scalable, county-wide, regionally compatible, mobility solution for 13-22 year olds and an Optimized Unified Transportation (OUT) framework. This framework will increase awareness of OST opportunities and use innovative and efficient mobility services, policies, and governance to address the spatial mismatch between those opportunities and homes, while cultivating transportation behaviors that encourage shared mobility modes.	Not Included	Not allowable
Small Business Education and Programming – County Wide	The Economic Development department seeks to provide 1-3 educational workshops available to all businesses in Wyandotte County. These events would focus on creating destination businesses, marketing support, technology support, and business infrastructure such as accounting and licensing.	$30,000	Not allowable
Dream Center Impact	The KCDC has developed an infrastructure that is able to support the necessary level of experienced, well rounded volunteers/professionals. The KCDC training and retention initiatives will allow our outreach programs to meet and exceed project outcomes; producing new advocates, empowered, and engaged residents. By partnering with multiple organizations we have been successful in engaging with multiple under-resourced neighborhoods. We want to provide short term relief and long term solutions that will transform our neighborhoods.	$145,224.00	Not allowable
Growing Greener Communities with the Green Team	To improve youth job skills, the Green Team Program Coordinator will provide hands-on supervision and mentoring of the youth Green Team participants, aged 17-21. This will include green job skills training such as water quality testing, native plants education, air quality testing, climate education, landscape installation and maintenance, and garden installation and maintenance. The Coordinator will also increase youth professional socialization through workplace trainings such as time tracking, workplace safety, and anti-harassment.	$417,780.00	Allowable
Learn to Earn	Learn to Earn (LTE) is a multi-week course of workshops covering important life skills topics that prepare young people to fully participate in our economy and community. There are three sessions per year, spring, summer and fall. Sessions are limited to 20 students, ensuring that each student receives one on one attention and mentoring. The spring and fall sessions are eight weeks long, and the summer session is ten weeks long.	$377,080.00	Allowable, however projected funding for 4 years

Youth Services

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
KICK Academy	Basketball Program, academic tutoring, and mentorship	$128,400.00	Yes, partially
Pursuing MY Dreams In My Neighborhood - I Can Do It!	Create a virtual reality center to practice job interview skills. Provide counseling and support for behavior modification and coping mechanism development.	$710,669.80	Allowable

Other

Project Title	Project Deliverables	Amount Requested	ARPA Eligible
Parkwood Pool Improvements	Improvements to the fencing around the perimeter of the pool to enhance safety protocols for the facility.	$150,000.00	Yes
Wyandotte County Park Spray Park	The project would be new construction and would include spray features and rubber surfacing for inclusivity.	$400,000.00	Yes
District 5 Park	creating a small park next to the new fire station on Hutton Road.	$400,000.00	Yes
Eisenhower Park Improvements	Eisenhower Park tennis courts needs attention such as surfacing repair and sealing.	$64,500.00	Yes
Thompson Park & Welborn Trail Resurfacing	The project will address the eroding conditions of the current trail surface. Contractors will resurface the trail with sustainable materials that will be ideal for walking/running conditions.	$60,000.00	Yes
Recreation Programming	We will utilize the funding to provide summer, after school and out of school programming to youth in our community.	$795,000.00	Yes
Klamm Park & Quindaro Tennis Courts	This project will consist of total improvements to Klamm Park Tennis Courts to include resurfacing, painting, re-striping of the court, new nets, and making repairs to the fencing around the perimeter.	$160,000.00	Yes
Playground Replacement	The Parks Department will replace outdated playground equipment. The funding will provide for the replacement of 4-5 playground units in Neighborhood parks.	$500,000.00	Yes
Kensington Soccer Field	The Parks Department will work to redesign the current field at Kensington. The new design will include 2 turf youth fields, lighting and grading.	$1,000,000.00	Yes

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