Kansas Requested Earmarks, Fiscal Year 2011

Recipient State KS
Member of Congress Brownback, Sam (R-KS)

National Agricultural Bio-security $1,000,000
Kansas State University
KS Manhattan
The NABC requires continuation funding to assist the NAHLN in developing new methodologies and procedures to
enhance and improve NAHLN laboratory capacity. Additional funding is necessary for collecting, analyzing and
archiving the observations and lessons learned from NAHLN sponsored laboratory exercises and other events for
the purpose of improving and enhancing laboratory proficiency and aid in the identification of future training
needs, certification and exercise requirements.
Lightweight Composite Medical Devices $2,000,000
National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University
KS Wichita
Extremity injuries are among the most common injuries seen in modern warfare. High-energy ballistic injuries,
including those resulting from improvised explosive devices (IEDs), commonly result in unstable open fractures.
Due to the high-energy nature of these battlefield wounds, soft tissue envelopes are routinely severely damaged.
Temporary stabilization techniques play an important role in the ability of the orthopedic surgeon to successfully
repair these types of injuries and trauma and can be a critical component in the recovery and survival of the
patient undergoing medevac out of theatre. External fixation (EF) has become the stabilization method of choice
for the high-energy open fractures seen in the combat zone. External fixation not only provides stability for
fractures but it may diminish the systemic effects of the injury - including minimizing ongoing hemorrhage and
resultant coagulation, decreasing transfusion requirements and blunting the release of inflammatory mediators.
This program will focus on near term objectives for the DoD which will enable advanced treatment for combat
extremity traumas as well as achieve a smaller logistical battlefield footprint for use in far-forward areas.
Linn School - geothermal heat pumps $1,000,000
Dodge City Unified School Distr
KS Dodge City
The project is to install an energy efficient heating and air conditioning system using the latest ground source heat
pump technology in Linn Elementary School located at 1900 West Linn Street in Dodge City, Kansas. The project
will replace the original gas fired rooftop units which are 16 years old.
Long Range Hypersonic Interceptor $5,000,000
Iron Tree Research, Inc.
KS Lansing
This request builds on the effort already begun to analyze threat technologies and capabilities of potential
adversaries with hypersonic maneuverable re-entry weapons. Full funding will allow the project to proceed using a
new methodology under proposal at the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering
Center (AMRDEC) designed to identify technology investments that have already been made and to leverage them
for integration into new solutions. Primary deliverables include a technology investment plan to close the gap
required to address the threat, a concept of operations for the envisioned integrated technologies, and a virtual
entity of the integrated technologies that can be inserted into appropriate simulations to test the concept of
operations and estimate the operational utility of the proposed solution.
Lower Republican River Feasible Study $1,000,000
Kansas Water Office & Kansas Farm Bureau
KS Jewell, Republic, Clay and Cloud Counties, Cities of Concordia, Clay Center, Morganville
A high priority project is expansion of storage at Lovewell Reservoir. Currently, Lovewell can store about 24,000
acre feet in the conservation pool, which can be released for irrigation. Raising the dike elevation to match the
dam eleveation would gain an additional 16,000 acre feet of storage in the reservoir. Or both the dike and the dam
could be raised, 5 feet and 3 feet respectively, to gain about 35,000 acre feet in conservation storage. The ability to
store more water in Lovewell Reservoir increases the water security for irrigators in the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation
District. It can also benefit irrigators in the Nebraska Bostwick Irrigation District, as both reservoirs are managed by
Reclamation as a unit. Before Reclamation can move forward on an expansion project at Lovewell, or any other
basin improvements, a feasibility study must be completed. Congress authorized a feasibility study of the Lower
Republican River basin, from Harlan County Reservoir, Nebraska, to Milford Reservoir, Kansas, in the Consolidated
Natural Resources Act of 2008(Public Law No: 110-229, Title V, 510.). An appropriation is now needed to fund this
study.
Medical Debt Counseling for Kansas $1,000,000
Chronic Disease Fund
KS
CD Fund is expanding medical debt counseling services to the more than 40,000 under-insured patients it serves
each year. Chronic Disease Fund has assisted more than 700 patients in Kansas and expansion of this program will
allow for assistance to even more Kansans suffering from Chronic Diseases.
Mentor Program to Prepare Future STEM $2,500,000
KS All cities and counties in Kansas that employ STEM professionals.
Funding of $2.5 million is requested for the Graduate School to develop a game-changing mentoring program in
the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines at Kansas State University. The focus of
this mentoring program will be to increase the number of underrepresented professionals within STEM careers by
creating a fostering environment between students of underrepresented groups and the faculty members who
mentor them. Key features of this program must impact upon (1) recruitment of highly qualified members of
underrepresented groups into graduate programs in K-State STEM graduate programs, (2) retention of these
students by providing a culture of commitment to student success, and (3) promotion of these students into
leadership roles within STEM professions by providing leadership training and nurturing within the context of
professional development. The outcome of this initiative is to begin addressing the major gap for current faculty
and future mentors in all STEM disciplines.
Midwest Rapid Emergency Dwelling $2,000,000
KS
The Midwest Rapid Emergency Dwelling Initiative (M-REDI) is a research endeavor at Kansas State University,
establishing a center for the research and implementation of rapid deployment housing and necessary civic
infrastructure in response to natural and deliberate disasters.
Funds will be used for core research facilities, permanent equipment, support personnel, materials and supplies
for prototyping dwelling units, and other related costs. M-REDI will research and develop safe, self-sustainable
temporary housing prototypes and methods to deploy these units effectively and efficiently. We anticipate that
these prototypes, once sufficiently scrutinized, could then be rapidly mass-produced by local industry for use in
times of emergency to meet immediate needs for housing.
Morning Star Ranch Gang Prevention $500,000
World Impact's Morning Star Ranch
KS Florence, KS, Marion County
he expansion of gang prevention programs at Morning Star Ranch would create 10 new jobs. Additionally,
expansion will enable Morning Star Ranch to provide approximately 400 youth and their families with hope for the
future and the tools to develop into productive, self-sufficient adults. Morning Star Ranch is expanding gang
prevention programs in order to meet the growing demand from the community for youth programs. Through
gang prevention, outdoor experiences, mentoring, life and job skills, education and counseling, Morning Star Ranch
provide at-risk youth with the tools necessary to develop into independent, self-sufficient adults. Federal funds are
not used for religious purposes.
Technical Education Center Expansion $3,000,000
Kansas City Kansas Community College
KS Wyandotte County
This expansion will require the addition of state-of-the-art equipment for a variety of job training programs,
however, this project is focusing on programs that utilize green training and/or equipment, including Hybrid
Automotive Technology; Green Construction, High Efficiency HVAC, Alternative Energy Technology. Also included
in this project will be advanced manufacturing programs including welding and machinery, and health care related
programs including Certified Nursing Aide, Certified Medical Aide, Licensed Practical Nurse, and medical assistant
programs
Nanocomposites for Lightning Protection of Composite Airframe Structures $3,000,000
KS Wichita
Nonmetallic military (manned and unmanned) aircraft are vulnerable to lightning strike and airworthiness
assurance is threatened. For example, FAA certified aircraft are typically struck by lightning once or twice a year.
Unlike their metal counterparts, composite structures do not readily conduct away the extreme electrical currents
and electromagnetic forces generated by lightning strikes. Composite materials are either not conductive at all
(e.g. fiberglass) or are significantly less conductive than metals (e.g. carbon fiber). For this reason, lightning strike
protection has been a significant concern since the first composites were used on aircraft more than 30 years ago.
This program will seek to advance the development and operation of a nanocomposite based methodology
addressing lightning strike protection on composite airframe structures in Department of Defense aircraft
applications. Recent advances in the addition of nanocomponents to advanced composite materials have shown
the potential for reducing lightning strike damage to composite airframe structures. A variety of nanoconstituents
known for their conductivity and high aspect ratio have been recently analyzed under an exploratory Air Force
study and have shown great promise for the incorporation of this technology into a manufacturing environment.
This research focus and funding will work in coordination with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright
Patterson AFB to advance research into possible commercial applications that may be used in production.
KSU Transportation Center (UTC) $5,000,000
KS statewide
The establishment of the K-State UTC has made it possible to consolidate these transportation-related research
and technology transfer programs within a single administrative unit. In addition, the establishment of the K-State
UTC has made it possible to expand the college's transportation research program to include a substantial
education component. The availability of the UTC funds has made it possible to provide scholarships,
assistantships, and travel grants to attract and retain highly qualified students wishing to pursue careers in
transportation engineering.
National Center for Advanced Material $1,500,000
KS Wichita/South Central KS
With this growth of composite applications, certification issues have arisen with respect to quality control and
quality assurance methods needed to guarantee a safe and consistent material supply. This center provides shared-
database methodology addressing material, structural, manufacturing, and repair qualification processes for use of
affordable polymeric composite materials in commercial and military applications. This request is directly aligned
with the Kansas aviation industry needs and the establishment of Kansas as a National Center for Aerospace
Innovation.
National Sorghum Nutrition $2,000,000
National Sorghum Producers
KS anhattan, KS, Lubbock, TX, College Station, TX, Lincoln, NE, Athens, GA
Sorghum based foods can offer direct health benefits to many of these issues and this request establishes a
National Initiative, led by the Sorghum Foundation in cooperation with USDA-ARS and university programs
currently researching sorghum.
Native Grassland and Sustainability $1,800,000
KS various
The support will fund four strategic priorities: 1) support beef cattle grazing systems research that enhances
environmental stewardship; 2) investigate management of native grasses for sustainable renewable fuel and
managed grazing systems; 3) fund research to manage health and well-being of grazing livestock as a critical
control point for elimination of the spread of food-borne pathogens; 4) fund the development of a national
bilingual training center to enhance the health and well-being of grazing livestock and promote environmental
stewardship through training of the rural workforce. The latter two objectives will be accomplished through
support of the BCI.
Natl Center for Nuclear Sensors $12,000,000
KS various
The Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering (MNE) Department at Kansas State University (KSU) has established the
Semiconductor Materials and Radiological Technologies (SMART) Laboratory as a leader for innovative radiation
detector research. Along with the KSU TRIGA Mark II Nuclear Reactor and the Electron-ics Design Laboratory (EDL),
KSU seeks to combine and exploit these resources to establish a National Center for Strategic Applications of
Nuclear Sensors (SANS).
NeighborhoodsNOW Redevelopment Plan $1,500,000
MARC Community Services Corporation
KS Wyandotte
The requested funding for the NeighborhoodsNOW Douglass Sumner Redevelopment Plan will assist with
acquisition of vacant and abandoned properties, infrastructure improvements and construction of eight homes.
New Emergency Services Radio System $25,000,000
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
KS Kansas City, KS and Wyandotte County, KS
The KCBPU/UG Project will include: new P25 digitally-based and administered main dispatch center equipment
and facility, trunking equipment, modem links to the UG, antennae and feeds, remote dispatch centers, and user
radios (vehicles, desktop stations, consoles, walkie-talkies, and antennae).
New Smart Grid Communications System $2,339,911
KS Kansas City, KS and Wyandotte County
The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (KCBPU) requests $2,339,911 to purchase and install a new AMI RF
communications system. KCBPU presently owns and operates a pilot Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
system that consists of approximately 4,000 electric and 1,500 water smart meters. The Utility began testing AMI
technology in 2005. The pilot system was installed to collect load profile data to be used in a cost-of-service study
and in response to the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005. KCBPU also intended to use the AMI data to study the
benefits of demand response programs designed to reduce energy demand and curb greenhouse gases.
Northeast Kansas Regional AFIS $1,702,000
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
KS Counties: Jefferson, Anderson, Atchison, Brown, Chase, Coffey, Doniphan, Douglas, Franklin, Ge
The objective of this project is to assist law enforcement agencies in Northeast Kansas by providing a regional AFIS
(Automated Fingerprint Identification System) to aid in solving and preventing crime by: 1) increasing the quality
and timeliness of forensic evidence by constructing and managing a local criminal database of known fingerprints
and palm prints; and 2) using that database for automated searches of latent fingerprints and latent palm prints
recovered at crime scenes; and 3) reducing the backlog of unsolved cases containing unidentified latent
fingerprints and palms prints.
MXG Consolidation â€” Phase 3 â€” Fabrication Shop $10,600,000
McConnell AFB
KS McConnell AFB
Project provides appropriately sized and configured aircraft maintenance fabrication shop space. Integrates the
active duty, 22 MXG/MXS, and reserve, 931 ARG/MXS, administrative functions. Relocates the aircraft
maintenance fabrication shops immediately adjacent to Hangar 1106, increasing maintenance efficiency and
command and control which is crucial to total sortie generation requirements of 48 PAA. Accommodates the
recent increase of 400 AFRC and 100 active duty aircraft maintenance personnel and enables their integration. The
fabrication shop project provides a modern, energy efficient and strategically located replacement for space
currently occupied by the fabrication shop in Building 1169. The space in Building 1169 is required for conversion
to a Forward Logistics Center via a follow-on MILCON phase.
Kansas Marketplace $250,000
Rawlins County Economic Development
KS
We are planning to continue this event, and we look for increased success and diversity in attendee participation.
This funding request is to secure $50,000 or 1/5 the estimated budgets for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 events
to be held in various locations in Kansas.
JCT Northeast Facility Planning $1,000,000
Johnson County Transit
KS Johnson County
This is a request for a grant to provide necessary research, planning and initial design of a satellite facility to be
located in the northeast section of Johnson County.
Juvenile Separation and Recidivism $200,000
Unified Government of KCK, Wyandotte Co
KS Wyandotte
The Unified Government (UG) is seeking funds to support planning and design of a solution to separate youth from
adults in the justice system. The current Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center (JIAC) is located in the jail
administrative offices. More than 2000 kids under 17 are transported to the JIAC by law enforcement each year.
CMA Wind Farm $2,619,850
The Community Development Network
KS Seward, Meade, Clark
This funding will be used for supportive services, feasibility, development, transaction, and renewable energy
training
K-5 Realignment Corridor Study $1,200,000
City of Lansing, Kansas
KS Lansing
The City of Lansing is seeking funding for a Corridor Study to outline need and begin preliminary environmental
and engineering assessments, and conceptual level plans for the corridor. This includes the realignment of K-5
from K-7 in Lansing to the existing Wolcott Interchange on I-435, to facilitate traffic reduction along the northern
portion of K-7 in Leavenworth & Wyandotte Counties, alleviating traffic congestion projected for the K-7/I-70
Interchange, and eliminating safety concerns along the existing K-5 alignment in Leavenworth County and western
Wyandotte County. The corridor study is a regional goal which continues progress on Lansing and Leavenworth
County's number one infrastructure priority.
Kansas Advanced Bio-fuel Development $2,000,000
KS Alliance for Bio-refining & Bio-energy
KS
This project is part of an effort to provide assistance to small businesses in KS who are seeking to develop,
commercialize, and market advanced bio-fuels (as defined under the United States Renewable Fuels Standard) and
associated bio-based chemical feed-stocks derived from biomass. The KABB administers the Kansas Center of
Innovation in Bio-refining and Bio-energy that was initially funded for the first fiscal year at $4.1 million by the
Kansas Bioscience Authority. The KABB will administer the funds and provide a 1:1 match for any federal dollars up
to $2 million. Thus, any funds will be instantly leveraged to create greater benefit for KS. Funds will be used
primarily to help fund R&D to develop commercial and near commercial technologies that will result in the
production of advanced bio-fuels and associated feedstock chemicals derived from biomass.
Kansas Avenue Pavement Rehab $496,000
The City of Great Bend
KS Great Bend
The Kansas Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation Project is designed to repair an existing roadway within the City of
Great Bend (City) that is of economic importance to the Great Bend Community. Kansas Avenue serves as major
traffic arterial for commercial and residential traffic alike. Due to the sheer amount and type of traffic on this
route, its existing condition is deteriorating and rapidly approaching a state of disrepair. The high volumes of traffic
that the route is subject to and the mere age of the existing concrete pavement have caused this section of
roadway to deteriorate at an accelerated pace. The nature of the businesses located along Kansas Avenue makes
repair action increasingly important. The total estimated cost of this project is $620,000 though our request is for
$496,000.
The Kansas Center for Life Enrichment and Rehabilitation of Neurologically Impaired Indivi $1,600,000
Halstead Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
KS Halstead
Renovation of 20,000 square feet of Hospital space within the Halstead hospital facility for a Kansas National Guard
/ Department of Defense ("DoD") / Dept of Veterans' Affairs ("VA") dedicated Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Program. Hospital space will be utilized by 16,000 square feet of inpatient and residential space, along with 4,000
square feet of common space and therapy rooms. Thirty (30) beds for Guard/DoD/VA members who have suffered
long term affects from Traumatic Brain Injuries. The program will focus on the difficult to diagnose and more
challenging to rehabilitate TBIs that present with co-occurring disabilities. A specialized, dedicated department
associated with the Kansas LERNII Center, which will afford the program access to the LERNII Center's continuum of
care, including transitional living opportunities and training, as well as locally based community living
opportunities. The program will encourage involvement of Kansas National Guard / DoD / VA service members to
help create an appropriate and comfortable culture in the program that will allow the best opportunity for
participants to maximize use.
Kansas City Regional Rapid Rail $24,900,000
Jackson County, Missouri
KS Wyandotte County, and Kansas City, KS
Phase I of the implementation of the Kansas City Regional Rapid Rail proposals. This phase will serve to purchase
available rail right of ways.
Lake Afton Park Spillway Repair $2,783,098
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Repair the spillway channel from spillway to the property line. This drainage basin is in poor condition. Since the
floods of 1993 when existing structures were damages, this basin has developed major erosion problems and this
erosion now threatening the main road that encircles the park. The road is a safety hazard with a 15 foot drop off.
Kansas Logistics Park water project $500,000
City of Newton
KS Harvey County
The City of Newton is requesting federal funds for water system improvements to serve the new Kansas Logistics
Park. To meet the additional demands of water flow and pressure of the new logistics park and industrial
businesses, the city needs to extend additional water lines and add a booster pump station to the east side of
Newton. This will allow a separate pressure zone that is necessary as the grade of the land increases eastward
toward the City-County Airport and Kansas Logistics Park. The project will extend approximately 4,000 linear feet
of 12-inch ductile iron pipe and install a duplex variable frequency drive booster pump station.
KU Cancer Research Equipment $11,000,000
University of Kansas
KS statewide
The NCI designation process provides a framework for receiving external validation of excellence in cancer
research. However, The University of Kansas Cancer Center's quest is not solely about achieving NCI designation.
Rather, it is about breaking new ground in cancer research and care by linking the University of Kansas' and our
region's expertise in drug innovation to our nationally-accredited patient care program and all regional efforts to
fight cancer. Through these connections, we hope to drive a measurable reduction in the burden of cancer for
patients, families, our state, our region, and our nation. We also hope to serve as an important contributor to the
region's growing bioscience economy.
Kansas Methamphetamine Prevention Project $62,000
Shawnee Regional Prevention and Recovery Services, Inc
KS
KMPP provides training, technical assistance, and resources to communities working to address the
methamphetamine problem at the local level. This nationally recognized project has assisted 75 counties in Kansas
and 43 states with the implementation of meth prevention initiatives. The strategies and initiatives of KMPP are a
proven success. Participating communities have reported reductions in the sale and theft of precursor products,
reductions in meth labs, reductions in meth use by youth, increased community safety, increased arrests, increased
public awareness, and improved collaboration among community organizations.
Kansas Technology Center $2,029,570
Pittsburg State University
KS
Continued Federal endorsement for the purchase of needed state of the art equipment at the Kansas Technology
Center, Pittsburg State University. The equipment will enhance laboratories and instructional delivery for students
in an effort to further prepare them for seamless entry into the workplace.
Kansas Wind Energy Consortium $3,000,000
Wichita State University
KS
The Department of Energy's "20% Wind by 2030 Report" identifies key technological challenges impeding the
utilization of wind. This proposal builds on the successes of the DOE Sustainable Energy Solutions award in wind
energy (June 2008 - May 2009), which was given to the College of Engineering at Wichita State University (WSU),
as well as previous FY 2009 support for the Kansas Wind Energy Consortium at Kansas State University (KSU). It
also builds on the successes of the KSU NREL Wind for Schools Program.
KC-135 Real Time Information (RTIC) $7,000,000
Rockwell Collins, Inc
KS Wichita
The KC-135 tanker is performing a myriad of missions that involve aerial refueling, airlift and aeromedical
evacuation missions in support of OCO. The KC-135 is called up to perform these missions close to the battlefield,
which involves operating in a complex air traffic environment and being potentially exposed to enemy fire. To
perform these missions effectively and increase its survivability, there is a need for the KC-135 to have to have a
netcentric Real Time Information in the Cockpit (RTIC) capability to provide enhanced Situational Awareness (SA)
of the battlespace. The ability to provide an RTIC/SA capability involves a system that integrates a data link
capability and a method to display the information in the cockpit. The essential elements for this system are
available today: the data link capability can be provided by installing a current version of the ARC-210
multiband/mode radio which would be a drop-in replacement for an existing ARC-210, and the display capability
can be provided by a 9x12 inch LCD display that is programmed to be installed as part of the Block 45 upgrade to
replace the analog engine instrument dials which are becoming logistically unsupportable. In addition, the KC-135
fleet will be in the inventory for the next 20 years. Therefore, providing the fleet with an RTIC/SA capability which
is being called-out for the KC-X is not "nice-to-have" but, a necessity.
KC-135 Teardown Examination $4,000,000
The Aging Aircraft Laboratory of the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), Wichita State University
(WSU) is involved in several US Air Force programs assisting with investigations for maintaining the structural
integrity and airworthiness of a number of aging fleets including KC-135R aircraft. The biggest concerns with aging
aircraft are the unknowns that emerge with little or no warning, raising the concern that an unexpected
phenomenon may suddenly jeopardize an entire fleet's flight safety, mission readiness, or support costs.
NIAR proposes to perform large section extraction, teardown section disassembly, coatings removal, and
nondestructive inspection per the developed C/KC-135 Teardown Analysis Program Protocols. This appropriation
will complement this ongoing work and enhance the research and evaluation capabilities of NIAR to support future
DoD needs by providing technical personnel, facilities, and equipment to support and enhance the Department of
Defense mission in maintaining the aging fleet of military aircraft.
KCATA Bus Replacement Program $6,000,000
Kansas City Area Transportation Auth.
KS Kansas City
The $6 million of Section 5309 funds requested for FY11 will be used to replace buses that have exceeded their
useful life. In the next five years, over 114 buses are expected to be in need of replacement.
KCK Water Main Repair & Replacement $1,500,000
Unified Government of KCK/WyCo, & BPU
KS KCK/Wyandotte County
This project will help increase the current rate that the city's deterirorating water lines can be replaced. The UG,
working with their municipal water utility (BPU) has been making every effort to replace aging water infrastructure
on North Kansas City, Kansas. The Water system has over 65 miles of small diameter (11/2 inch and 2 inch)
galvanized and cast iron water mains that are deteriorating beyond repair. The total cost to replace the smaller
mains and provide additional fire protection in these areas is approximately $20,000,000. The leaks from this
piping account for approximately 80% of leak repair costs annually. BPU has implemented small programs to
replace the piping with approximately $400,000 per year, but estimates minimum of $2,000,000 per year is
necessary to provide the needed replacement within the next 10 years.
KS Plant Innovation Center $2,000,000
Kansas Wheat Commission
KS Manhattan
The Innovation Center is a public and private collaboration between Kansas Wheat, Kansas State University, the
University of Kansas and many private investors. The Center will use a unique, state-of the art technology platform
to conduct wheat, sorghum and native plants research targeted to specific market needs in the areas of human
health and nutrition, animal nutrition and health and bio-fuels/biomaterials. Once discoveries are made, the
Center will focus on commercializing these discoveries, bringing them to market to create additional value and
wealth for Kansas.
Nuclear Engineering Distance Ed $750,000
KS
The Big 12 Engineering consortium is the only consortium in the country that is providing such educational
opportunities. This model is an efficient, cost effective method to address specific, critical education needs and
serves as a model for other programs. The initial focus is on the Big 12 region but ultimately the program can
expand nationwide to provide a cost effective approach to nuclear education for the country. It is also anticipated
that the Big 12 program will expand to other critical topics including other energy programs, water, and the
environment. The funding requested will provide KSU the start up needed to transition the ongoing effort into a
successful, self-sustaining program.
The Kansas Green Homes $1,100,000
Johnson County Community College
KS Johnson
The Kansas Green Homes will feature LEED Platinum Plus design and construction. They will offer indoor and
outdoor demonstration capabilities. These houses will feature the very latest in green design, construction, and
appliances as appropriate to the rural and suburban market. While both homes may be similarly dedicated to
maximum energy efficiencies, their ultimate purposes will differ slightly as the JCCC site will include classrooms
and interactive opportunities while the PSU site will be used as the University President's residence.
Service Consolidation Project $792,800
Breakthrough House, Inc.
KS Topeka & Shawnee County
The most immediate benefit from housing the Breakthrough House, Inc. administration and other program staff in
the proposed addition to the BTH Clubhouse building will be an annual savings in rent of $22,983.96. In addition,
there will be an immediate saving in staff time and expense associated with the daily pickup and delivery of mail
between the current locations.
North Main Restoration $60,000
City of Ellsworth
KS Ellsworth
This project involves the total restoration of North Main Street, in Ellsworth, Kansas. Currently, North Main has a
great deal of damaged or disintegrating asphalt, due to high traffic of large trucks commuting from Ellsworth to
Kanopolis and poor drainage, creating large pools of standing water. For 2011, we will be budgeting to replace the
asphalt surface with a concrete road, with curb and gutter. The City of Ellsworth is currently planning on pursuing
this project in phases, lasting between 4-5 years depending on the City's financial situation in the future. We
estimate this project to cost the City of Ellsworth roughly $600,000.
RFID Transportation Architecture $3,000,000
KS Wichita
It will involve the use of Ad hoc sensor networks, GPS and RFID systems. We believe that radio frequency
identification (RFID) systems digital tagging concept can be utilized to build an efficient and safer transportation
system by delivering useful information in a timely manner. We envision RFID technology enabling applications
such as In-Vehicle Signposts and Vehicle Tracking.
Riverfront Development Low Head Dam $2,000,000
Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce
The 2008 Riverfront Masterplan identified a low head dam as a major component of the initial development. The
Kansas River through Topeka can carry a huge amount of water and for a few months of the year; it has adequate
flow to maintain an acceptable body of water between the levees. In a typical year, however, there are several
months of relatively low flow, which can reduce the river to a mass of sand bars and braided streams. The goal of
the low head dam is to create a constant body of water between the two levees while maintaining the integrity of
the flood control system.
Road Drainage Projects $400,000
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Drainage Projects (R264): Purchase materials for in house construction or contract for construction of drainage
projects to improve localized drainage along various road right of ways
Runway Safety Project $4,000,000
Omnitek
KS Wichita
The construction of a workable prototype for further testing and evaluation by the USAF to meet the safety
requirements of planes on the runway as well as the needs of the military to provide for a more secure landing
environment. Although this technology has applications in the private sector because of the Lautenberg
amendment which mandates runway compliance over the next few years, its application to military projects would
be of enormous benefit to the United States Air Force.
Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project $990,000
KS Great Bend
The City of Great Bend (City) is seeking federal financial assistance in making necessary vital repairs to its
municipal sanitary sewer collection system. These vital repairs include lining or replacement of existing sanitary
sewer pipe, reconstruction of manholes and building service connections along the line, and point repairs. The
total estimated cost of this repair project is $1,800,000. The City is requesting federal participation in this portion
of the sanitary sewer rehabilitation in the amount of $990,000 or 55% of the estimated total cost.
Sanitary System Improvement $450,000
City of Eureka
KS Eureka
Sewer system and sewer lift station improvements. Rehilibition of 250 manholes and replacement of one, possibly
two, of the three pumps at the lift station. Also the control valveing at the lagoons needs replacing.
Schlanger Park Handicap Renovation $750,000
City of PIttsburg
KS Pittsburg
The City of Pittsburg is making improvements to Schlanger Park in an effort to increase access to the facility for
children with disabilities. The project will expand the playground and create an area where children of all skills and
abilities can play together.
Replace bridge at 8000 North 119th $9,750,000
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Replace Bridge at 8000 North 119th and 85th St. North (B446): Bridge was destroyed by fire in the 1970's. The new
bridge will reestablish this crossing over the Big Arkansas River in northern Sedgwick County.
SEEDS Transitional Living Program $500,000
TLC for Children and Families
KS Johnson County, Kansas and surrounding areas in eastern Kansas such as Douglas, Miami, Leave
Johnson County, Kansas and surrounding areas in eastern Kansas such as Douglas, Miami, Leavenworth, Linn, and
Wyandotte Counties. In certain circumstances this program may serve youth from all over Kansas.
Replace bridge at 295th Street West $750,000
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Replace bridge at 2900 South 295th Street West (B435): Replace bridge on 295th Street West between 23rd and 31
Street South.
Sewer Rehabilitation Project $2,500,000
City of Girard
KS Girard
The sewer rehabilitation project consists of the following components:
1. Gravity Sewer Collection, Lagoon, and Main Lift Station replacement: $3,705,630
2. Forest Avenue Gravity Sewer Collection: $640,201
3. Forest Avenue Lift Station Renovation: $410,780
Centenial Street Lift Station Renovation: $177,900
4. Main Plant Lift Station Renovation: $135,700
Shawnee Mission Parkway Plan WEST $1,000,000
KS Johnson County
This is a request for a grant to provide necessary research, planning and initial design of complimentary transit
services on Shawnee Mission Parkway (west of Metcalf Avenue to I-435), in conjunction with planned transit
service expansion on Metcalf Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway east of Metcalf Avenue.
Sickle Cell Action Thru Technology $1,000,000,000
S.C.A.T.T.
KS Wyandotte County
We will build a Sickle Cell Center for individuals who are disabled and underserved by Sickle Cell Disease to
develop a clear understanding of the disease. To provide an opportunity through education, training, support and
support. To build a successful, profitable and sufficient life style that will result in a more excellent way of life.
Solar Parking Canopies $399,460
KS Johnson
Johnson County Community College (JCCC) is proposing the conversion of part of its parking capacity into a
teaching and learning facility by installing elevated solar panel canopies within its parking lots. These solar panel
canopies consist of photovoltaic cells that make use of renewable energy from the sun. They are a clean and
environmentally sound means of collecting solar energy. The project will also include three charging stations for
plug-in electric vehicles.
South Topeka & Kanza Fire Com. Park $1,700,000
FY11 funds would be used for installation of an 8" gas main extending from the southern edge of Topeka city limits
three miles to Kanza Fire Commerce Park. The installation of the gas line is one piece of a major project to provide
utility service at a new publicly-owned commerce park in Shawnee County, just south of Topeka. This 1,018-acre
park is a result of Topeka's increased economic development, with several prospective companies already looking
to begin construction on the property. All the land for the park was optioned or purchased in October and
November of 2009, and new construction of facilities could possibly begin as early as spring 2010. Because of the
incredible importance to the economic wellbeing of Shawnee County and its residents, this project remains a
priority for the local government and economic development entities.
Statewide Bus and Bus Facilities $10,245,000
Kansas Department of Transportation
KS
The amount asked for in this request will be used for bus replacement for both rural and urban public transit
providers in Kansas. It is estimated that with the funding requested, KDOT can purchase approximately 40 rural
public transit vehicles and 28 urban public transit vehicles (some of which would be alternative fuel - hydrogen fuel
cell vehicles).
Superconducting Quantum Information $4,900,000
KS Lawrence and Douglas County, KS
The purpose of this program is to exploit the special properties of superconducting devices and technology to
provide a basis for addressing critical national security intelligence needs by developing the basic building blocks of
a scalable Quantum Information processor. This will be accomplished by moving toward an affordable, scalable,
and manufacturable technology based on the superconducting components to be investigated on this program.
This will lead to a new paradigm in the implementation of large scale quantum mechanical systems with unique
capabilities unsurpassed by conventional technology. In FY11, research includes:
-investigating new materials to advance the state of the art in Josephson Junction technology (the fundamental
electronic device for QI processors
-Develop and exploit new fabrication techniques and processes to enable large scale manufacture of qubits
-Develop modeling and simulation techniques to facilitate design, fabrication, and test of advanced qubits The
ability to solve certain DOD intelligence problems which are currently intractable will dramatically enhance DOD's
effectiveness against certain threats in the cyber arena. This new approach to addressing these problems will begin
the development of Quantum Mechanical (QM) device technology that will lead to the next generation of
microelectronics. Coupling this with a unique architecture promises to provide a capability to solve certain
intelligence problems in minutes that would take an ordinary computer thousands of years.
Superior Weapons Systems through Casings $2,500,000
Bradken/Atchison Steel Casings
KS Atchison
Superior Weapon Systems through Castings (SWSC) will provide rapid, cost effective solutions in the procurement
of high-quality critical castings used in legacy systems in ongoing operations worldwide. SWSC is an R&D program
designed to produce new technologies that cut down on production and lead times while making lighter weight,
more durable cast parts for our warfighters. Long term benefits include cost savings on less frequent part
replacement and repair while decreasing the need to take equipment out of theater for maintenance.
Suppression of the Feral Swine Population $5,000,000
National Pork Producers Council
KS
The entire state of Kansas and the Continental US
Purpose/Project Description: Funding will allow for implementation of a science-based management program to
reduce threats to domestic swine, crop agriculture, and the environment while balancing the need to build disease
surveillance capacity. Management would be used to solve site specific damage and systematic sampling will be
implemented with sampling and diagnostic testing targets through the surveillance program. These results will be
reported and shared with our trading partners to open or enhance export markets. Outreach materials will be
developed to improve biosecurity of domestic livestock and reduce potential disease incursions from wildlife. All
feral swine used for surveillance purposes will be euthanized, which will help control damage and reduce risk of
disease introductions. By working closely with State Agriculture and Wildlife Agencies and the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies, necessary resources will be provided at the local level to address specific feral swine
concerns. Response times will be shortened and effectiveness will be improved from a larger workforce covering a
larger geographic area.
Science, Math and Literacy Project $225,000
Arts Partners, Inc
KS Sedgwick
Funds are needed to provide Kansas Wolf Trap Early Learning Through the Arts services for children ages 12
months through 5 years, their teachers and parents/caregivers in Sedgwick County communities where resources
are limited. Special emphasis will be placed on development of early learning strategies to support science and
math using the performing arts.
PSU School of Construction $1,393,400
KS Pittsburg, KS and SE Kansas
In order to support continued growth and to meet the future needs and challenges of the construction industry,
Pittsburg State University proposes to expand the capacity of the construction program in order to significantly
increase the number of students served and consequently the number of graduates entering the workforce.
Iola Program for At-Risk Youth $110,000
City of Iola
KS Iola/Allen County
Many studies have concluded that prevention and intervention efforts at an early age will help at-risk youths stay
out of trouble. In addition, mentorship programs and recreational activities are beneficial for these children. The
City of Iola's program will incorporated all of these points and will be modeled after a successful program in
Coffeyville, KS.
Open Source Intelligence for Force Protection and Intelligence Analysis $2,600,000
DCSS Ability
KS Wichita
This project is a third and final year request to deploy and transition the Border Open Source Intelligence project to
the US Department of Defense's Joint Task Force - North at Fort Bliss. FY11 continuation funding will maintain data
collection and open source exploitation efforts, expand the scope of the project to include transnational and
extremist threats along the Canadian border, complete configuration and deployment of technical analytical
environment for JTF-N analysts, develop a technical system for automated Intelligence and Warning notifications
related to cartel and transnational threat organizations, and create and deliver open source products to DoD
elements working on US-Mexico-related border issues.
(OSINT) for Force Protection $2,600,000
CPRF of Kansas/DCSSAbility
KS Wichita
The FY11 funding will enable the OSINT program, which has created the most comprehensive knowledge base of
cartel and extremist organizations and their activities in Mexico and Central America, to transition to DoD for long
term sustainability for this portion of the project. In addition, Joint Task Force - North (JTF-N) has asked UNH to
expand the scope of the project to include examining the impacts of southern border threats along the Northern
Border as JTF-N has responsibility for this as well.
Pipeline $750,000
Pipeline
KS
This project will address several obstacles in developing and supporting technology entrepreneurs in rural areas:
Many rural communities have struggled for decades with the loss of jobs and income from restructuring in the
agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Most of the technologies being propagated in rural areas are urban-based
and biased. They trickle down to rural areas. The inputs into an entrepreneurial process, capital, management,
technology, and skilled labor, tend to be easier to find in urban areas. Professional advice is also hard to come by.
Consequently, entrepreneurial behavior, the ability to spot unconventional market opportunities, is most lacking in
those rural areas where it is most needed i.e., where the scarcity of 'these other inputs' is the highest. Existing
economic development would be greatly enhanced and accelerated by addressing these unique challenges with
the PIPELINE model.
PIPELINE Entrepreneurial Fellowship $750,000
Pipeline
KS
Leveraging PIPELINE's statewide network and relationships with its partners, PIPELINE will deploy a rigorous and
highly competitive selection process to identify technology entrepreneurial talent across all parts of the state,
including rural Kansas. (It is also open to university officials looking to enhance the entrepreneurial climate in
academia). We will use a variety of screening interviews and application procedures but keep the process nimble
and entrepreneurial.
Polymer Research $2,360,000
KS Pittsburg, KS and SE Kansas
The Kansas Polymer Research Center (KPRC) at Pittsburg State University is nationally known for its research on
bio-based polymeric materials as replacement building blocks for petro-based chemicals in industrial polyurethane
applications. To date, this research has produced the first high grade bio-based polyol to be marketed for use in
commercial flexible foams. The product has the potential to replace 3.3 million barrels of oil per year in the U.S.
market alone.
Prairie Village Brush Creek Trail $1,250,000
City of Prairie Village Kansas
KS Prairie Village
Prairie Village Brush Creek Trail, once completed, will run through the heart of the City from east to west and help
connect Prairie Village into the Mid-America Regional Council's (MARC) MetroGreen trail system. Once completed,
the bicycle/pedestrian trail will run through seven of the city's most densely populated single family
neighborhoods and create an alternate method of transportation between these neighborhoods, four city parks
and the city's largest retail center. The majority of the trail is projected to fall in the city-owned right-of-way with
little utility relocation or private easement acquisition. Prairie Village is a city of the first-class, serves over 21,000
residents and is the largest city in Johnson County without a trail system. There has been no prior funding for this
project.
Pre-harvest Food Safety and Security $500,000
KS Manhattan, KS; Riley Co
This project will help develop strategies to identify and mitigate food-borne pathogens, specifically Escherichia coli
O157:H7 and Salmonella, and monitor and assess flow of antimicrobial resistance elements in beef production
systems, with the ultimate goal of enhancing food safety and public health. This will have important consequences
for public health, animal well-being, and economic prosperity of the state of Kansas
Replace outdoor Warning Devices $990,000
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Replace Outdoor Warning Devices (Tornado Sirens).
Project Build-Up $1,079,000
United Builders & Contractors, Inc
KS Sedgwick County, Wichita
To that end, United Builders aims to strengthen minority construction companies and related businesses to a level
of local and statewide competitiveness while, at the same time, providing skills training and job opportunities for
disadvantaged youth in the Minority Contractor Development and Construction Trades Training Center, where
minority contractors also receive bid preparation, bonding, financial, legal and technical assistance. The center
expects to train and place 18-to-25 year old socially and economically disadvantaged youth in entry-level
construction jobs or into apprenticeship training.
North Manhattan Avenue Widening $6,400,000
City of Manhattan
KS Manhattan
The $650 million federal lab is expected to employ up to 350 people and will generate additional development
around the facility that will be served by North Manhattan. The requested improvements are critical for
adequately serving the growth in this area and likely require a connecting road between North Manhattan and
Denison Avenue to the west.
Radiant Halo 7 $350,000
KS
Kansas University fellowship program to develop emissions reduction and fuel savings for internal combustion
engines.
Radiation Oncology Treatment Center $2,000,000
Coffeyville Regional Medical Center
KS Coffeyville
Coffeyville Regional Medical Center (CRMC) requests assistance in purchasing equipment, namely a new Linear
Accelerator, a new CT Scanner for treatment of cancer, and an in-house MRI Unit that will be housed in our new
Radiation Oncology Treatment and Alternate Care building that is currently under construction.
Radio Personality Modules for SINCGARS Test Sets $11,000,000
Aeroflex
KS Wichita
This project develops innovative "radio personality modules," and the required cabling, for the already prevalent
GRM-122 SINCGARS test set, allowing it to become a multi-faceted tester capable of testing ten or more additional
radios besides the SINCGARS radio for which it was originally acquired.
Rebuilding PRMC $500,000
Pratt Regional Medical Center
KS
PRMC, a nonprofit hospital, needs to replace a 60 year old facility or spend a comparable amount on fixing the old
facility. The project requires $25-$30 million dollars either way. The efficiencies of bulding a new facility outweigh
fixing the old facility. Pratt voters will approve/disapprove a $ .01 sales tax to fund the debt service for this facility
in April, 2010. The hospital will fund the balance through operational income and the efficiencies of a new facility.
Any additional funding will reduce the amount of construction debt and reduce the debt service. PRMC employs
450 people and provides the Best Medical Service possible to a servie area radius of approximately 50 miles.
Reconstruct 71 South, 135th to K42 $2,600,000
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Reconstruct 71st Street South from 135th Street West to K-42 (B317): Reconstruct 71st Street South from 135th
Street West to K-42 highway. Recondition the roadbed and construct 2 lane rural standards.
Regional Community Policing Institution $650,000
KS Wichita
The KsRCPI is an existing entity that has received approximately $10 million in competitive funds over the past 10
years. Organized within the School of Community Affairs at WSU, the KsRCPI already has an office suite, training
equipment, and an operational infrastructure to offer law enforcement Training and Technical Assistance. The two
experienced KsRCPI staff members have worked with Kansas law enforcement officials extensively over the past
decade as well as the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, Kansas Association of Chiefs and Police, and the
Law Enforcement Community Coordinator of the U.S. Attorney's Office. Representatives of these organizations as
well as other professional law enforcement and community organizations are members of the KsRCPI Advisory
Board. The KsRCPI has the reputation, experience, and capability, based on ten years of experience, to deliver
these services in a timely, comprehensive, and professional manner to law enforcement agencies throughout the
State. Dr. Andra Bannister, an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, has been Director of the KsRCPI since its
inception and has developed strong ties throughout the Kansas law enforcement community at all levels of
government.
Regional eICU for Rural Hospitals $2,000,000
University of Kansas Hospital
KS multiple counties
The project would support the acquisition of a total of 15 units for hospitals in non-metropolitan areas of Kansas,
as well as an initial year's operating costs. Most participating hospitals would use one to two units. Covering those
costs will help smaller hospitals, which operate with narrow margins, to acquire the equipment and establish the
revenue streams that will make the system self-sustaining into the future. The project would also support software
costs for the regional control center at The University of Kansas Hospital.
Regional Energy Training Center $950,000
Pratt Community College
KS
Pratt Community College is seeking funding to expand its electric power distribution training center into a regional
energy training center by adding and developing courses covering smart grid technology, wind and solar power
operations and maintenance. The center is expected to produce 45-55 trained technicians annually to fill the 400 to
1,000 jobs that are expected to be needed in the electric power industry in the state of Kansas over the next
several years. This does not included the skilled technicians that will be needed for the rapidly expanding wind
energy and emerging smart grid technology industries in the state.
Repair Bridge, 11100 South 151st $1,000,000
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Repair Bridge at 11100 South 151st Street West (B443): Erosion repair for bridge on 151st Street West between
103rd Street South and 119 Street South.
Preventative Flood Mitigation $1,000,000
Federal funds will help begin mitigation of future flooding along the Shunganunga Creek and South Shunganunga
Creek drainage basins. These funds will augment local investment that will be needed for channel reconstruction
and water detention facilities. These infrastructure improvements to the drainage basins will reduce the possibility
of a flood event such as was experienced in Topeka, May 2007.
City Lake Spillway/Dam Project $500,000
City of Augusta
KS Augusta
The project scope for the water supply and flood protection structure includes replacement of a spillway and
repairs to the face of the dam.
Contaminated Human Remains Pouch $3,000,000
Nanoscale Corporation
KS Wichita
The Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense identified a need to
improve Mortuary Affairs decontamination capabilities, including the development of a Contaminated Human
Remains Pouch (CHRP) system. In the case of a disaster involving chemical agents, bio-hazardous substances, or
incidents in remote areas, conventional pouches do not provide the required amount of vapor and liquid
containment (for body fluids, chemical or biological agents) to assure the safety of others. The objective of this
project is to produce a highly Enhanced Contaminated Human Remains Pouch (ECHRP). The requested FY11 funds
are to be used to progress the ECHRP to a field approved item.
Buses and Bus Facilities $1,000,000
Unified Government Transit
KS Wyandotte County
Buses and Bus Facilities: Buses, Electronic Fare Boxes, GPS, Security Cameras and replacement of the two-way
radio system purchased in 1978.
Bus Maintenance Facility Upgrades $2,000,000
Kansas City Area Transportation Auth
KS Kansas City
The $2 million of Section 5309 funds requested for FY11 will be used to upgrade bus maintenance and
administrative facilities
C-130 Active Noise Cancellation $5,000,000
Global Aviation Technologie
KS Wichita
The C-130 Active Noise Cancellation System (ANCS) is a commercial off-the-shelf product that reduces crew fatigue
and associated hearing loss by greatly reducing noise levels in the C-130 cockpit. ANCS significantly reduces
propeller noise enabling flight crews to sustain performance levels for longer periods, as well as enhancing safety
in the high-density air traffic terminal phase, by permitting more effective crew coordination.
Cancer Outcome Improvement Project $113,500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Kansas chap
KS
Unlike some other cancers, no one knows how to prevent blood cancer and often there is no cure. Accurate
diagnosis, treatment decisions, and outcomes are dependent on many complex factors. Therefore, it is critically
important that patients are evaluated by a specialist. A clinical trial is often the best possible option for the best
possible outcome. While government grants have identified the barriers to improved care and developed outreach
methods, there is still much to be put into the practice. This program will deliver a coordinated outreach and
intervention initiative to improve the outcomes of those with blood cancer. There will be three phases, outreach to
increase clinical trial enrollment, training of school officials to ease a childhood cancer survivors re-entry to school
and patient navigation to ensure no patients fall through the cracks.
Centennial Bridge Study $2,500,000
City of Leavenworth, Kansas
KS Leavenworth
The proposed study area extends along the existing K-92 alignment from the intersection of US-73/K-7 in
Leavenworth Kansas, across the Missouri River (Centennial Bridge) and along the MO-92 alignment to the MO Rte.
371 interchange with Interstate 29 in Platte City, Missouri. The total length of the corridor is approximately nine
miles and is illustrated on the attached location map. The corridor, as proposed, would improve and utilize
portions of the existing corridor as well as realign MO-92 with a reconfigured interchange at Interstate 29.
Center Energy Efficient Nanostructure $3,000,000
KS Manhattan
The research conducted at Center for Energy Efficient Nanostructured Surfaces (CEENS) will address issues of
energy waste and parts wear through friction by creating surfaces, lubricants and strategies that will control the
presence or absence of friction at an unprecedented level. CEENS researchers will take advantage of nanoscience
and biotechnology to design surfaces and lubricants by starting at the atomic or nanometer length scale.
Center for Operational Leadership $10,000,000
City of Leavenworth and Lewis
KS Leavenworth
To facilitate a learning and research environment suitable for the inclusion of operational leadership in the
corporate world, the ideas, research, teachings, experiences and dialogue must be made readily available to those
in academia and the business world. The development of a Center coupled with institutes of higher learning, both
civilian and military, would be conducive to the creation of methods to study, simulate and further develop the
exchange of operational leadership knowledge that would prove beneficial to corporate America, higher education
and the military.
Bridge Rehabilitation $2,000,000
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Bridge Rehabilitation Various Locations (B393): Replace guard fences and rehabilitate decks on four bridges (787-Z-
1710, 801-DD-5280, 628-4-4625 and 592-22-448).
Central Baptist Redev Project $2,000,000
Builders Development Corporation
KS
Working in partnership with the owner, the Builders Development Corporation will construct approximately 56
new, single-family housing units, rehab an approximate 30,000 square ft historic building into lower-level
commercial and upper level(s) senior housing, and also adapt an 18,000 square foot former library to commercial
space. The new homes will be built to a high energy-efficient standard in order to ensure long-term sustainability
for the homeowners. The historic structure will be preserved but updated with the most cost-effective energy
efficient systems possible.
Biosafety/Biocontainment Education $1,750,000
KS various
Funding of $1.75 million per year for a period of 5 years in programmatic development, operation and
management support for the Kansas State University Graduate School is requested to develop, deploy and manage
a research and educational program for the biosafety and biocontainment research professional. This program will
address critical workforce development needs in a profession that has recently been scrutinized during
congressional oversight.
City of Dodge City Water Reclamation $1,000,000
City of Dodge City
KS Dodge City
The project involves a new water reclamation facility; wastewater conveyance system facilities and a water reuse
distribution system.
Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement $18,780,875
City of Atchison, Kansas
KS Atchison
Atchison has made major investments in our Downtown and Riverfront areas and has invested in supporting
education and job growth. Our strategic plan includes making Atchison a livable community with excellent schools,
community amenities, employment opportunities, a reasonable cost of living and a high quality of life for our
citizens.
Composite Maintenance and Training $2,000,000
KS Wichita
The proposed research will develop a systematic approach to providing for safe use of composite and other
advanced materials. It will engage the aviation industry on technical matters of relevance in mitigating the risk of
accidents, incidents and emerging safety threats. This will directly support the active FAA Composite Safety &
Certification Initiatives (CS&CI) to develop related policy, guidance and training. It will also develop strategies for
international composite standards organizations, such as CMH-17 and CACRC.
Composite Occupational Health and Operational Risk Tracking (COHORT) $4,000,000
Spin Systems, Inc
KS Wichita
Composite Occupational Health and Operational Risk Tracking (COHORT). COHORT/ACIMS (Advanced Concept
Information Management System) project will leverage the Air Force's COHORT system along with Spin Systems-
developed information management framework, the Armed Forces Medical Analytical and Collaboration (AFMAC)
tool to develop enhanced medical informatics tools, such as a Personal Health Record (PHR), a web portal that
beneficiaries use to access and store personal medical and health information and continue to leverage the
COHORT system to provide unique, real-time data using nationally recognized standard, SOA-compliant web
services to DoD, VA and civilian data consumers.
Composite Small Rotor Blades $4,800,000
Kaman Aerostructures Wichita
KS Wichita
This project will continue development on the Composite Small Main Rotor Blade which would replace the legacy
main rotor blade on the US Army's A/MH-6 Little Bird helicopter. The blades will (1) make the A/MH-6 Little Bird
helicopter more survivable in hostile environments; (2) enhance mission capability by expanding the flight
envelope of the aircraft; (3) improve the autorotation safe operation envelope and safety in mission maneuvering
conditions; and (4) reduce logistics burden and life-cycle cost associated with supporting the legacy blade. Funds
are requested to make adjustments to the production design (based on lessons learned from the prototype rotor
blade testing), fabricate the production tooling, fabricate certification test blades, conduct the FAA certification
and A/MH-6 ground and flight test program and supporting analysis, and conduct the producibility evaluation and
optimization program including exploration of advanced pultrusion manufacturing technology.
Concordia Flood Control Project $300,000
The City of Concordia, Kansas
KS Concordia
The City is considering upgrades to the dam for level of protection, including possibly relocating it. The reliability of
the existing dam is affected by concerns for overtopping, structural failure of the outlet conduit, and other stability
concerns related to the narrow cross section, steep slopes, large trees on the embankment, and erosion potential
of the emergency spillway.
Constitution Hall Protection $94,870
Kansas State Historical Society
KS Lecompton
The purpose of this project is to protect Constitution Hall, irreplaceable artifacts, and the public by installing a dry-
pipe sprinkler system, fire and intrusion systems, storm windows, and attic insulation while preserving its historic
character in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Historic Preservation Projects
Constitution Hall Restoration $765,000
Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerc
KS Topeka
City and County economic development needs have been identified in a variety of contexts, including heritage
tourism. Planning goals of the City of Topeka, Shawnee County, and Downtown Topeka, Inc. align with this
opportunity. This request is through the local Joint Economic Development Organization (JEDO) priority listing of
federal projects.
JCT Bus Replacement $4,000,000
KS Johnson County
This project is for the replacement of buses for the Johnson County Transit (JCT) fleet as part of an on-going,
established capital replacement schedule.
Center for Sustainable Energy $600,000
Neosho County Community College
KS
Neosho County Community College proposes to become the educational institution in Kansas, Oklahoma and
Missouri engaged in the hands-on training, and education of (1) energy management technicians and (2)
sustainable energy system installers. The Center for Sustainable Energy establishes the programs and creates the
facilities at Neosho County Community College to advance the Profession of sustainable energy and provide the
necessary 21st century green workforce.
AHCC Capital Restoration Project $600,000
KS Atchison
The Heritage Conference Center Capital Restoration Project in Atchison, Kansas, is a desperately needed
investment in the publicly owned and operated community center. The Heritage Conference Center (HCC) includes
banquet and meeting facilities where Atchison couples have held their wedding receptions for literally
generations, imbuing the facility with great nostalgia as well as constant use. Philanthropic organizations like
Rotary Club, Kiwanis, and others meet each week in the HCC; these organizations, in turn support community
philanthropy and rely on the HCC to provide a meeting space. The United Way and the Family Literacy Project
office out of HCC and rely on its space and community access to promote their operations.
14th St. & US 24/40 Hwy Improvement $1,300,000
City of Tonganoxie, Kansas
KS Tonganoxie
Construction of a new 14th Street - length approx. 3/4 mile - including sidewalks, stormwater drainage and turn
lanes on 14th Street onto US 24/40 Highway - and - geometric improvements on US 24/40 Highway including turn
lanes, declaration and passing lanes on the highway.
155th Street Improvements $2,500,000
City of Basehor, KS
KS Basehor
This project will aid economic development and growth in a city under a population of 5,000 and provide improved
level of service to its main street. Improvements include reconstructing an existing poor roadway with asphaltic
concrete pavement, curbs & gutters, storm sewer, and sidewalks. This street improvement will benefit schools,
public emergency facilities, development, public safety, and promote new businesses. This project will not be able
to be completed without federal funds.
159th Street & U.S. 69 Interchange $52,050,000
City of Overland Park
KS
This project includes the construction of ramps from U.S. 69 Highway to 159th Street, and required widening of
U.S. 69 Highway to complete an interchange at 159th Street. This project also includes the reconstruction of 159th
Street from Metcalf Avenue to Antioch Road from a two-lane unimproved thoroughfare to a four-lane divided
thoroughfare, with turn lanes at required access points. Plans have been completed to the right-of-way stage.
190709 83rd Street Somerset Drive $1,375,000
KS Prairie Village
It is proposed to construct a new storm pipe in 83rd Street to a terminus on Somerset Drive. The new pipe will re-
direct the water flow from an existing street culvert to an existing culvert on Somerset Drive. The new pipe will by-
pass an open channel that is in the backyards of several privately owned properties and subjects the lawns to
flooding on multiple occasions each year. On rare occasions with exceptionally large rainfall, water will enter
homes. The new pipe will be entirely within the street right-of-way. The construction estimate is $2,500,000.
Design is complete and documents are prepared for bidding the project.
23rd&Ousdahl Stormwater Improvement $1,000,000
City of Lawrence
KS lawrence
The City of Lawrence is requesting $1,000,000 for stormwater improvements at the intersection of 23rd Street and
Ousdahl Road. This area is a major stormwater challenge during large rain events; seriously impeding traffic on one
of the busiest east-west arterials in Lawrence. 23rd Street is one of the most heavily traveled east-west arterials in
Lawrence, as well as a major commercial corridor. The entire intersection can be rendered impassable due to
flooding, producing major disruptions to travel and commerce. The ability for emergency vehicles to travel and
access this area is also impaired. Police and Public Works crews have "standing orders," so to speak, to dispatch to
this intersection, place barricades, and redirect traffic every time there is a heavy storm. This project is the highest
priority stormwater project based on the 1996 stormwater study. Once funding is obtained, this project could be
completed in one construction season.
5th & Maple Stormwater Pump Station $2,000,000
City of Lawrence
KS Lawrence
The project would include a lift/pump station and piping to discharge storm water from North Lawrence to the
Kansas River. This project would provide benefit to over 1,500 residents of North Lawrence, including commercial
and industrial based companies of North Lawrence. This project is the most critical improvement for this area of
Lawrence. Flooding occurs at every level of rain event and the area cannot drain to the Kansas River unless
pumped over the levee. The project would have a significant impact to transportation, property and quality of life.
Long-term proposed industrial development at the Lawrence Municipal Airport may be affected if the project
doesn't proceed due to potential downstream impacts/flooding issues of North Lawrence.
75th Street Utility Undergrounding $4,500,000
KS Prairie Village
75th Street is a major arterial in Prairie Village and connects the northeast portion of the County to Kansas City,
Missouri. The elimination of ~2.9 miles of overhead utilities will accomplish the following: mitigate frequent
service disruption as a result of adverse weather, falling limbs, automobile accident or routine maintenance; allow
for the use of larger conductors therefore decreasing energy waste; free up the right-of-way and eliminate the
need for private easements; improve the aesthetics of the community resulting in increased economic
development and property values and ultimately increased revenues. The undergrounding of utilities along the
75th Street Corridor has been addressed in both the city's Comprehensive Plan and the Johnson County Hazard
Mitigation Plan. The City has not sought any prior funding for this project.
Accelerated Insertion of Advanced Materials $3,500,000
KS Wichita
This program will provide a breakthrough in technology integration and will achieve significant cost and cycle-time
reductions in new material insertion through (a) data-sharing among multiple users, (b) statistical continuity from
one length-scale to another and (c) reduced testing via increased capability and use of numerical/analytical
simulation tools. Anticipated benefits include reductions in nonrecurring and recurring program qualification costs
and introduction of multiple sources of new advanced material forms. Unlike structures that use metallic materials
in the manufacturing process, the material properties of a composite are manufactured into the structure as part
of the fabrication process. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that critical parameters pertaining to composite
materials and their production processes are identified to facilitate adherence to standards in the final engineered
part. Presently, each original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is responsible for this assurance, creating
"customized", nonstandard procedures for quality and safety assurance.
Brown Foundation Coop. Agreement $450,000
The Brown Foundation
KS Topeka
Public law 102-525 established the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site and authorizes the
Department of the Interior "to enter into Cooperative Agreements with private as well a public agencies,
organizations, and institutions in furtherance of the purposes of this title". The National Park Service entered into a
Cooperative Agreement with the Brown Foundation to meet the Congressional directives for Brown v. Board of
Education National Historic Site.
Advanced Materials Research $4,500,000
KS Wichita
The aviation safety aspects related to research done at WSU/NIAR should not be overlooked with regard to
economic impact. Boeing estimates that approximately 25% of the market for new commercial transports will
replace older in-service planes, and the remaining 75% will accommodate passenger and cargo traffic growth. This
means that about 62% of the fleet operating now will still be flying in 20 years. The advanced material applications,
composite repair, health monitoring, and crashworthiness research that will be conducted by WSU/NIAR will be
crucial to maintaining the safety of those aging aircraft still in service.
Convert/expand to MHz Radio System $22,069,000
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
Support and parts for the current analog radio system will cease after 2010. The FCC is mandating communications
systems move to the APCO 25 systems, which utilizes digital communications with a narrower bandwidth. Funding
will be used to upgrade current radio system to digital from analogue and add an additional radio site in the east-
central part of Sedgwick County. Cost estimates include: planning, design, core infrastructure and radios.
Airborne Laser Test Bed $198,688,000
The Boeing Company
KS various
The Missile Defense Agency will conduct research into the transmission and control of directed energy through and
above the atmosphere at operationally relevant ranges. The research will include investigation of multiple high
energy laser technologies, characterization of the atmosphere as it relates to directed energy propagation,
improving beam control, and improving modeling and simulation. The Agency will work with the Director of
Defense Research and Engineering and High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office to establish a systems
engineering based strategy for the research, development, test and evaluation of high energy laser technologies.
In FY 2011, the Agency will pursue additional directed energy technologies to hedge against future threats, while
continuing to seek opportunities to integrate concepts into the aircraft laser test platform for experimentation. To
provide robust test funding, an increase of $100,000,000 to the Directed Energy Research Program Element is
requested to support operations and expanded testing with the Airborne Laser Test Bed (ALTB). ALTB testing will
support experiments to expand capability against ballistic missiles and explore capability against countermeasures,
surface to air missiles, threat air craft, ground to air attack, and cruise missiles.
Aging Military Aircraft Fleet Support $2,000,000
National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita, KS
KS Wichita
Most of the aging research being conducted presently is focused on metallic structures. In addition to the ongoing
research in aging metallic structures, the requested appropriation will permit NIAR to partner with the NAVY and
investigate the effects of aging on composite structures as well as composite/metallic hybrid structures. As more
composite components are being certified and used on primary and "flight critical" secondary structures, a future
need of the military and commercial aviation industry will be the investigation of these composite structures and
the assurance of the airworthiness of composite components. NIAR already has a background in this through
partnerships with the FAA by investigating Boeing 737 composite tail structures which flew commercial service for
over 20 years and by examining the first of all composite certified aircraft recently taken out of service, the
Beechcraft Starship. Lessons learned from this research will provide insight into the aging aspects of other
composite aircraft structures and influence the use of advanced materials on new aircraft being proposed for
military service as well as maintenance of the existing fleet.
Alliance for Biotroleum Ventures $4,800,000
KS
The Center is K-State's focal point for research, education, and outreach on biotroleum-based fuels and products.
The Alliance for Biotroleum Ventures will serve as a catalyst for transforming America's energy landscape by
integrating the Midwest's vast capabilities and resources. The Alliance will provide both leadership and tangible
products in the development and deployment of critical elements of the alternative energy vision. The Alliance will
bring together public and private partners to create a self-sustaining institution with an international reputation
for rapid commercialization and deployment of innovative, carbon-mitigating biotroleum technologies. A supply-
chain approach will be utilized throughout.
Americans with Disabilities Act $397,281
Sedgwick County
KS various
Sedgwick County has completed a "self evaluation" of its compliance with ADA and created a transition plan for
removal of barriers to program accessibility. Funding will be used to bring county facilities into compliance with
applicable ADA regulations.
Argentine Healthy Grocery Project $2,500,000
Argentine Neighborhood Development Association
KS
The Argentine Neighborhood Healthy Grocery Store Project's goal is to develop and construct a grocery store in the
urban neighborhood of Argentine, Kansas City, Kansas. The Argentine Neighborhood is devoid of a grocery store at
this time.
AT-6B Demonstration for ANG $7,000,000
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
KS Wichita
The requested funding, when combined with industry's investment in building the first two AT-6B
Testbed/Demonstrator Aircraft, will support demonstration and certification of enhanced performance, advanced
weapons, advanced sensors, and austere field operating capabilities. These initiatives build on previous ANG
demonstration efforts that includes Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems, GPS-guided smart weapons, intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and other advanced capabilities relevant to potential ANG missions.
B-52 Satellite Communications $7,000,000
The Boeing Company
KS Wichita
The B-52 mission is dependent on Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite bandwidth for voice and data
communications. Existing UHF satellite infrastructure is nearing end of its service life, and will be replaced with the
Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite array. The B-52 communication system must be modified for
compatibility with MUOS satellites to ensure viability of voice and data link capabilities critical to the aircraft's
global strike mission requirements.
Bio-Manufacturing& Science Training $1,500,000
KS
This project would help Kansas City Kansas Community College to build and equip the first Clean Room Training
Laboratory and Bio-manufacturing Training Laboratory in the state of Kansas. These facilities would provide the
technology and educational infrastructure needed to support regional talent growth in the bioscience/bio-
manufacturing industry in the Kansas City metro area including and would feature developing partnerships with
existing industry to provide incumbent training and development.
Biomass Energy Facility $60,000,000
Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority
KS Topeka
Development of a biomass energy facility, which would use solid waste from the Topeka waste water facilities,
would have a revitalizing effect on the adjacent neighborhoods by providing jobs and the upgraded streetscape
infrastructure it so badly needs.
Advanced Aircraft Patient Support Systems for 190th ARW $1,700,000
190th Air Refueling Wing, Kansas Air National Guard
KS Topeka
Relatively simple equipment installed on existing aircraft can dramatically improve aeromedical evacuation
operations performed by the 190th Air Refueling Wing flying the KC-135. Detachable patient litter systems would
increase aisle space by almost two feet, eliminate tripping hazards, secure medical equipment, improve patient
litter safety by using adjustable shoulder and waist harnesses, and eliminate the need to pick up and drop off basic
equipment. Removable LED lighting systems would improve cargo lighting by 50 percent and improve in-flight
medical evaluations. The funding requested would allow the 190th ARW to configure four of its KC-135s with these
next generation systems, which it has previously tested during aeromedical evacuation operations.
Groundwater Uranium Removal $1,600,000
City of Lakin, Kansas
KS Kearny County
This project will help the City Fund a treatment facility to remove uranium from the water supply that is in excess
of the EPA maximum contaminant level. This project has received some funding from USDA Rural Development,
but additional funding will be required in order to assist the city in reducing a potential water utility debt load that
will prohibit the upgrade of other essential infrastructure. Post project the water revenue requirement average per
meter cost to provide 5,000 gal of water will be $52.15. This is a significant increase and will adversely effect many
families and place additional burdens on our public schools, hospitals, and businesses. It also effects our
desirability as a community because the cost of basic services will significantly outpace regional norms
Construction of 31st Stree $2,000,000
City of Lawrence, KS
KS Lawrence
Lawrence is challenged with east/west transportation corridors. Essentially there are two routes that connect the
east side of Lawrence to the west side. Significant traffic volumes must use the local arterial 23rd Street (K-10)
when entering the City on the east side of Lawrence. Traffic volumes on 23rd Street exceed the facility's capacity
causing unsafe conditions and extreme congestion. 23rd Street is a major commercial corridor; public comments
cite unsafe conditions and congestion which discourage patronizing 23rd Street establishments. Truck traffic
entering Lawrence from the south (US-59) and east must also use 23rd Street to get through the City. The
construction of 31st Street is essential to distribute some of this traffic and allow through traffic and trucks to avoid
this only access to the Kansas City area. The public would realize improved safety and efficiency of the City's
transportation system.
Forbes Field Facility Improvement $1,800,000
Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority
Restoration and upgrading of two World War Two-era hangars on the flight line at Forbes Field airport that have
not had any major capital work for the last 60 plus years. Projects include replacing the hangar envelope to
eliminate water seepage and weather corrosion, upgrading the main hangar doors, replacing broken roofing
panels, resealing skylights, bringing electrical and water systems up to code and recoating the flooring to repair
water and corrosive damage. All entrances will be brought up to current ADA accessibility standards. The
foundation to the apron asphalting, concrete paving and fire lanes around the two hangars will be replaced to
improve the ability to bear current aircraft and vehicle loads. The refurbishment of the two facilities and
infrastructure will bring facility standards up to a level where operating conditions in the future can be maintained
more easily.
Ford County Coalition Dental Clinic $150,000
Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas
KS Ford
The goal of this project is to establish an oral health coalition to collaborate with existing agencies to set up a
restorative health clinic. The goal of this project is to meet the dental needs of underserved persons in Ford
County. This can be accomplished by establishing a Ford County Oral health Coalition and a safety net dental clinic
for the medically underserved.
Ford County Comprehensive Research $150,000
Ford County, Kansas
KS Ford County
A consultant will be commissioned to research the issues involved in developing a Ford County strategic plan for
public health care, social/recreational, transportation, and support services at one location. When Ford County
officials receive the consultant's report, including cost projections and potential funding sources, they will be able
to properly budget for the project in whole or in part. The county-wide system would likely be implemented in
phases, with expectations of authorities seeking private funding, state and federal government grants, foundation
grants, and local matching funds.
Fort Riley School Capacity Expansion $4,000,000
Geary County USD 475
KS Fort Riley
Funding would enable the local school district, in conjunction with Fort Riley, to create additional capacity in the
elementary and middle schools on Fort Riley. These schools serve Fort Riley-housed dependents but are not
eligible for impact aid which has been exhausted by local & State authorities for off-post dependents. Existing
schools are already overcrowded with projected increases in on-post student populations over the next few years.
Resolving the Fort Riley school capacity issue is recognized by the Commander, 1st Infantry Division and the
Regional Director of the Installation Management Command, which has highlighted this issue to Headquarters,
Department of the Army for assistance. Resolution of this shortfall with funding is a critical readiness and Quality
of Life for military families assigned to Fort Riley.
Fuel Efficient Military Tire $2,000,000
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
KS Topeka
This project involves improving the fuel efficiency of Goodyear military tires by "tuning" the current tires with
lower rolling resistance compounds, multi-compounds, and/or similar technologies that increase vehicle fuel
efficiency. There are currently 160,000 HMMWV vehicles in service today, making it one of the highest volume
tires in use by the Department of Defense. These vehicles achieve between 4 and 6 miles per gallon, depending on
their use and armoring. This project will also develop an improved, fuel efficient FMTV (MT/V) - another very high
volume military ground tire. The main focus of the project would be to develop lower rolling resistance tread
compounds similar to those used in our Goodyear Fuel MaxTM tires, while taking into account the required
military performance standards with respect to chip/chunk and compound tearing. In addition to the global fuel
savings these improvements could generate, plants in Danville, VA and Topeka, KS will acquire the capability of
extending fuel-efficient compounds to military tire production. Additionally, testing at San Angelo, TX will enable
for the first time efforts to measure fuel efficiency in off-road as well as on-road conditions.
GIScience Strategic Decision Center $1,000,000
KS Riley County
A GI Science Strategic Decision Center would provide the physical (and virtual) space and digital infrastructure for
people to study and conduct multidisciplinary GIScience research in agriculture, the social and physical sciences,
engineering, and veterinary medicine, while supporting several key university programs and serving as a mapping
support center for hazard and biosecurity emergency operations.
Good Samaritan Clinic Program Expansion $939,000
World Impact's Good Samaritan Clinic
KS Sedgwick County, Wichita
Therefore, the Clinic is working to expand its community medical, dental, and youth outreach programs to address
the dramatic increase in the needs of the urban poor in Wichita. The GSC must expand its program capacity in
order to provide medical and dental programs to greater numbers of impoverished and medically needy in
Wichita. The GSC will also expand essential services to include physical therapy, patient counseling, mentoring to
at-risk youth, and drug and alcohol prevention. No federal funds are used for religious activities.
First Street Reconstruction $2,200,000
City of McPherson
KS McPherson
The project area for which funds are being requested include 1st Street from Hospital Drive to Elm Street and is
part of larger effort to replace a longer stretch of First Street. First Street was reconstructed to a four-lane roadway
sometime prior to 1969 in bituminous asphalt. Since 1980 various mill and bituminous overlay projects have been
completed to preserve and maintain the pavement. The most extensive maintenance projects were completed on
the western half of the street which is where the most sever deterioration is occurring. Mill and overlays are now
failing in a much shorter time frame due to disintegration of the lower portion of the pavement. This severe
deterioration of the lower pavement section is being caused by substandard base material and poor drainage as
identified in the attached engineering study completed in 2006.
Greenwood Hotel Complex $400,000
Greenwood Preservation Society
KS Eureka and Greenwood County
Once completed, the Greenwood Hotel Complex will contribute economically to the community by providing up to
13 new jobs to the area, four refurbished historic store fronts for businesses, and a combination of apartments and
long-term hotel accommodations. The Greenwood Hotel is a tangible historic centerpiece that will be key to
reinvigorating community pride and attracting travel and tourism to an economically challenged rural area in the
Flint Hills. Once restored, it will be used to hold meetings, house businesses, attract tourists, educate the public
about the economic foundation of the Flint Hills, and serve as housing for residents.
FFNHA Outdoor Interpretive Exhibits $500,000
Freedom's Frontier Natl Heritage Area
KS
Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area FFNHA) is seeking funds to implement the outdoor interpretive exhibits
phase of a comprehensive FFNHA Signage Master Plan which has been fully funded by private dollars. The plan,
which is in early stages of development, is the heritage area's guide to the types, locations and numbers of signs
needed to create cohesion among the heritage area's multiple stories and to foster a "sense of place" in this
nationally significant landscape.
Health and Sciences Center $2,000,000
Manhattan Area Technical College
KS Manhattan, Riley, and all of NE Kansas
MATC intends to build a 50,000 SF Health and Sciences Center. Plans include the following instructional areas:
Hospital Simulator Wards, Allied Health Laboratories, Medical/Biotech Laboratory Level BL III and IV Simulators,
Classrooms, Multi-Media 250 Seat Lyceum, Faculty offices, Director's Office, Workrooms, and Conference Room,
Seminar Room with Catering Kitchen, Related Storage, Public, and Utility Spaces. The entire facility must meet
LEED and ADA standards.
Heart Device for Heart Attack Patients $1,500,000
Omnitek Partners
KS primarily Wichita
A randomized pilot study to evaluate myocardial salvage and preservation following an acute myocardial infarction
(AMI) in patients who are treated with the External Left Ventricular Assist Device (XLVAD) in the Emergency
Department and the ambulance from the time of diagnosis till primary coronary intervention and balloon
angioplasty (PCI).
Heart Health Outreach Initiative $900,000
KS
This project would be made up of two components: Support for a heart health mobile screening; and Acquisition of
cardiac MRI component.
High Speed Rail Crashworthiness $1,500,000
National Institute for Aviation Research
The objective of this research is to understand the injury mechanisms to LRV passengers and to identify future
areas of research that will lay the foundations necessary to generate transit rail vehicle interior design guidelines
that will enhance the level of safety to passengers during collisions. State of the art computational and
experimental techniques will be used to accomplish these goals.
Hollings Manufacturing Extension $139,700,000
Eureka! Ranch International
KS statewide
National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers and
universities in four states -- Maine, Vermont, Kansas and Arkansas -- are piloting small scale State Innovation
Marketplace experiments. Vice President Biden announced in the summer of 2009 that $45M was needed to
expand the National Innovation Marketplace to accelerate innovation supply chain connections in all 50 states. The
FY11 President's Budget includes $4.64M to expand the program. An additional $10 million is needed (total $15
million) to expand the National Innovation Marketplace which helps companies develop and find profitable
innovations that can increase sales and open new markets, resulting in sustainable job creation for U.S.
manufacturing.
Increase access to care in rural KS $318,000
Cleveland Chiropractic College
KS targeted for the 90 designated underserved counties in KS
To meet the needs of rural Kansans and provide access to a primary care chiropractic physician, Cleveland
Chiropractic College in partnership with The Kansas Chiropractic Association seek to establish a statewide effort to
educate, recruit, train and place graduating chiropractors into practice in underserved rural counties in Kansas.
Iola, Kansas Levee System $200,000
City of Iola
KS Iola
In order to prevent the area from being in the flood plain the fourth side of the area needs to be protected by a
levee, connecting to the existing levee. The Army Corps of Engineer's study will hopefully lead to the ultimate goal
of constructing a levee on the fourth side which will provide flood protection of public buildings, and recreation
parks. In addition, the area will not be in the flood plain on FEMA maps.
Iola's Literacy Excellence Project $100,000
City of Iola
KS Iola/Allen County
The Iola Public Library boasts a number of services and programs for patrons which distinguish the organization
from other libraries. For example, the Iola public library administers "Break the Cycle of Poverty, Through Literacy
Excellence". This program works with Allen County citizens of all ages through a variety of means to promote
literacy. The goal of the program is to create more productive, taxpaying, contributing members of society. The
City is seeking funds to continue and expand this program.
Topeka Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF#1) Taxiway, Parking Ramps, and Hangar Alter $9,734,000
kansas Army National Guard
KS Topeka
Project refurbishes the 50 year old facilities and parking ramp at Forbes Field, Topeka, Kansas. The project also
resurfaces existing parking ramps and taxiways, as well as replaces the complete hangar envelope on two hangars
and the main hangar doors on all three existing hangars. The ramp and hangar currently supports 1-108th Aviation
Battalion.
Great Plains Sorghum Improvement $1,250,000
KS Manhattan, KS, Lubbock, TX, College Station, TX
The focus of the Great Plains Sorghum Improvement and Utilization Center is on genetic improvement; production
systems to enhance water and nutrient use; innovative strategies to provide improved weed control; use of
sorghum in human food products, animal feed, and as a bio-energy and industrial feedstock; and marketing and
policy analysis in support of the U.S. sorghum industry. Despite the importance of this crop for farmers in drought-
prone environments and the many new opportunities for sorghum use in the bio-energy, bio-products, and food
industries (particularly gluten-free foods), relatively few public or private resources are being invested in research
on genetic improvement, production, or innovative use of the various types of sorghum.
Educational Programs and Tools $3,500,000
KS Manhattan
The preparedness cycle for disaster response includes planning, equipping, training, exercising, and evaluation.
The ability to respond appropriately to high consequence agricultural events is dependent upon education of a
variety of audiences. First responders must be adequately trained for agricultural events. This includes
understanding the uniqueness of these events and being able to discern the resources and capabilities that
jurisdictions need to provide an adequate response, including the ability to benchmark various elements of the
response to judge the impact of the array of decisions that may potentially be made by the Incident Commander.
The number of homeland security and agricultural security courses has exploded without any coordinated
structure that provides for integrated training of the variety of audiences that need to be reached. A coordinated
and integrated program of courses can provide the strongest and most complete education and training possible
for responders and the general public.
Converting Manure to Energy $3,000,000
Kansas Livestock Foundation
KS
The Kansas Livestock Foundation will partner with leading scientists and industry experts to research and develop
technologies capable of converting animal manure to energy while reducing methane emissions. The project will
begin by evaluating existing technologies and determining the need for new technologies, paying special attention
to scalability and functionality in a farm setting. Where necessary, new technologies will be researched and
developed. The project will focus on processes and technologies that can take advantage of existing farm and
energy utility infrastructure.
Coordinated Service Technologies $1,800,000
City of Lawrence
KS Lawrence
As part of our ongoing efforts to coordinate service with the University of Kansas this technology will be
implemented on both the city and the university fleets. The system would include automatic passenger counting;
audio and electronic displays of next bus stops to aid passengers (especially those that are visually and hearing
impaired) in using the system; real-time boarding information for service planning; email and blackberry-style
information services for riders; computerized trip planning for riders; real-time bus arrival information at key
stops; and communication devices for both vehicles and base stations.
Crashworthiness of Aircraft $1,400,000
National Institute for Aviation Research
KS Wichita
The inclusion of dynamic material properties in the analysis of airframe structures under crash loads will decrease
the amount of expensive and time consuming testing required to develop such structures. Further research needs
to be conducted on the development of computational tools and processes to aid in the development and
certification cycles of composite aircraft structures. The development and implementation of these computational
tools and methods will significantly reduce the development and certification costs of crashworthy composite
aircraft structures.
Culinary Nutrition Program $325,000
KS Johnson
Johnson County Community College proposes to expand and enrich its culinary nutrition curriculum and course
offerings utilizing a yet-to-be-constructed Culinary Institute. Funding will be utilized for curriculum planning and
implementation ($75,000), with the balance ($250,000) contributing to the construction of the Culinary Institute.
v $2,000,000
KS
The proposed infrastructure fuses two existing efforts:
- The Health Care Institute (HCI) at K-State is a newly formed center whose mission is to convert the pervasive (but
unorganized) medical data into a cohesive health care information infrastructure. Currently, this work principally
involves collecting data from medical devices and streaming it into Electronic Medical Records (EMR), organizing it
in meaningful structures, and displaying it to the appropriate (security level) health care provider.
- K-State researchers from Engineering and Veterinary Medicine have collaborated over the past 8 years to develop
an infrastructure to monitor cattle health in distributed herds to predict disease onset.
Davis Road improvements $5,253,938
City of Ottawa
KS Ottawa
Improvement of Davis Road is necessary for two fundamental reasons: economic development and public safety.
The City of Ottawa has experienced rapid annexation in this area as well as significant business development
adjacent to this arterial road.
Demonstration Program for Contractors Employing Persons with Disabilities $6,000,000
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation and Envision Corporation
KS Wichita
The Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation (CPRF), and Envision Corporation, both based in Wichita, KS, are dedicated
to the training and employment of individuals with severe disabilities and the blind in the areas of manufacturing,
print and "blue collar" IT work. USAF Personnel Office is under contract with CPRF and Envision for work through
FY 2011 to further update and digitize the Air Force Personnel Offices active personnel records. This project
requires the funds requested to bridge the program to FY12 when it will be included as part of the POM.
Donnelly College Library/IT Center $2,000,000
Donnelly College
KS Wyandotte
The first floor will provide Information Technology and research resources and student support; the ground floor
will focus primarily on library stacks. A total of 4,200 square feet of space will be renovated in this project. The
nearly 1,100 students Donnelly serves each year will each benefit from the state-of-the-art Library and IT Resource
Center. Donnelly also has an accredited campus and degree offering at a local Kansas State Prison, Lansing
Correctional Facility. That program will benefit too from the increased Library and Technology resources available
on the main campus. Donnelly is also a branch of the Kansas City Kansas Public Library, and the entire community
will benefit from the improved library, which will be open to the public. This center of learning will be critical to
Donnelly's success in training at-risk students from the urban core to successfully complete a college degree and be
prepared to transfer to other higher education institutions and earn subsequent degrees.
Flood Protection Improvement Project $4,400,000
City of Manhattan
KS
The Manhattan, Kansas Flood Protection Improvement Project would improve the Manhattan Unit Levee along the
Kansas River and Big Blue River in Riley and Pottawatomie Counties. The improvements are necessary to comply
with new unfunded mandates by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for levee accreditation. The
project affects nearly 2,000 homes and more than 500 businesses and public facilities, including a regional
shopping mall, the City's historic and downtown business districts, a major downtown redevelopment project, and
numerous other commercial and industrial facilities estimated at over $600 million in investment value. These
properties and facilities are currently protected by an existing flood levee that has routinely passed annual
inspections and is currently in good condition.
Edgerton BNSF Intermodal Project $1,000,000
city of Edgerton
KS Edgerton
The City of Edgerton is partnering with BNSF Railways and the Allen Group of Kansas City for the development of a
1,000 acre intermodal and warehousing project. BNSF Railways is planning to construct a 460-acre intermodal
facility that will be a major gateway for international commerce and trade with the Kansas City metropolitan area
and the surrounding region.
JCT Bus Expansion $5,440,000
KS Johnson County
This is a bus purchase request with specific costs per vehicle and related equipment. New 40' low floor transit
coaches cost approximately $375,000. There are no planning or construction costs. Operation and maintenance
costs are a component of JCT's annual operating budget. Buses will be ordered upon grant award, however the
delivery time for a full-size transit coach today is 18 to 24 months. Local matching funds of $1,360,000 will be
provided from the County's Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
Emergency Communication Center $7,500,000
Ford County
KS various
The proposal is to construct a New Emergency Communications Center and EOC that will accommodate the
existing Communications Center with needed expansion and an EOC that is designed and built for emergency
operations
Emergency communications systems $1,200,000
City of Emporia, Kansas
KS Emporia
This would replace all of the dispatch and emergency communications equipment, including radios, computers,
relay switches, etc. This is to make the City P-25 compliant narrow-banded as required by the FCC. The Lyon
County Sherriff's Office and Emergency Management Agency, which are dispatched from the City of Emporia
Dispatch Center, would directly benefit as well.
Emergency Protocols Software $110,000
KS Emporia & Lyon County
The emergency protocols software would almost instantaneously provide information to the dispatcher on a wide
variety of emergency situations. This would increase response time in life and death cases, keep the dispatch
center current with recent technology and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the dispatchers.
Emergency Wireless Network $109,021
KS Emporia & Lyon County
The project includes the acquisition and installation of a City-wide wireless network. This would permit the City to
communicate via phone, computer or radio throughout Emporia and surrounding Lyon County. This would be
extremely important in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. It would also allow police and fire services to
access data on the City's network from any remote location.
Energy Efficiency Improvements $1,750,000
Unified Government of KCK/WyCo, & BPU 1b. Street
KS KCK/Wyandotte County
The Unified Government is seeking to reduce costs by becoming more energy efficient as it makes needed major
upgrades. At this time there are three public buildings in Kansas City, Kansas that are in need of roof replacements.
It is the desire of the Unified Government to replace the conventional roofing systems with green roof features
that will lower energy use and costs to the UG. The other major component of this project is improving the energy
efficiency of area outdoor lighting. The UG is working closely with the BPU, who are currently working to improve
our lighting capacity and save energy by replacing the street lights from the standard sodium vapor to the more
cost efficient, energy efficient LED fixtures. Both these projects would help reduce energy costs to the UG, and
lower the carbon footprint of the region.
Energy Efficient Technology $15,000,000
KS statewide
Reliable and economic delivery of wind energy - A larger penetration of wind energy will be enabled by improved
technologies that enhance the economic benefits of community scale wind. This requires development of stable
and reliable systems associated with large dynamic energy generation on power distribution systems, such as in
Kansas.
Expeditionary Capabilities Laboratory $10,600,000
KS Manhattan
The Expeditionary Capabilities Consortium (ECC), currently under operation by M2 Technologies, Inc. (M2) and
Kansas State University (KSU) as the Urban Operations Laboratory (UOL) and the Expeditionary Capabilities
Laboratory (ECL), provides expanded capabilities for research, development, and evaluation of key technologies
enhancements in support of USMC efforts to bridge identified capability gaps and develop expeditionary
capabilities required for the modernization of Marine forces. Each of the tasks and subtasks are targeted to
address desired capabilities and requirements delineated in the Marine Corps Vision and Strategy 2025, the
Marine Corps Science and Technology Strategic Plan 2009, and PEO LS Priority Focus Areas documents, and are
vetted by the sponsor. The tasks are: Power and Energy; Fuel Efficiency (Energy Conservation); Fuel Containment
and Fire Suppression; Lightweight Materials; Enhanced Safety, Survivability, and Force Protection; Modeling and
Simulation; Persistent Surveillance and Sensors; and providing Support to PEO LS.
Family-to-Family Health Info Center $122,359
Families Together, Inc.
KS all counties
Families Together, Inc., the Parent Training and Information (PTI) Center of Kansas, proposes to create a statewide
Family to Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F Center). We will build on the strengths of our
current resource base of four regional centers, a staff and volunteer base of parents and other caregivers, our
existing partnerships with community agencies serving ethnic populations, health professionals, the Kansas
Department of Health and Environment (the Kansas Title V agency), the existing family-centered network of our
Parent To Parent program, and 28 years of experience in serving Kansas families of children with disabilities.
Fetal Infant Mortality Review $137,720
Sedgwick County
KS Sedgwick County
By collecting comprehensive data on infant deaths through the FIMR process, we can gain a better understanding
of the issues that lead to infant death, determine the appropriate community actions to resolve those issues and
secure funds to implement those actions. Funding will be used to support two full-time FIMR staff: A project
manager to direct each component of the FIMR project, including coordination at the state and national level, and
a data analyst to analyze and present findings to the community in a meaningful way.
East Gilman Road Extension $2,100,000
KS Lansing
The city of Lansing is seeking $2.1 million in federal funding to extend E. Gilman Rd. and upgrade the route to a
collector standard quality from the end of the existing improved road to the intersection with K-5 (approximately
1.6 miles). East Gilman Road is located in the southeastern part of Lansing continuing into Leavenworth County.
Swope Health Wyandotte (New Clinic) $3,500,000
Swope Health Services
KS Wyandotte County
A new medical clinic is needed to replace Swope Health Services' current clinic to meet the health care needs of
the ever-increasing population of uninsured patients in Wyandotte County. This problem is even more acute in
that the current clinic space does not adequately meet the needs of already existing patients. The Swope Health
Wyandotte Clinic was barely able to provide care for its 5,065 patients in 2009 during over 13,400 medical and
dental visits due to these space issues. This situation has resulted in frustrated patients who have had to wait
weeks for an appointment, and then sit in an over-crowded waiting room. The needs of our existing patients are
further exacerbated by our rapidly growing patient population.
Transportation Elect. Feasibility - KC reg $1,000,000
Metropolitan Energy Center
KS
Seed the Kansas City Metro with sufficient charging stations, some with solar canopies, to demonstrate the
viability of plug-in transportation in this area and to set the stage for a strong follow-on market. Create a highly
visible demonstration and educational campaign with a strong marketing program to help consumers and
businesses become comfortable with purchase of plug-in vehicles.
UC-12W Procurement $33,000,000
KS Wichita
This request covers the three UC-12W aircraft listed on the Marine Corps FY11 Unfunded Project List. Operational
Support Aircraft (OSA) fill an essential wartime requirement for urgent intra-theater transport of high priority
cargo/passengers. On-going overseas operations have noted large numbers of short haul OSA missions where the
efficiencies of larger and more costly jet aircraft are not realized. The most significant jet operational shortfalls
include: inability to carry outsize cargo (no cargo door), insufficient self protection and lack of unprepared landing
capability. Additionally, the current UC-12 fleet is experiencing aging issues, and has range/payload limitations and
no aircraft survivability equipment (ASE). The current aging fleet of USMC UC-12 aircraft needs to be replaced and
has been a high priority of the Operators Advisory Group (OAG) since 1998. Contract N00019-08-C-0057,
competitively awarded in July 2008, ordered the initial six (6) aircraft of the required eleven (11) aircraft
replacement fleet. Contract options are available in support of the remaining five (5) aircraft. The UC-12W is a
vastly improved version of the UC-12 which meets FAA/DoD mandates for Communication Navigation
Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM), Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) and worldwide
shift to Global Positioning System 'Free Flight' while addressing all aforementioned UC-12 shortfalls. The UC-12W
is faster, longer, carries 1500 more pounds of useful cargo plus 2 more passengers. Additionally, it is equipped with
a cargo door, is approved for unimproved runways and is less expensive than jet aircraft alternatives. Configured
with ASE, it enables OSA missions in high threat areas, thereby relieving the C-130 and other assault support
aircraft to perform other critical missions. The USMC has extensive experience in operating UC-12s (currently 11 in
active service). Due to substantial commonality, ease of pilot transition and Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)
currently in place for the existing C-12 fleet, the impacts of procuring UC-12W aircraft are minimal.
USMC Configurable Automated Test System $9,000,000
Aeroflex
KS Wichita
Over the past 8 years, U.S. Marine Corps requirements for tactical communications systems has increased
dramatically. In this timeframe, the Corps has procured and fielded more than 120,000 state-of-the-art software
defined radio (SDR) systems to support Global War on Terror requirements and ongoing contingency operations.
The Corps' desired end state is for every Marine on the ground and every tactical vehicle to be equipped with an
SDR system. As these new systems were fielded, the Marine Corps identified and took steps to address a critical
shortfall in its capability to effectively test and maintain these SDR assets in the field. Legacy test equipment,
fielded over 20 years ago to support SINCGARS tactical radio systems, was not sufficiently capable of supporting
the new SDR systems. For this reason, the USMC established the Ground Radio Maintenance Automatic Test
System (GRMATS) Program and moved forward to procure a next-generation radio test system capable of
supporting the test requirements for SDR radio systems. Based on the Configurable Automated Test System
(CATS), GRMATS provides a state-of-the-art synthetic instrument platform that will support today's fielded
software defined radios and provide the flexibility to support communications systems currently on the horizon.
US Navy Reserve C-40A $80,000,000
The Boeing Company
KS Wichita
The C-40A Clipper is the U.S. Naval Reserve's C-9 replacement for Navy transportation mission aircraft. Since FY98,
Congress has funded procurement for 12 C-40A aircraft to begin replacing 27 aging Navy Reserve C-9s. The Marine
Corps operates two C-9 aircraft, primarily to provide medium lift movements of passengers and cargo for DOD.
Priority of use is to support Marine Corps requirements.
Marine missions include OEF/OIF medium group movements for contingencies, Marine Corps Commandant
counterparts, and other requirements. The C-40A is a derivative of the Boeing 737-700 aircraft. It can transport 121
Marines, or three pallets of cargo and 70 Marines, or eight pallets of cargo (40,000 pounds). Navy C-40As have
been tasked extensively to support combat operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and forces in Africa. They have also
been used to support humanitarian relief. The Navy C40A fleet has maintained a Mission Capable Rate of over 98%
percent while providing increased payload and range capacity. Nine C-40A aircraft have been delivered to the Navy
to date. Procurement of one C-40A aircraft in FY11 would enable the Marines to begin to retire their C-9 aircraft
stationed at MCAS Cherry Point. Retirement of the C-9 will provide the Marines with extensive immediate
improvement in medium lift operational capability and significant savings in manpower and operating costs.
Village West Access Improvements $1,500,000
Unified Government of KCK, Wyandotte Co
KS Wyandotte County
This project will include a series of smaller projects at Village West to enhance and improve transportation for both
automobile and pedestrian traffic, which is going to increase dramatically with the completion of the Cerner-
Wizards development. The Unified Government has recently begun planning on how best to improve access in the
area so that thousands of new employees and visitors can safely and efficiently get into the area, park, and get to
the many facilities and attractions that either already exist or are being built, including the new Cerner Office Park
and the Wizards soccer stadium. Parking, access roads, critical intersections, and improvements for pedestrian
access are all being studied at this time.
Visitation and Exchange Center $500,000
Kansas Family and Children's Foundation
KS
The goal of this project is to construct a facility to house the Visitation and Exchange Center (VEC) of Douglas
County, Kansas, operated by TFI Family Services, Inc., a Kansas-based, not-for-profit agency
Wastewater Plant Expansion $500,000
City of Andover, KS
KS Andover
The City of Andover is planning a wastewater plant expansion within the next 18 - 24 months. Our current facility is
approaching 80% capacity, at which time the Kansas Department of Health and Environment will direct the City of
Andover to start preparations, planning and implementation of plant expansion. The City will be basically
duplicating the operations at our plant. Although engineering and public works staff has not made a final decision
on the process that will be implemented for treatment of wastewater, we will be doubling the size of the
wastewater plant in order to serve the community in the coming years at the current growth rate - 5-10% annual
growth rates over the past decade. Preliminary estimates for the expansion indicate the cost will be slightly above
$19 million, with phase 1 of the expansion totaling approximately $15 million.
Wheat Genetic and Genomic Resource $1,250,000
KS
The WGGRC is a pioneering center serving the world's wheat research community to ensure the availability of
germ plasm, genetic and genomic resources, and knowledge for sustainable and profitable wheat crop production.
The WGGRC is now expanding this research mission with an aggressive new program to adapt wheat to changing
environments.
Widen US-59/73-14th to W.City limit $7,077,031
KS Atchison
US-59/73 from 14th St. to the West City Limits, Widen highway from 2 lane to 4 lane roadway, Grading, Culverts,
Surfacing, Curbs & Pavement Markings. Safety will be enhanced by providing another driving lane for vehicles to
drive on. This should help to reduce the amount of conflicts for vehicles with turning movements. State Principal
Arterial Highway running east and west from the city central business district to the grain elevators to the west of
city limits. This Improvement has been submitted for three years for a Kansas Geometric Improvement Project but
has not been chosen to be included in that program. This is a high priority on city and county's list. This will help to
improve traffic flow in this area because it serves as two designated US Highway Routes US-59 and US-73.
Wyandotte County ReStore $500,000
Heartland Habitat for Humanity
KS Wyandotte County
Heartland Habitat for Humanity requests appropriations funding to support the diversion of 300 tons of waste
from landfills by offering a recycling alternative to the Kansas City metropolitan area. We will use appropriations
funding to re-locate the existing Heartland Habitat ReStore in Wyandotte County to a larger facility. By moving to a
larger facility, Heartland Habitat's ReStore will generate increased revenue and allow us to increase the number of
home builds in distressed Wyandotte County, Kansas - contributing to the state's economy and battling urban
blight in Wyandotte County.
Total for Brownback, Sam (R-KS) $2,093,326,684
Member of Congress Cleaver (D-MO-5th)
Independence Avenue Roadway Improvement $22,000,000
KCT Intermodal Corporation (KCTC)
KS Kansas City
KCT Intermodal Corporation (KCTC) 4501 Kansas Avenue, KCKS 66106 Independence Avenue Roadway
Improvement $22,000,000 This project would accomplish the replacement of a railroad bridge.
Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area Outdoor Interpretive Exhibits $500,000
Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance (TKHA)
KS Lawrence
Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance (TKHA) 947 New Hampshire Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 Freedom's Frontier
National Heritage Area Outdoor Interpretive Exhibits $500,000 Implementation of this phase of the signage master
plan will help the region develop and sustain a diverse economic future based on the region's unique historical
assets. The master plan includes identity/branding on major highways, corresponding way finding guidance to
eligible cities and sites, outdoor exhibits to interpret significant stories on appropriate roads/highways,
interpretive exhibits at eligible sites, and exhibit-specific interpretation. Projected estimates state that the project
could affect six jobs per exhibit and provide an opportunity for tourism income into the future throughout the
35,000 square mile area...especially in rural areas.
KC Community Health Center Brookside Clinic $275,000
Cleveland Chiropractic College - KC Community Health Center
KS Overland Park
Cleveland Chiropractic College - KC Community Health Center 10850 Lowell Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66210 KC
Community Health Center Brookside Clinic $275,000 The Brookside Community Health Center seeks to improve
geriatric patient care through the addition of specialized equipment for screening lung disorders, hypertension,
osteoporosis, and chiropractic treatment equipment, which accommodates restricted mobility common in elderly
patients. The Center, through this grant request, plans to reinforce healthy lifestyles counseling, which is a part of
every patient visit, by developing educational; materials for nutrition, exercise, and fall prevention.
Stroke Survivor Community Participation Project $200,000
American Stroke Foundation
KS Mission
American Stroke Foundation 5960 Dearborn, Mission, KS 66202 Stroke Survivor Community Participation Project
$200,000 This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it helps stroke survivors re-integrate into the
community and workforce.
Total for Cleaver (D-MO-5th) $22,975,000
Member of Congress Harkin, Tom (D-IA)
Hawkeye Community College $500,000
Hawkeye Community College
KS Waterloo
For Hawkeye Community College'S Advanced Manufacturing And Training Program
Total for Harkin, Tom (D-IA) $500,000
Member of Congress Jackson (D-IL-2nd)
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site $400,000
Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site
KS Topeka
Requested funding would preserve the legacy of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of
Education at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Kansas. The interpretive mission of the site is
to educate the public about our struggles to make real the promise of the 14th amendment for those once
disenfranchised by the institution of slavery. The Brown decision was not merely about children and schools; it
dismantled the legal framework for racial segregation.
Total for Jackson (D-IL-2nd) $400,000
Member of Congress Landrieu, Mary (D-LA)
JBJWW, MS Riv to Shreveport (Natchitoches/Natchitoches Parish) $20,000,000
Natchitoches/Natchitoches Parish
KS
Funds are requested to continue acquisition of mitigation lands and wildlife management development measures
on previously purchased mitigation lands; fully fund construction of one revetment, two reinforcements, and one
channel realignment, and initiate design on improvements on LCB Barrier Upgrade, Ben Routh/Barbin
Reinforcements.
Total for Landrieu, Mary (D-LA) $20,000,000
Member of Congress Moore, Dennis (D-KS-3rd)
Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas: Kansas City, Kansas Water Main Repair and Re $1,000,000
Unified Government of Kansas City
KS Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas continues to face increasing costs resulting from the failure of old, deteriorating
water mains and related infrastructure. The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) is constantly repairing these
lines, at a cost of over $1 million annually. While the Kansas City BPU is doing what it can to replace these older
water mains, there is simply not enough in the budget to make real progress without raising rates. These aging
lines are concentrated in northern areas of Kansas City, Kansas, and include some the regions poorest
neighborhoods. The availability of safe, clean drinking water for all residents and businesses is of course of critical
importance to any community. In addition, ruptured water lines have the potential to create sinkholes that
present a risk to the health and safety those living and working in these areas.
This project is ongoing, â€œshovel readyâ€ and can quickly be accelerated with addiRonal federal funding.
Increased federal funds will mean more mains can be replaced and more people will be put to work. Putting
people to work to replace and maintain critical infrastructure in KCK is a win-win for the local community. Any
federal funding will allow this project to accelerate quickly, creating jobs while helping to providing residents with
reliable, safe, and affordable drinking water.
Kansas River Basin Comprehensive Study $300,000
Army Corps of Engineers
KS Kansas City
Wetland, riparian and aquatic degradation and associated effects on habitat and water quality have been
identified in numerous watersheds and tributary streams. The system is now operated for endangered species, fish
and wildlife, water supply, and recreation activities. The increasing emphasis on these operations, in combination
with other purposes, was not fully anticipated in the system master plan.
Transportation Electrification Feasibility Demonstration of Charging Stations, Kansas City r $1,000,000
Metropolitan Energy Center
KS Kansas City
Significant monies have been used to enable electric vehicle production. However, relatively few funds
have been made available to enable charging infrastructure needed to support electric vehicles. In the Midwest,
demonstration projects are needed to show how electric vehicles work with charging stations and are a practical
solution for much of our transportation needs.
Seeding the area with charging stations is consistent with other transportation initiatives, such as the KC Advanced
Energy Corridor, the Gardner multimodal freight center, the I35 Transportation Corridor, the Midwest Plug-In
Vehicles Green Corridor project, and the Green Impact Zone. This will build upon the success of DOE funds used for
Smith Electric Vehicles, Dow/Kokam and Ford in the area.
Jumpstarting the ecosystem for plug-in vehicles in the Kansas City area will help:
Â·AUain EPA air quality standards
Â·Improve energy efficiency in our transportaRon sector
Â·Provide job opportuniRes for electricians, construcRon workers, and auto technicians
Â·Create sufficient demand for college plug-in automoRve technician programs
Â·Encourage economic growth by aUracRng businesses wishing to locate in sustainable communiRes.
It is anticipated that this effort will set the stage for a more rapid and deeper penetration of plug-in vehicles in the
Kansas City Metro market. Private sector deployment of charging infrastructure will increase rapidly because of
the confidence inspired by this demonstration project, as will consumer and fleet purchase of plug-in vehicles.
The increased availability of charging stations will give consumers and businesses the confidence to purchase plug-
in vehicles and will establish the economic viability of installation of charging stations in the Midwest.
This region tends to be conservative regarding adoption of new technology. We will study consumer response to
the introduction of these new vehicles and placement and use of public charging stations. The results gathered
could lead to procedures, public initiatives and other educational mechanisms to facilitate acceptance of this
technology.
Johnson County Community College/The Kansas Green Homes $1,100,000
KS Overland Park
The Kansas Green Homes project is a collaborative effort by Johnson County Community College and
Pittsburg State University. Funding will be utilized for the construction of a green â€œdemonstration homeâ€ at
the JCCC campus that will feature LEED Platinum Plus design and construction. The home will serve as a classroom
and showcase for formal and informal interaction, and demonstrations for the public and energy industry. The
home will function as an instructional laboratory by placing instrumentation in systems throughout the structure in
areas such as energy applications with performance measures, which in turn will be brought into the associated
JCCC curriculum.
The Kansas Green Homes project supports the growth of â€œgreen jobsâ€ in the State of Kansas by providing a
â€œgreen homeâ€ and educaRonal â€œlaboratoryâ€ in which students can train. It will allow Kansas to take
better advantage of the emerging â€œgreen economyâ€ by supporRng worker training/educaRon iniRaRves that
will attract, support, and retain employers and employment opportunities in the sustainable energy and
conservation fields.
In particular, this project will support training and employment opportunities for students working in building
envelope design, HVAC systems, Smart Grid applications, wind energy, solar and photovoltaic installation, general
construction and project management, ground source systems, air filtration systems, and energy auditing.
Unified Government of Kansas City Kansas Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Improveme $1,750,000
Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County:
KS Kansas City
The Unified Government is seeking to reduce costs by becoming more energy efficient as it makes
needed major upgrades. At this time there are three public buildings in Kansas City, Kansas that are in need of roof
replacements. It is the desire of the Unified Government to replace the conventional
roofing systems with green roof features that will lower energy use and costs to the UG. The other major
component of this project is improving the energy efficiency of area outdoor lighting. The UG is working closely
with the BPU, who are currently working to improve our lighting capacity and save energy by replacing the street
lights from the standard sodium vapor to the more cost efficient, energy efficient LED fixtures.
Both parts of this project would help reduce energy costs to the UG, and lower the carbon footprint of the region,
and serve as a demonstration project in the community that will serve as a highly visible example of the benefits of
being energy efficient. By raising awareness in this way, it is the hope and expectation of the UG the more
residents in Kansas City Kansas and Wyandotte County will themselves seek to make their homes and businesses
more energy efficient.
BPU Smart Grid Communications System $2,339,911
KS Kansas City
The project's significance rests in the ability to communicate customer energy usage information to all
accounts via a wireless RF network that delivers hourly interval meter read data. Exchanging real time pricing and
operation information, creating a more flexible billing process, receiving outage notification and leak detection will
provide enormous benefits to Kansas City, KS residents.
Turkey Creek Basin, KS and MO $12,000,000
KS Kansas City
Turkey Creek basin extends into heavily developed commercial areas of Kansas City, Kansas, and
Missouri. Severe and frequent flooding is experienced along the Southwest Boulevard corridor and into the Central
Industrial District of the two cities.
Kansas Citys, MO and KS $12,300,000
KS Kansas City
During the 1993 flood, river levels crested near the top of the levees and floodwalls at several locations.
Analysis in the aftermath raised concerns about the level of protection, reliability and capabilities of the system to
protect from future floods. A major comprehensive evaluation was initiated in 2000 and continues in phases.
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities: BPU Emergency Services Radio System, KS $25,000,000
KS Kansas City
The impetus for the Project is the nation-wide push for interoperability among neighboring areas in
public safety, law enforcement, emergency, disaster coordination, utilities restoration, and overall support. This
could be fulfilled either by dual-banding between 800 and 700 MHz bands, or a conversion to 700 MHz.
The national degree of significance for the project rests in an ability to communicate in the event of disasters,
foreign and domestic terrorist threats, utility blackouts and system restoration, storms, police coordination and fire
protection for mutual assistance, all of which are within the stated goals of the Homeland Security Administration
Regional Plans. This in turn maximizes the confidence of the general public in our own governmental and agency
systems tasked to regulate and improve the living environment in Wyandotte County.
Bandwidth congestion was the original factor for others to migrate, but since many have done so or are beginning
to, the area's 800 MHz congestion has greatly lessened. KCBPU feels that there is no real need now to migrate to
700 MHz, due to some difficulties other neighboring agencies have encountered, and since such a move would
require new FCC licensing. KCBPU is already licensed for 17 channels at 800 MHz, and sees no compelling need to
move to 700 MHz with new licenses, associated studies and costs. However, it reserves the right to study such a
move within the scope of the Project Study and Scope to verify such preliminary thoughts.
A secondary reason for the project is the age of the existing system and a lack of repair parts, and technical support
for upkeep, maintenance, and repair of the old radio system. The old system has enjoyed an extraordinarily long
service life with only scattered outages since it was installed. While system uptime has been estimated by KCBPU
radio system personnel to exceed 99.999%, this cannot reasonably be expected to continue. If certain
components, systems, units, or parts require replacement or repairs, the system will necessarily fail in its critical
communications mission.
City of Lawrence: 23rd and Ousdahl Stormwater Improvements, KS $1,000,000
City of Lawrence
KS Lawrence
This project is the highest priority stormwater project based on the 1996 stormwater study. It is a major
stormwater challenge during large rain events; seriously impeding traffic on one of the busiest east-west arterials
in Lawrence. The entire intersection can be rendered impassable due to flooding, producing major disruptions to
travel and commerce. The ability for emergency vehicles to travel and access this area is also impaired. Police and
Public Works crews have â€œstanding orders,â€ so to speak, to dispatch to this intersecRon, place barricades,
and redirect traffic every time there is a heavy storm. 23rd Street is one of the most heavily traveled east-west
arterials in Lawrence, as well as a major commercial corridor.
City of Lawrence: 5th and Maple Stormwater Pump Station, KS $2,000,000
City of Lawrence
KS Lawrence
This project would provide benefit to over 1,500 residents of North Lawrence, including commercial
and industrial based companies of North Lawrence. This project is the most critical improvement for this area of
Lawrence. Flooding occurs at every level of rain event and the area cannot drain to the Kansas River unless
pumped over the levee. The project would have a significant impact to transportation, property and quality of life.
Long-term proposed industrial development at the Lawrence Municipal Airport may be affected if the project
doesnâ€™t proceed due to potential downstream impacts/flooding issues of North Lawrence.
Families Together, Inc.: Family To Family Health Information Center, KS $35,415
Families Together, Inc
KS Kansas City
One in five Kansas households with a child under the age of 18 has at least one child with special health
care needs. The need for services to support these Kansas families is documented by many sources, including MCH
2010 goals, KDHE Center for Health Disparities, Kansas Health Institute, the 2005-
2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, â€œRacial and Ethnic Minority Health Disparities
in Kansas,â€ and Healthy People 2010. The 2005/2006 NaRonal Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
estimates that 108,024 CYSHCN's live in Kansas. This percentage (16% of children 18 years and younger) is higher
than the national average of 13%.
Through our Family To Family Health Information Center, Families Together, Inc. and our Kansas City partners
(such as Children's Mercy Hospital) work in close partnership to bring the Medical Home
model to parents who have children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and to educate health care
professionals about the benefits of providing a Medical Home model of health care for their patients.
This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because as Families Together continues to make progress in our
goals of creating a Medical Home for these families, we will reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits and
address substantial unmet health care needs for this population. This population also experiences undue burdens
that can be lessened by the establishment of a Medical
Home; having a CYSHCN can impact a family's financial expenses, and many families must cut back on their
employment or stop working altogether in order to deal with their children's conditions. This project will also
result in savings to all taxpayers through reduced costs of Medicaid services as CYSHCN will no longer rely on ER
visits, etc. to provide their medical care.
Using data from state and national agencies as well as internal assessment of persons served by Families Together,
Families Together, Inc. has identified the following needs to be addressed as priorities through this project to serve
families with children with disabilities and special health care needs, and to improve the education and training of
health care professionals in order to better serve children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN):
Increasing primary care for children in a medical home; Improving transitional service systems for CYSHCN;
Decrease the financial impact on CYSHCN and their families; Waiting lists for Medicaid waivers;
Geographic/regional and socioeconomic disparities;
Parents who are deterred by the complications of the system.
Data from the 2005/2006 National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs points out several areas of
deficiency at socio-demographic and racial/ethnic levels. For example, Kansas exceeds national averages in:
Prevalence of CSHCN for all ages; Prevalence by poverty level;

Prevalence by Hispanic, Black, White, and multiple races;
Families who pay $1,000 or more out-of-pocket in medical expenses per year; Families who experience financial
problems.
Similarly, data from 2007 Kids Count (www.kidscount.org) shows that Kansas equals or exceeds national averages
in:
Children living in low-income immigrant families (below 200% of the poverty threshold); Children living in low-
income immigrant working families;
Children in immigrant families whose parents all have less than a high-school degree; Children in immigrant
families who have difficulty speaking English;
Children in immigrant families living in linguistically isolated households;
Children in immigrant families in which resident parents have difficulty speaking English; Children less than 6 years
in low-income working families;
Low-income working families with children; Female-headed families receiving child support.
Socioeconomic disparities within Kansas: The Executive Director of the American Academy of Developmental
Medicine and Dentistry, Matt Holder, undertook an analytical determination to ascertain the appropriateness of
the argument that persons with disabilities are indeed a â€œmedically underserved populationâ€. Using Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) criteria, he found that on the rating scale of 1-100, persons with
disabilities scored 54.1, well below the determination score of 62 to designate populations who are medically
underserved.[1] Besides disability, racial and ethnic disparities also exist. â€œRace/ethnicity is a factor in children's
receipt of family-centered care: Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic children are more likely to feel that their care is
not family-centered than non-Hispanic White children.â€[2]
The aforementioned sources reveal unmet needs among minority populations in Kansas that exceed national
averages. Assessing these unmet and/or inadequately met needs has led Families Together to target Hispanic,
Native American, urban African American, and low-income families through this project.
Goals and Objectives to be accomplished through the Family To Family Health Information Center that will impact
the Kansas City area include:
A. Create and distribute â€œCareING bookâ€ (Care Individual Needs Guide book) to all families who aUend the
CYSHCN track at the statewide conferences or who request individual assistance from a Parent Health Care
Specialist.
Â· Design and create a notebook filing system for information families need to take to meetings concerning their
CYSHCN.
Â· Distribute 75 notebooks to families each year.
B. Contact leaders in minority populations to promote the services available through the Kansas F2F Center.
Provide training on 1) the concept of a Medical Home, 2) access to resources to lessen the financial effects of
raising a CYSHCN, and 3) assisting them and the YSHCN with the transition to adult services in their communities.
Â· Use existing partnerships with the Independent Living Centers across the state to assist parents with disabilities
and YSHCN. Provide training to at least 25 parents and/or YSHCN each year.
Â· Contact and create three partnerships with leaders in the Asian and Native American communities to provide
culturally appropriate training and services to the families they serve. Provide workshops or individual training to
25 parents or YSHCN each year.
Â· Build on partnerships already established by Families Together, Inc. with organizations which serve Hispanic or
Americans of African descent in all areas of the state. Provide workshops or individual training to 25 parents or
CYSHCN each year on the priorities of this grant.
C. Contact 20 medical societies, medical schools, or related service educational programs (e.g. Occupational
Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology programs) each year to offer information on the Kansas F2F
Center and training on 1) the concept of a Medical Home, 2) access to resources to lessen the financial effects of
raising a CYSHCN, and 3) needs of YSHCN as they transition to adult services in their communities.
Since the inception of the Family To Family Health Information Center project in June 2008 through November 30,
2009, Families Together has served 2,456 unduplicated Kansas families and 964 unduplicated Kansas professionals
through our Family To Family Health Information Center. Thousands of Kansas families and their children/youth
with special health care needs still have unmet needs that can be served through continued operation of our
Family To Family Health Information Center. In order to continue our proven success and serve more families, we
are applying for this appropriation to fund the third year of this project.
One position (0.5 FTE) for a Parent Health Care Specialist in Kansas City will be supported through this project.
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[1] Taken from Exceptional Parent magazine, Jan. 2005. R.Rader, MD
[2] The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (HRSA 2001)
Providence Saint John Foundation: Search Your Heart Cardiac Education and Prevention Ou $50,000
Providence Saint John Foundation
KS Kansas City
Providence Medical Center has a deep commitment to serving persons who are poor or vulnerable. This
program will serve people of all means, especially those who are underserved and uneducated about their risks for
heart disease and stroke. Given Wyandotte County's demographics, health disparities based on ethnicity, and the
number of churches that have expressed interest in the program, we anticipate extensive outreach to this
population. Based on their interest, we can also provide bilingual materials to churches representing the growing
Spanish-speaking population. The program is available at no cost to all churches that join us as partners, regardless
of denomination, location, ethnicity or economic means.
This program represents an intentional effort by Providence Medical Center to improve the health of our
communities by working through the churches to establish relationships with their congregations
through an innovative education program. The goal is to focus participants on prevention and reduction of
prevalent risk factors including obesity and diabetes with the outcome of reducing the incidence of heart disease
and strokes as leading causes of death.
We also believe that there will be a significant multiplier effect. A person will likely share information with his/her
family members; the individuals attending the healthy cooking classes will likely change food preparation habits
that will benefit others in their households. We believe that this program is a wise use of resources in that we are
encouraging people to â€œmove upstreamâ€ to keep themselves healthy instead of having to face expenses
associated with hospitalization and/or surgery due to heart disease or stroke.
Missouri River Degradation Study, KS and MO $500,000
KS Kansas City
The Missouri River is exhibiting a significant degradation trend, with the most severe degradation in the Kansas
City reach between river miles 340 and 400. This project will continue the feasibility study activities initiated in FY
10.
MOCSA's Responsibility and Response, MO $200,000
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault: Meeting the Expanding Demand for Sexual Violenc
KS Kansas City
MOCSA, as the area's only rape crisis center and the leading provider of sexual violence services,
enhances the taxpayer's investment in public safety, criminal justice, health and mental health. The impact of
sexual violence on victims' lives is far reaching, and if left untreated, can be devastating, resulting in problems with
employment and school performance, substance abuse, and mental health issues, among others. MOCSA's
intervention and treatment programs have measured results and the CDC has recognized MOCSA's school based
prevention as effective. MOCSA directly served 47,000 people in the bi-state Kansas City metropolitan area in 2009.
Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance (TKHA) doing business as Freedom's Frontier National H $500,000
Territorial Kansas Heritage Alliance (TKHA) DBA Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA)
KS Lawrence
The purpose of this Outdoor Interpretive Exhibit phase of the FFNHA Signage Master Plan is to create
cohesion among the heritage area's multiple stories and to foster a â€œsense of placeâ€ in this naRonally
significant landscape. Implementation of this phase of the signage master plan will help the region develop and
sustain a diverse economic future based on the region's unique historical assets.
We believe it is significant that partners are working together across what was once a bloody border to bring
forward the varying perspectives on our unique stories of shaping the frontier, the Missouri/Kansas Border War
and the enduring struggles for freedom in our area. The opportunity to
bring these stories to national attention through participation in the Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil
War in 2011 is unprecedented.
The Economic Development and Sustainability section (4-51) of the Management Plan states â€œWith FFNHA
crossing two states, 41 counties and countless cities it is important to define and articulate a cohesive regional
strategy for appropriate development and business growthâ€ and recommends a consistent way finding and
outdoor exhibit system to recognize contributing assets in Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area. This project
will potentially affect 29 counties in Kansas, 12 counties in Missouri and countless cities covering 35,000 square
miles and 2.5m in population and will be of particular benefit to rural areas.
More information including Public Law 109-338 designating this as a nationally significant area and the final
Management Plan document can be found at www.freedomsfrontier.org.
NeighborhoodsNOW Crime and Safety Initiative, KS $500,000
Community Foundation of Wyandotte County:
KS Kansas City
The NeighborhoodsNOW Crime and Safety Project will benefit the three target neighborhoods by:
â€¢ increasing resident participation in neighborhood crime watch activities through the formation of model
blocks and block watch programs,
â€¢ increasing access for reentering offenders to mental health, education and workforce development programs
â€¢ increasing the presence of community policing,
â€¢ increasing the availability of tools/resources for residents and CDCs, and
â€¢ encouraging residents to take ownership for safety of their neighborhood.
Preharvest Food Safety and Security, KS $500,000
KS Manhattan
This project will help develop strategies to identify and mitigate food-borne pathogens, specifically
Escherichia coli O157:H7, Campylobacter and Salmonella, and monitor and assess flow of antimicrobial resistance
elements in beef production systems, with the ultimate goal of enhancing food safety and public health. This will
have important consequences for public health, animal well-being, and economic prosperity of the state of Kansas.
National Agricultural Biosecurity Center, KS $1,000,000
KS Manhattan
The National Agricultural Biosecurity Center (NABC) at Kansas State University (KSU) was
established to help protect the U.S. agricultural infrastructure and economy from endemic and emerging biological
threats. Major progress was made with Phase II and III funding, but more work is necessary. The NABC requires
continuation funding to assist the NAHLN in developing new methodologies and procedures to enhance and
improve NAHLN laboratory capacity. Additional funding is necessary for collecting, analyzing and archiving the
observations and lessons learned from NAHLN sponsored laboratory exercises and other events for the purpose of
improving and enhancing laboratory proficiency and aid in the identification of future training needs, certification
and exercise requirements.
Regional eICU for Rural Hospitals, KS $2,000,000
KS Kansas City
The project would support the acquisition and initial operation of up to 15 eICU units in rural hospitals
in Kansas, as well as fund a portion of the infrastructure costs for the monitoring center based at The University of
Kansas Hospital. The use of mobile eICU has the potential to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs
throughout KS, especially at rural hospitals.
Crime & Safety Initiative (CSI), KS $150,000
Community Housing of Wyandotte County, Inc:
KS Kansas City
Reducing crime in our community and nation as a whole saves valuable tax payers dollars. Statistics
have shown that the cost to house criminals in our jail system continues to increase and overburdens our nation's
taxpayers. By working with youth early before they engage in criminal activities, helps to
break the cycle of crime in our community. Working with our youth now will save money in the future. We will be
able to reach out to hundreds of young people in our community through the use of this funding. Without proper
role models or alternative projects for our youth to focus on, each of these young persons has the opportunity
engage in gang or crime activities. The cycle of young people engaged in gang activity must stop, and it starts by
working with our youth.
Juvenile Separation and Recidivism Study, KS $200,000
KS Kansas City
This study represents an important first step in being able to separate out juvenile and even younger
offenders who come through the justice system. This study will include a recommended design for a separate
facility, as well as recommendations on how to reduce recidivism through best practice models that call for more
extensive program support for at risk kids. Cognitive behavioral programs to adjust thinking patterns and help kids
make better decisions are recommended to help reduce recidivism. Job and school skill building and support
programs increase attachment to school and work and help kids maintain themselves in those areas. As part of the
study best practice programs will be identified and tailored to fit the needs of Wyandotte County kids.
Kansas City Kansas Community College: HEART II (Hospitality Education and Retail Training) $750,000
Kansas City Kansas Community College:
KS Kansas City
Wyandotte County has seen incredible growth in recent years, driven in large part by the development of
Village West and the Legends. This area will continue to expand as a result of the decision to locate the following
businesses in Wyandotte County--the Kansas Speedway Hollywood Casino, the Wizards professional soccer
stadium, Cerner Corporation. The Kansas Speedway Hollywood Casino and Wizards will create 1,500 new jobs
between 2011 and 2012; and, the addition of 4,000 new jobs from Cerner Corporation will have a tremendous
impact on the hospitality and retail business in Wyandotte County. Additionally, the $400 million Schlitterbahn
Water Park and Vacation Village, which opened Phase I in 2009 and Phase II in 2010, will continue to expand and
create another 500 retail and hospitality jobs.
The hospitality industry will continue to need a trained workforce to maintain employment and service
productivity. This request will help Kansas City Kansas Community College work with the Unified Government and
other community partners, to develop, train, and place the workforce needed to fill these jobs. There are many
potential employees in the County and surrounding region, however, many lack the education and basic skills
needed to be successful in these jobs.
Kansas City Kansas Community Safety Initiative (CSI), MO $400,000
Builders Development Corporation (BDC)
KS Kansas City
The Builders Development Corporation will work with existing police efforts, neighborhoods,
community groups and other organizations to reduce persistent crime in the urban core of Kansas City
Kansas.
TLC for Children and Families: Family Case Management, KS $130,925
TLC for Children and Families
KS Olathe
The purpose of the Family Case Management Program is to intervene in the cycle of violence to protect
children and their families as well as provide the community with an effective tool to lessen the extent to which
child protection, medical, mental health, juvenile justice, and adult correction facilities are necessary. Early
intervention is provided to Johnson County families experiencing a co-occurring domestic violence/child in need of
care event in order to prevent further perpetuation of the cycle of violence and the disastrous effects it has on
personal and community safety. The Program also serves families who only desire referral to community
resources and not intensive case management. By providing this level of service, many more families are reached
with the possibility of opening the door to acceptance of intensive case management or other community services
in the future.
Johnson County Community College/Solar Canopies and Plug-In Electric Stations $399,460
KS Overland Park
The campus parking lots at Johnson County Community College have 5,598 parking spaces, certainly a
significant â€œblacktoppedâ€ footprint on the landscape. The general percepRon of parking lots tends toward
the negative. Often they are perceived as a collection place for problems such as fender-benders, petty crime,
wear and tear on cars, and continuous and expensive upkeep and maintenance. In the end, they are considered
little more than necessary eyesores.
JCCC proposes to convert such a liability into an asset-rich environment by transforming a portion of its parking
capacity into a teaching and learning facility by installing elevated solar panel canopies in its parking lots. These
solar panel canopies consist of photovoltaic cells that make use of renewable energy from the sun. They are a
clean and environmentally sound means of collecting solar energy. Furthermore, this project will include three
charging stations for plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. Additionally, the canopies will serve as sun shields for
automobiles as students will be able to park underneath. As such, the project will create a very visible solution for
other organizations in the community to maximize their parking facilities. The benefits to the community are that
the solar panels will reduce the College's overall utility costs and carbon footprint.
The JCCC solar canopies will serve as a demonstration project for the growing, high-demand solar energy field, a
field that will employ an increasing number of Kansas residents in the future. In particular, this project will support
the training and future employment of a projected 65 solar electric photovoltaic (PV) technician program students
at JCCC over three years. In addition, the program will also support the training and future employment of JCCC
Automotive Technology students, specifically as it relates to electric car maintenance. In 2008, automotive service
technicians and mechanics held an estimated 5,020 jobs in the eleven counties that make up the Kansas City
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Further data indicate that an estimated 1,800 automotive service technicians
and mechanics
were employed throughout the four Kansas counties in the Kansas City MSA (Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami and
Wyandotte) in 2004 with 2,020 projected by 2014 (+12.2%).
T.A.K.E. Defense Training, KS $500,000
The Ali Kemp Educational Foundation:
KS Shawnee Mission
To date, more than 36,000 women and girls, ranging from ages 12 - 86, have participated in the safety
awareness and self-defense training. The trainings have taken place at companies, community centers, school
districts and on college campuses across the country. However, there are hundreds of requests for the program,
representing tens of thousands of women and girls, that we simply cannot meet. We are seeking funding to
expand the program, train other individuals to deliver the program and develop a turnkey package, including video
and written support materials, so that T.A.K.E. Defense Training can be offered whenever and wherever it is
requested.
DNA Database Advancements, KS $1,070,630
State of Kansas, Office of the Attorney General
KS Topeka
The investment in DNA equipment and consumables will resolve the immediate concern of DNA testing
backlog that is the result of increased legislative requirements. The investment is also needed to cost efficiently
manage any future caseload by minimizing staffing variables.
DNA testing results will reveal evidence necessary to link multiple crimes by a single offender and to file criminal
charges that will lead to higher conviction rates.
Use of DNA evidence will decrease the length of litigation - saving court time and minimizing appeals. These
services will be available to every law enforcement community in the state. This ideal
distribution of services and efficiencies will benefit all Kansas citizens.
Northeast Kansas Regional AFIS (including Douglas County), KS $1,702,000
Northeast Kansas Regional AFIS c/o Douglas County Sheriff's Office
KS Lawrence
The objective of this project is to assist law enforcement agencies in Northeast Kansas including
Douglas County by providing a regional AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) to aid in solving and
preventing crime by: 1) increasing the quality and timeliness of forensic evidence by constructing and managing a
local criminal database of known fingerprints and palm prints; and 2) using that database for automated searches
of latent fingerprints and latent palm prints recovered at crime scenes; and 3) reducing the backlog of unsolved
cases containing unidentified latent fingerprints and palms prints.
Superconducting Quantum Information (QI) Technology, KS $4,900,000
KS Lawrence
The first useful quantum computer (QC) will provide revolutionary cyber-warfare capability to the
nation that acquires it, and will prove a grave threat to that nation's adversaries. A QC will enable access and
control of encrypted communications, protected networks, and commercial and government secrets. Any
information protected by public key crypto-systems, now virtually impervious to attack, will be decrypted and read
within minutes, including much previously collected information that is currently thought secure by its owners. A
QC will enable the United States to deceive or take over hostile government computers in cyber-space. But most
importantly, a quantum computer will enable the creation of encryption schemes that will protect us from similar
attacks by another QC-enabled adversary.
Brush Creek Basin, KS and MO $200,000
KS Kansas City
Will formulate project plans focusing on multipurpose projects with flood hazard reduction and habitat
restoration benefits. Watershed management planning efforts will include the creation of comprehensive basin
simulation models that can measure the cost effectiveness and have systemwide application for local sponsors
after study completion.
Upper Turkey Creek, KS $250,000
KS Kansas City
Severe flash flooding occurred in Turkey Creek Basin in 1977, 1993 and 1998. Study is evaluating
feasibility of structural and nonstructural measures to address the flood threat. Turkey Creek habitat is degraded
and water quality is a serious problem.
Computer Aided Dispatch Interoperability System, KS $250,000
Johnson County Emergency Communications Center:
KS Olathe
Public safety 911/dispatch centers rely heavily upon Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) systems to
effectively manage the large numbers of emergency calls for service and the corresponding assignment of multiple
emergency responder agencies and resources to those calls. CAD systems enhance dispatcher performance by
automating functions such as recommending what mobile responders are nearest and most appropriate for each
call as well as to expedite the provision of relevant safety and hazard information via mobile computers to
emergency responders.
In Johnson County, Kansas, there are three different CAD systems serving public safety agencies operating in
twenty cities and unincorporated areas with a total population of 545,000, plus there are additional CAD systems
used by public safety dispatch centers in adjoining Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri areas. The
presence of separate CAD systems significantly limits the ability of dispatchers in various 911 centers to effectively
exchange call for service information with another dispatch center, to coordinate emergency responders from
multiple jurisdictions and safety disciplines in a timely manner, and to manage major incidents across multiple
jurisdictions within the County. In
most cases it is not feasible, for technical and financial reasons, for local governments to convert to a common CAD
vendor to address the lack of information interoperability between 911 centers. A more pragmatic and feasible
approach is to develop â€œmiddlewareâ€ (a so]ware hub that translates data formats in one CAD system to the
different data formats used in another CAD system) to facilitate the rapid exchange of critical public safety
information between CAD systems at different 911/dispatch centers.
The Johnson County Computer Aided Dispatch Interoperability System (CADIS) will employ a middleware software
hub to connect the three CAD systems in the county. A Request For Proposal was issued in 2009 to select a vendor
to build and implement the middleware system and a multijurisdictional team participated in selection of the
vendor now under contract for that project. The requested funds are needed to include the Lenexa Police
Department CAD into the CADIS system and
thereby provide dispatcher interoperability for all public safety dispatch centers in Johnson County. The end result
will be enhanced dispatcher interoperability that will result in reductions in emergency response time, more
efficient deployment of emergency responder resources in multiple jurisdictions, and enhanced sharing of vital
information between emergency responders from various agencies that are working together on a common event.
The requested Federal funding will be needed to purchase the required Application Programming Interface
software for the CAD system used by Lenexa Police Department and to obtain additional software licenses,
programming and implementation services from the County's middleware contractor. The CADIS system is
administered by the Johnson County Emergency Communications Center and is governed under
Intergovernmental Use Agreements with the participating public safety agencies.
This funding request has the support of Lenexa Police Chief Ellen Hanson and of Johnson County
Government officials.
City of Olathe: Design of Lone Elm Road Improvements, KS $5,000,000
City of Olathe
KS Olathe
Over the last several years, the city of Olathe, in partnership with state and federal agencies, has invested
over $67 million in the design and construction of a new interchange at I-35 and Lone Elm Road. The new
interchange improvement will tie into the unimproved Lone Elm Road. According to the Olathe Chamber of
Commerce, each interchange the city of Olathe has constructed has generated approximately $1 billion in
surrounding commercial development. Development in this location could be severely restricted if these two
bottlenecks on either side of the new interchange are not improved, and K-7 is not realigned to provide a more
efficient flow of traffic.
Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas: Village West Access Improvement and Enhance $1,500,000
Unified Government of Kansas City
KS Kansas City
This major project is a joint agreement between state and local government, the Cerner Corporation, and
the Wizards Professional Soccer Team. When completed, this development is expected to create a half a billion
dollars annually for the economy in Kansas, a benefit that helps the entire State. The project will create 4000+ long
term permanent jobs, and thousands more seasonal full time and part time positions. The new development is
expected to attract an additional 2.5 million people annually to Village West.
Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences: Score 1 for HealthÂ®: Underserved Childr $290,000
Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences
KS Kansas City
We are seeking funds to deploy this program and supplies into these Wyandotte County communities to
bridge the gap in healthcare access.
An investment in Score 1 for Health is an investment in bolstering future physicians, nurses and dentists coverage
to the underserved. During this time of economic challenges, serving the health care needs of children is a priority.
KCUMB and Score 1 for Health partners (including Kansas schools of higher education such as Johnson County
Community College, Kansas City Kansas Community College, National American University, University of Saint
Mary, and Brown Mackie college along with several other strong collaborators) have delivered services to area
schools for more than 15 years. Since 2005 Score 1 for Health has brought medical, dental and nursing students to
14 of Wyandotte County's neediest elementary schools. Annual program services include:
â€¢Screening nearly 4,000 urban core children annually

â€¢A comprehensive health assessment of each child including height and weight with body mass index (BMI),
blood pressure, vision, dental and physical assessments
â€¢Culturally sensiRve follow up with families by a team of registered nurses
â€¢IdenRfying barriers and connecRng children to health services
â€¢Providing dental, nutriRon, and vision intervenRons.
â€¢Fi]een years of longitudinal data has been collected in both Missouri and Kansas, and now provides Score 1 the
opportunity to describe child health in ways never before possible. This request will also serve to support further
development of a national child health longitudinal database, providing child health experts an unprecedented
opportunity to engage in population based research for this age and socioeconomic cohort.
A comprehensive Score 1 for Health Community Report is available at www.score1forhealth.org.

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (â€œKCATAâ€): KCATA Bus Facility Upgrades, $2,000,000
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
KS Kansas City
The residents of the greater Kansas City area rely each day on KCATA's services to reach jobs, health
care, and other important destinations. Increased use of public transportation also eases congestion on the area's
roads. This bus facility upgrade program has allowed KCATA to greatly enhance operating efficiency, maintain its
bus maintenance capacity and reduce operating costs. To keep this effort going, however, there must be a
continuous program of replacement and expansion of KCATA's bus maintenance and administrative facilities.
Lawrence Public Library: RFID Technology -- Lawrence Public Library, KS $480,000
Lawrence Public Library
KS Lawrence
The request's purpose is to enhance public service through the implementation of technology that
significantly improves efficiency, and provides more convenient service. This new technology will allow for
efficient circulation of the library's immense collection, enhanced collection security, and enhanced organization of
library materials. Users will benefit from more convenient and streamlined service. RFID technology will allow the
library to shift resources dedicated to routine material flow activities to important reference and information
services. The project will have a broad, positive impact on library service throughout the congressional district, and
beyond. The Lawrence Public Library is designated as a â€œmajor resource library,â€ and it serves not only the
library and information needs of the City of Lawrence, KS (population 90,520 â€“ 2008 estimate), but also the 13-
county Northeast Kansas Library System, the Kansas City metropolitan area, and the entire state of Kansas.
City of Lenexa: Kansas Highway 10 and Lone Elm Interchange, KS $2,000,000
City of Lenexa
KS Lenexa
Nearly all future growth of Lenexa, both commercial and residential, will take place west of Renner
Boulevard and likely in the K-10 and Lone Elm area. As Lenexa continues to prepare for future growth, such a
project is necessary to maintain the strong momentum we have diligently worked to establish.
The project will not only improve the area for increased and retained business usage, but will also have a very
positive intangible effect on the region.
Specifically, the proposed interchange provides improved access to:

â€¢Kansas Bioscience Park / K-State Olathe InnovaRon Campus
â€“The economic impact of the park has been projected to include $150 million in public and private investment
and 3,000 new jobs
â€¢Olathe Northwest High School and College Blvd. AcRvity Center (Olathe School District)
â€“Interchange would not only improve access to the school, but increase the safety of young commuters, many of
which drive from Lenexa, by decreasing the distance of the commute
â€¢Commercial/Retail/Business
In addition, this area is projected to accommodate and attract the following economic impact: RESIDENTIAL: 5,500
single-family homes averaging $318, 000 in value (Total Residential Investment
Opportunity: $1,749,000,000).
RETAIL: 500,000 square feet available, 250 square feet gross area per employee, 2,000 total employees, average
salary of $16,980, total retail salary payroll $33,960,000.
$95.87/square foot cost of retail space (Total Retail Investment Opportunity: $47,935,000).
OFFICE: 1,000,000 square feet available, 250 square feet gross per area per employee, 4,000 total employees,
average salary of $35,000, total office salary payroll 140,000,000.
$125/square foot cost of office space (Total Office Investment Opportunity: $125,000,000).
INDUSTRIAL/FLEX: 1,720,000 square feet available, 1,500 square feet gross area per employee, 1,146 total
employees, average salary of $30,160, total industrial /flex salary payroll $34,563,360, $32.45/square foot cost of
industrial/flex space (Total Industrial/Flex Investment Opportunity:
$55,814,000).
City of Prairie Village: Prairie Village Brush Creek Trail, KS $3,750,000
City of Prairie Village
KS Prairie Village
Prairie Village Brush Creek Trail, once completed, will run through the heart of the City from east to
west and help connect Prairie Village into the Mid-America Regional Council's (MARC) MetroGreen trail system.
Once completed, the bicycle/pedestrian trail will run through seven of the city's most densely populated single
family neighborhoods and create an alternate method of transportation between these neighborhoods, four city
parks and the city's largest retail center. The majority of the trail is projected to fall in the city-owned right-of-way
with little utility relocation or private easement acquisition.
City of Lansing: K-5 Realignment Corridor Study, KS $1,200,000
City of Lansing
KS Lansing
This project would create almost 100 infrastructure construction jobs as well as provide access to future
development in the region. The enhanced K-5 realignment would provide a safer route to both public and private
development. Improving traffic flow by realigning K-5 will provide an alternative route for military personnel and
defense contractors to access Fort Leavenworth and associated industry. Depending on final plans, the corridor
could also include green enhancements including bicycle and pedestrian routes. The proposed route would also
shorten commute times thus reducing congestion and emissions.
The proposed Corridor Study is the first step (short term) in realizing this project. Estimated job creation numbers if
the entire project is funded:
Short term:4 posiRons for 6 months.
Long term:Preliminary Engineering = 10 jobs for 18 months.
ROW Acquisition = 5 jobs for 12 months. Utility Relocation = 20 jobs for 12 months. Construction = 40 jobs for 24
months. Construction Engineering â€“ 7 jobs for 24 months.
City of Prairie Village, Public Works Dept.: 75th Street Utility Undergrounding Project , KS $4,500,000
City of Prairie Village, Public Works Dept.
KS Prairie Village
The elimination of ~2.9 miles of overhead utilities will accomplish the following: mitigate frequent
service disruption as a result of adverse weather, falling limbs, automobile accident or routine maintenance; allow
for the use of larger conductors therefore decreasing energy waste; free up the right- of-way and eliminate the
need for private easements; improve the aesthetics of the community resulting in increased economic
development and property values and ultimately increased revenues. This project has the potential to reduce
future emergency expenditures related traffic accidents and weather related incidents.
City of Lawrence: City of Lawrence, KS Transit System â€“ Coordinated Service Technologie $1,800,000
KS Lansing
Public Transportation is a vital service to our community. It provides people with an affordable method
to travel through Lawrence to employment, education opportunities, health care facilities and shopping. As part of
our ongoing efforts to coordinate service with the University of Kansas this technology will be implemented on
both the city and the university fleets. These technologies and the improved communications they provide will
greatly aid our ability to manage the resources of both systems while eliminating current communications barriers.
Passengers will also be greatly aided in their ability to use and understand the service through the use of these
technologies. By removing barriers created by the confusion of use transit will be easier to use and those play a
much more vital role in the community's travel needs.
Federal funding for this project will stretch federal funding money further for the community because it addresses
needs for the City of Lawrence as well as the University of Kansas. An agreement was reached between the City
and the university to allow easier access to both bus systems. KU students, faculty and staff can ride the City of
Lawrence's T fixed-route service free by showing a valid KU Card. Riders who show a valid T bus pass or transfer
slip can ride the KU on Wheels buses for free. This project is important for both the long term resident of the
community and the temporary residents that
are attending the University of Kansas.
Johnson County Transit: Johnson County Transit Bus Expansion, KS $5,440,000
KS Kansas City
This project is for new, low-floor, ADA accessible buses for the Johnson County Transit (JCT) fleet as
part of an on-going service expansion program. Ridership on The JO, JCT's fixed-route commuter express service,
has been increasing annually for the past few years. Ridership grew by more than
135,000 in 2008. New routes are placing demands on the transit service and additional commuter coaches are
necessary to meet the demand. Buses are typically delivered 18 to 24 months following the order, so buses
ordered in 2011 may not be delivered and placed into service until late 2012 or 2013.
Public transit remains a growing and strongly supported element of county government. County residents have
been accessing transit to commute to jobs, shop, go to school, and go to medical appointments. A successful transit
system supports the community's growth and well-being, not to mention supporting air quality initiatives and
reduced oil consumption.
Expansion transit coaches will enable JCT to continue to provide in-demand services for county residents and
commuters.
More transit options are important for the County's quality of life, the environment, air quality, and to support
growing demand for pedestrian friendly and transit oriented developments. An aging population will continue to
expect additional transportation options. As communities move from planning and developing only for the
automobile, to embracing transit-oriented development, pedestrian traffic, and transit in general, we must be able
to react with appropriate planning services and operating systems. Communities in Johnson County are working
hard to change codes and requirements so new developments that rely on transit can be successfully completed. A
transit oriented development without transit makes no sense, and will not allow the developments to thrive as
intended.
American bus manufacturers, parts manufacturers, and transit vehicle sales and support staffs will be provided
additional opportunities to support their economic needs with increased bus production and sales. The 120-plus
hourly work force that operates and maintains Johnson County Transit vehicles will continue to be allowed to do
their jobs and support themselves and their families. Area commuters who have chosen to, or will choose to utilize
transit will be supported by increased opportunities. Area commuters who rely on public transit for their
transportation needs will be supported by additional
routes and scheduled transit options. Area employers who rely on public transit to provide reliable commuter
transportation options to their employees will benefit from additional routes and schedule opportunities. Area
projects that rely on public transit to succeed (like Vision Metcalf, Overland Park; and the Gateway Project,
Mission) will be supported with transit routes and schedules to provide planned services.
This project is a part of the Johnson County Transit Strategic Plan as adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners in May 2008.
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority: KCATA Bus Replacement, MO $6,000,000
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
KS Kansas City
The residents of the greater Kansas City area rely each day on KCATA's services to reach jobs, health
care, and other important destinations. Increased use of public transportation also eases congestion on the area's
roads. With Congressional support, the KCATA system has grown over the years and federal funds have been put
to good use. For example, Kansas City has provided a national model for Bus Rapid Transit as a viable alternative
for urban corridors.
This program in particular has allowed KCATA to greatly enhance operating efficiency and reduce overall
maintenance and operating costs by deploying new, more reliable and fuel-efficient vehicles. To keep this effort
going however, a continuous program of vehicle replacement is required.
Kansas Department of Transportation â€“ Office of Public Transportation: Kansas Departm $10,245,000
Kansas Department of Transportation â€“ Office of Public Transportation
KS Topeka
Many communities in Kansas will benefit from the transit vehicles that would be purchased with these
requested federal funds. Planned vehicles to be procured would include minivans, cutaway vehicles, trolleys and
full-size urban transit vehicles. Procurement of the vehicles purchased using this funding will occur soon after the
funding is awarded. The priority for funds using this appropriation will be current vehicle mileage/condition,
ridership, and need. There is sufficient funding from local, state, and federal sources to operate and maintain
these vehicles.
City of Overland Park: 159th Street and U.S. 69 Interchange Improvements, KS $30,000,000
KS Overland Park
This project includes the construction of ramps from U.S. 69 Highway to 159th Street, and required
widening of U.S. 69 Highway to complete an interchange at 159th Street. This project also includes the
reconstruction of 159th Street from Metcalf Avenue to Antioch Road from a two-lane unimproved thoroughfare to
a four-lane divided thoroughfare, with turn lanes at required access points. Plans have been completed to the right-
of-way stage.
The first transportation priority in Overland Park is continuing the improvements to the U.S. 69 corridor. Overland
Park and the State of Kansas have been partnering for over a decade in improvements and
plans for further construction, with a value of several hundred million dollars in infrastructure investment, on U.S.
69. The City fully supports efforts by the state, through the Kansas Department of Transportation, to continue that
critical investment. U.S. 69 and Interstate 435 provide the transportation â€œbackbonesâ€ and economic lifeline
for the City of Overland Park. If fully funded, this project could be delivered to construction in early 2011 for a
significant economic stimulus.
Kansas Department of Transportation: Construction of Phase One of the I-70/K-7 Interchan $38,000,000
Kansas Department of Transportation
KS Topeka
There are several major intersections/interchanges on the 35-mile stretch of K-7 in eastern Kansas that
are experiencing heavy congestion due to increased traffic volumes. There are many issues that need to be
addressed along the entire corridor, and if not addressed the result will be any number of
inefficiencies related to capacity of the roadway and the development of some very serious safety issues. The I-
70/K-7 interchange is a major one that requires access improvements.
The project at I-70/K-7 has economic development, mobility, environmental and primarily safety benefits. The new
interchange will reduce a high volume of left turns at a signalized intersection which in turn will reduce the
number of vehicles likely to be involved in right angle crashes. The project will also reduce the risk of rear end
crashes due to long vehicle storage lengths at signals during peak hours, causing vehicles to back up nearly onto I-
70 with high speed crash potential.
Johnson County Transit: I-35 Fixed Guideway Project, KS $39,350,000
KS Olathe
Johnson County Transit is requesting funding to deploy expanded Premium Express Bus Service along
approximately 46 miles of the I-35 Corridor between central Johnson County, Kansas, and downtown Kansas City,
Missouri (terminus points: 159th Street in Johnson County, into downtown Kansas City, Missouri at approximately
10th & Main Street). As part of the recent I-35 Fixed Guideway Alternatives Analysis study, expanded commuter
express bus service in the corridor was identified as a cost effective approach that is expected to help reduce
congestion and increase mobility options for residents traveling Interstate 35. This proposed alternative for the I-
35 Corridor has several distinct routes servicing different areas of the I-35 Corridor. Each route consists of a transit
route with one or more park and ride lots; priority measures such as signal priority; and an express portion on I-35.
The express portion of the route will require only limited priority measures, at least in the near term. A bus-on-
shoulder operating technique has been identified as an effective means of giving buses an option to by-pass slower
moving traffic during peak hours with a minimal capital investment. Bus-on-shoulder applications have proven
very successful in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
Johnson County Transit is the sole operator of transit for the county, Johnson County provides transit services to
the residents of the county (which includes 20 municipalities), and parts of Douglas and Wyandotte Counties in
Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Communities and residents support Johnson County Transit and have delivered
several years of record-breaking ridership increases.
reduced oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Johnson County Transit: Metcalf-Shawnee Mission Parkway Project, KS $190,497,000
KS Olathe
Transit is seen by community leaders as an important component for the success of planned major
redevelopment projects. These redevelopment projects include Vision Metcalf in Overland Park, Kansas and the
East and West Gateway Projects in Mission, Kansas. These plans call for higher population densities and
employment concentrations than what currently exist in each corridor. There is a concern that the densities
envisioned in each plan will not be able to be achieved without a substantial increase in transit service, ridesharing
and walking.
A synergy exists within the study corridor between activity centers located along Metcalf Avenue and Shawnee
Mission Parkway and the population concentrations and activity centers located in Kansas City, Missouri and in
Kansas City, Kansas. On the north and east end of the combined corridor is the County Club Plaza, midtown Kansas
City, Missouri, the Kansas City, Missouri Central Business District
(CBD) and the Kansas City, Kansas CBD.
Within the south end of the study area is the Corporate Woods office park, the Sprint Nextel Headquarters and
campus, and Overland Park Convention Center and International Trade Center. Shawnee Mission Parkway, located
in the middle of the study area, serves as a major thoroughfare. It also provides access to several employment and
retail centers including the Johnson County Northeast Government Offices.
The Kansas portion of the study corridor has been the focus of several intensive planning studies whose combined
overarching goal is to ensure future growth and development. This Metcalf / Shawnee Mission Parkway Transit
Planning Study builds upon the emphasis of BRT and traditional transit set forth in earlier plans and studies that
took place within the Metcalf Avenue / Shawnee Mission Parkway Corridor. These earlier plans include Overland
Park's Vision Metcalf, the City of Mission's West Gateway Vision Plan, the joint East Gateway Redevelopment Plan
sponsored by the cities of Mission,
Fairway, and Roeland Park, the Johnson County Transit Five-Year Strategic Plan, and the Mid-America Regional
Council's (MARC) Transportation Outlook 2030 Update all focus on elements of the corridor and emphasize the
potential future role of transit.
Vision Metcalf is a long range corridor study that examines land use, transportation, urban design and streetscape
elements. The overall Vision Metcalf transportation is to â€œDevelop a balanced transportation system that
provides multimodal travel options within the Corridor.â€ Three out of five points referencing transit underneath
Objective Five specify Bus Rapid Transit. By any measure, Bus Rapid Transit
appears as a significant option in Vision Metcalf's transportation component. Vision Metcalf describes a high
capacity transit route that would operate in the Metcalf Avenue / Shawnee Mission Parkway corridors. This higher
capacity transit route was shown in Vision Metcalf to use a median arterial bus way that would physically separate
bus lanes from vehicular traffic. The proposed transit route in Vision Metcalf would tie into east-west feeder bus
lines running on major cross streets like College Boulevard,
103rd Street, 95th Street, 75th Street, and Shawnee Mission Parkway, as well as future regional rapid transit and
regional BRT running respectively along I-435 and I-35. The Indian Creek subarea identified in Vision Metcalf
centers on I-435 and Metcalf Avenue. It is envisioned as a major transit hub for regional rapid transit running on I-
435 and local transit serving attractions on Metcalf Avenue.
The focus on improved transit is further emphasized in the City of Mission's West Gateway Vision Plan, which
encompasses the vision for the northeast corner of Metcalf Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway. BRT is one of
the five key elements of the redevelopment concept, along with pedestrian- friendly streets, innovative parking
strategies, a wide building-type range, and signature parks. The
plan's executive summary statesâ€™, â€œBus Rapid Transit (BRT) will serve as a backbone of the transportation
network, and it will connect the West Gateway to Downtown and East Gateway.â€ It is further envisioned in the
West Gateway Vision Plan that this transportation system will tie into a proposed BRT system, and existing transit
systems, connecting Mission to the greater Kansas City area.
In the planning process, 71% of respondents either agreed or highly agreed with the statement â€œWe should
plan for a transit system that will move people easily between the East and West Gateways along Johnson Drive
and would also connect to a future BRT connecting to adjacent regional centersâ€. The plan states that The West
Gateway area will incorporate components such as benches, shelters, landscaping and a pedestrian scale that will
make people comfortable waiting for transit service. The specific transit components mentioned in the plan
include two local circulator routes that would connect to a BRT system.
The Cities of Mission, Fairway, and Roeland Park created an East Gateway Redevelopment Plan concentrating on
redeveloping the north-east corner of Nall Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway. This plan makes provisions for
redeveloping Martway from a street flanked by two large, surface parking lots to a parkway equipped with a
roundabout designed to allow bus circulation, and which would accommodate a future transit center for a BRT stop
located between Johnson Drive, Shawnee Mission Parkway, Roe Boulevard, and Nall Avenue. While the plan
doesnâ€™t focus on bus rapid to the
same extent as the West Gateway Vision Plan or Vision Metcalf, the East Gateway Redevelopment Plan
recommends having an â€œeasily assembled and designed site in an appropriate placeâ€ if and when the rapid
transit system is constructed. The geographical focus of this plan is on Shawnee Mission Parkway and Nall Avenue.
Improved transit in the Metcalf Avenue / Shawnee Mission Parkway Corridor would likely also access this area, and
would be supported by elements in the East Gateway Redevelopment Plan.
This transit project will be the first in the region that is designed as the development it supports is also being
designed and built. Citizens of the two cities spent a considerable amount of time in public sessions explaining to
officials what type of community they wanted to live in. The planned developments in Mission and Overland Park
need transit to support their viability.
Johnson County Transit is the sole operator of transit for the county, Johnson County provides transit services to
the residents of the county (which includes 20 municipalities), and parts of Douglas and Wyandotte Counties in
Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. Communities and residents support Johnson County Transit and have delivered
several years of record-breaking ridership increases.
Johnson County Transit (JCT): Johnson County Transit Bus Replacement, KS $4,000,000
KS Olathe
This project is for the replacement of buses for the Johnson County Transit (JCT) fleet as part of an on-
going, established capital replacement schedule. The expected life cycle of a heavy-duty transit coach is ten to
twelve years. During Fiscal Years 2010 through 2012, JCT will have twenty-one (21) thirty,
thirty-five and forty-foot transit coaches that will reach their useful life expectancy. This grant request for
$4,000,000 will help fund up to thirteen (13) replacement buses that will be used in commuter express transit
service. All new vehicles will be low-floor, wheel chair accessible, buses that comply with all ADA regulations.
Buses are typically delivered 18 to 24 months following the order, so buses ordered in 2011 may not be delivered
and placed into service until late 2012 or 2013.
Evergreen Living Innovations, Inc.: Apartments for Life, KS $750,000
Evergreen Living Innovations, Inc
KS Olathe
The purpose of this request is to fund construction-related costs for planning and developing a new
model of aging-in-place and senior health care services called Apartments for Life in Johnson County, KS.
Apartments for Life will be a residential health care community for 200+ low-income/Medicaid seniors and/or
disabled persons. The investment made to this project will benefit tax payers by developing an alternative in living
while receiving needed healthcare interventions. The campus will include a wellness center, a community center
and an educational center that will benefit the community and other healthcare organizations. It will be an
innovative design that combines the resources of Medicaid, Medicare, HUD, and private donors into a
comprehensive public-private partnership that will create a new and better model of delivering healthcare to
seniors and disabled while they remain in their apartment. This project will demonstrate savings for taxpayers
through reduced Medicaid and Medicare costs achieved through economies of scale and a focus on wellness and
prevention. This model could then be replicated throughout the United States. It will result in cost savings in
health care while also preserving dignity, consumer choice and autonomy for the growing aging population.
Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City: Help @ Home, KS $300,000
Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City
KS Overland Park
This project would demonstrate an innovative community-based health and supportive services delivery
model focused on the development and initiation of a model of supportive services to assist older adults to age-in-
place through: targeted and coordinated services; enhanced independence; improved socialization;
empowerment; community building; increased quality of life; and the creation of efficiencies and increased
capacity in service delivery. The project would direct federal and community supports and technical assistance to
better utilize and improve existing local services and programming, build a body of research and evaluation data,
and develop and implement plans for public dissemination or program findings in order to share and teach the
model to the broader Aging Network. The project is consistent with the Administration on Aging's call upon
communities across the country to prepare for changing older adult populations by modernizing systems of care;
by providing consumers with more control over their lives; and by improving their overall quality of life to ensure
that they remain at home as long as possible.
Johnson County Community College (JCCC): Culinary Nutrition Program, KS $325,000
KS Overland Park
Our country is in a state of crisis regarding its destructive march toward an overweight and obesity-
dominant population. As a society, we must change our approach to the origination of our food, its preparation,
and consumption. Education delivers our best defense to attack this critical issue.
According to a 2008 study found in Obesity, A Research Journal, in 15 years, 80 percent of all American adults will
be overweight or obese. Statistically, valid projections indicate that direct healthcare costs attributable to obesity
could approach $1 trillion, accounting for 16-17.5 percent of all dollars spent on health care.
What is our best weapon against this epidemic? According to the study cited above, the consensus is that the best
defense originates with personal lifestyle changes and weight loss. Ultimately, lifestyle interventions, including
diet and physical activity, must be implemented. According to the American Culinary Federation, one of the best
ways to do so is to implement a program related to culinary nutrition.
For these reasons, Johnson County Community College is proposing to expand its culinary nutrition curriculum and
course offerings utilizing a yet-to-be-constructed Culinary Institute.
Culinary nutrition is the integration of culinary skills and food science knowledge to create an innovative outlook
on food preparation. Specifically, the program will promote changes in menu planning, food purchasing, food
preparation, and food consumption behaviors with a goal of fostering good health through healthy food choices.
Coursework aimed at promoting healthy eating within the food service and hospitality industry (such as using
locally grown produce and other foodstuffs) will be expanded and further developed. Course offerings will be
taught by the current registered dieticians on faculty in the JCCC Culinary Program.
In addition to short-term construction jobs generated by the construction of the Culinary Institute, the Culinary
Nutrition Program project will support the training and future employment of JCCC Hospitality majors. As of fall
2009, there were 548 declared Hospitality Management majors at JCCC, making it one of the most popular
programs at the College. This represents a 14.6 percent increase in majors since 2005 and a 9.2 percent increase
from 2008. Interest in the Hospitality Management Program is projected to increase enrollment 5 percent
annually, assuming that there are adequate facilities to allow for this level of growth. Potentially, this means there
could be as many as 685 students enrolled in the program five years from now.
According to the National Restaurant Association, Missouri Restaurant Association, and the Kansas Restaurant &
Hospitality Association, considerable job growth in Restaurant and Food service employment is expected between
2009 and 2019. Growth in Kansas is greater, on a percentage basis, than Missouri with projected annual growth
between 2001 and 2019 of 1.15 percent versus .75 percent.
City of Lawrence: Construction of 31st Street, Haskell Avenue to Oâ€™Connell Road, KS $2,000,000
City of Lawrence
KS Lawrence
Construction of the extension to 31st Street is essential to distribute traffic from other congested east-
west routes in the City. The public would realize improved safety and efficient of the City's transportation system
and the project will result in
Shawnee Mission Medical Center: Congestive Heart Failure Clinic at Shawnee Mission Medi $575,000
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
KS Shawnee Mission
Shawnee Mission Medical Center serves over 20,000 inpatients a year. Patients with Congestive Heart
Failure (CHF) often have trouble controlling their disease and experience hospital readmissions. Developing a heart
failure clinic allows these patients to be monitored on a regular basis by making clinic visits and through tele-
health monitoring to ensure their disease stays under control. This reduces re-admissions to the hospital and
reduces the overall â€˜healthcare spendâ€™ in the US. In fact, one of the greatest cost savers recognized by the
Congressional Budget Office in their analysis of the health reform bills is reducing hospital readmissions. There is
very little insurance reimbursement for this type of preventative treatment but it allows the patient a better
quality life with reduced hospitalizations. This clinic will create 4 new jobs in our community.
Unified Government Transit: Buses and bus facilities, KS $1,000,000
Unified Government Transit
KS Kansas City
Unified Government Transit systematically replaces buses in our fleet, we also need a GPS system to track our
vehicles and gather important data, Electronic Fare Boxes so that we can use swipe cards and universal bus passes
that will make us compatible with the other two transit agencies in the Kansas City region, Security Cameras for
safety reasons and the replacement of our two-way radio system which was purchased in 1978.
The University of Kansas Hospital: Heart Health Outreach Initiative, KS $900,000
KS Kansas City
Heart disease is the number one killer of American women. The goal of the A Change of Heart
initiative is to develop a model that can be embraced across the State & eventually nationwide. It is already
underway in Kansas City and includes an awareness campaign. As part of the statewide rollout of the awareness
campaign, individual and corporate toolkits are being developed to help individual women, organizations and
employers make heart health decisions that can save lives and improve health. The project includes two
components: (1) support for a heart health mobile screening; and (2) acquisition of cardiac MRI components.
One essential component of the initiative is a 90-minute heart health screening administered by specially trained
clinicians. A mobile screening unit would allow The Hospital to extend the screening element of the initiative to
communities, businesses and civic organizations throughout Kansas. The second component would support the
acquisition of cardiac MRI equipment, including software and computing equipment to enhance the cardiac
package for an existing MRI unit. Cardiac MRI imaging will be used to evaluate the structure and function of the
heart, valves, major vessels and surrounding structure. It can be used to diagnose and manage a wide range of
cardiovascular problems and can detect and evaluate coronary artery disease.
The University of Kansas: University of Kansas Pharmaceutical Chemistry Research Equipm $1,000,000
KS Lawrence
KU's Drug Discovery, Delivery and Development program is focused on cancer and neuroscience,
which represent the major focus areas of biomedical research at KU.
What makes this program unique is that we have established an end-to-end program focused on bringing new
drug therapies from the bench to the bedside. We employ a three-pronged approach to discovering and
developing new drug therapies:
Â·Novel, new drugs

Â·Applying drug delivery plaborm technologies to improve the safety and efficacy of currently marketed drugs
Â·IdenRfying new indicaRons for currently marketed drugs, referred to as â€œdrug repurposingâ€
We measure success by the number of new therapies advanced to patients. In 2009, there were three new cancer
drug therapies in clinical trials that our program supported.
Our strategy is to NOT compete with or replicate the pharma model, rather, to focus on areas of unmet public
health need. Additionally, we excel in establishing effective partnerships with government, industry, academia
and disease philanthropy partners to discover and advance new drug therapies to patients. One example is a new
potential leukemia treatment. In 13 months, a team of researchers and drug developers at the University of
Kansas Cancer Center, Ontario Cancer Institute, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Beckloff Associates
teamed together to advance new therapy for leukemia into a Phase I clinical trial. KU researchers assisted a
leukemia expert in reformulating an existing FDA approved drug into a new formulation which could treat
leukemia.
Shawnee Mission Medical Center: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Shawnee Mission $2,000,000
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
KS Merriam
Shawnee Mission Medical Center (SMMC) leads all hospitals in the greater Kansas City area in
maternity and well-baby care. The Medical Center has more births â€“ nearly 4,000 in 2009 â€“ than any other
hospital in the region. Of these, the vast majority are births of healthy children, and mother and baby return home
within a day or two. Unfortunately, there are babies that require emergency and life- sustaining care in the first
hours and days of their lives. In 2009, the Medical Center's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) cared for more
than 500 sick and premature babies as young as 28 weeksâ€™
gestation. Most days our doctors and nurses care for up to 20 babies at a time, with each baby staying an average
of 8.5 days.
But the 500 babies SMMC cared for last year pushed the unit well beyond its physical limits. The current NICU is
simply too small to care for all the newborns needing critical care at the hospital. SMMC is therefore building a
new NICU that can accommodate as many as 650 babies annually.
Saving lives and providing expert and compassionate medical care are the hallmarks of Shawnee Mission Medical
Center. This is especially true when the lives saved are those of newborn babies â€“ the future of our local
community, and our nation. A federal investment in new medical facilities for this important area of neonatal
medicine will pay dividends for years to come, and will be a wise allocation of taxpayersâ€™ monies.
Kansas City Kansas Community College: Technical Education Center Expansion and Equipm $3,000,000
KS Kansas City
The KCKCC Technical Education Center Expansion and Equipment Upgrade Project supports the goal
of expanding the college's capacity to deliver job training that will meet the current and future employment needs
of KCK, Wyandotte County, and the surrounding region. The new center will provide state-of-the-art equipment in
technical programs in order to meet the immediate hiring needs of new and expanding business and industry in
Wyandotte and Leavenworth Counties. The immediate benefit of this project is that it results in a continuous
supply of trained workers. This project is entirely consistent with the federal government's goals to expand on
workforce training initiatives and have the
nation's community colleges accept a leadership role in helping create and sustain the workforce needed in
America both today and in the future.
Providing good paying jobs is a foundation of a strong community. When people have the opportunity to work and
be successful, unemployment drops, costs to local and state government are reduced, and tax revenues increase.
These benefits only multiply when workers continue their success, purchase homes, start families, and invest in
their community. It is certainly the goal of KCKCC that the workers trained through our programs become long-
term, successful residents of the local communities.
The Children's Campus of Kansas City, Inc. Federal #-20-0905393: The Children's Campus of $200,000
The Children's Campus of Kansas City, Inc. Federal #-20-0905393
KS Kansas City
The Children's Campus of Kansas City, Inc. is building a $15.5 million dollar center to serve the most
disadvantaged children in Wyandotte County. At this point the Board of Directors has been successful in raising $8
million from the private sector, $2.2 million in Federal New Market Tax Credits, and has a construction loan from
M & I Bank for $5 million. Central to the Children's Campus is the Educare Center of Kansas City which will offer
early childhood education to children, birth to age 5, in 12 classrooms. Each classroom will be staffed with three
teachers: a lead teacher with a Bachelor of Science degree in early education, a teacher with an Associate of Arts
degree in early education, and a teacher with a CDA (child development associate certificate). All children will be
part of the national evaluation. The Children's Campus does not have enough money to add a security system and
to complete an interactive learning playground. The information below explains why this is so important to the
children living in Wyandotte County. Wyandotte County has nothing like this. This project will serve as a platform
for change and make things better for all children in our community.
Project EAGLE one of the major tenants of the Children's Campus of Kansas City completed this 2010
Community Assessment. It explores and answers three primary questions. 1) What risk factors threaten the
healthy growth and development of young children in this community? 2) What is the make-up of the community
Project EAGLE serves? 3) Where do the children with the greatest need for services live? Below is a summary of
the answers to these three questions. The responses below reflect the need for the Children's Campus which will
be a flagship for the community reflecting the importance of early intervention and demonstrating how quality
early childhood education and family support can change
the trajectories of those most at risk for academic failure.
What risk factors threaten the healthy growth and development of young children in this community? The earliest
years of a child's life are the most critical: â€œEarly experiences and relationships interact with genetics to shape
the â€ãrchitectureâ€™ of the brain. How the early brain develops impacts later learning, the ability to manage
emotions and even the immune system. Depending upon the early experiences, that architecture is either sturdy
or fragile. When it is sturdy, children are more likely to grow up and be productive; when it is not, they risk
problems not just as children, but also into adulthoodâ€ (Knitzer, 2007, p. 6). There are a lot of posiRves in
Wyandotte County including the impressive gains over the past years in graduation rates and proficiency rates. The
community is experiencing economic growth, especially in the western part of the community. The population of
families with young children is growing. The community is socially and demographically diverse. However, young
children in Wyandotte County face a number of risk factors that threaten these early experiences and have the
potential to have long-term detrimental impact upon future growth and development and on long-term success.
A child in Wyandotte County is more likely than other children in Kansas to be born to a mother with no high
school degree, be born to a single mother, be born to a teen mother, be born to a mother living in poverty, be born
to a mother who received inadequate prenatal care, and be born at a low birth weight. They are more likely to be
behind on immunizations. They are more likely to live in an environment where they witness or experience crime
and/or domestic violence. They may be more likely to be impacted by poor nutrition and obesity. They are more
likely to live in monolingual, non-English speaking households.
Community Assessment data demonstrates that the economic situation of families with young children in this
community continues to be precarious, at best. During the earliest years of their lives, children in Wyandotte
County are more likely than their peers in Kansas to live in fragile economic situations. They are more likely to live
in a low-income household, live in poverty, live with a single parent, live in a household where no adult has any
education past high school, and live in a household that has been impacted by unemployment.
There are limited resources in several areas in this community that may be critical to the health and well- being of
a child and those in their family including limited resources in the area of mental health, domestic violence
protection. Numerous barriers exist in accessing and receiving regular and preventive medical and dental care.
The following three areas presented in the 2010 Community Assessment have been identified as the areas of
greatest concern and should be addressed by the community.
â€¢Prenatal care and educaRon including the low rates for early and adequate prenatal care and the limited
options for prenatal care, especially for high-risk pregnancies.
â€¢Early care and educaRon including the limited number of high-quality, full-day, full-year infant and toddler
care, including care for children with special needs and adequate resources and care in the area of infant and
toddler mental health.:
â€¢Academic readiness as measured by reading and math proficiency at all grade levels
What is the make-up of the community that the Children's Campus will serve? The demographics of the
community continue to change, especially among Early Head Start/Head Start eligible families. The number of
young children in the community has grown in recent years and the number eligible for Early Head Start services
far exceeds the number that Project EAGLE can enroll each year. The Latino/Hispanic population continues to
grow: there are more births annually to Hispanic mothers than Black, Non-Hispanic mothers and the USD 500
enrollment of Hispanic children continues to grow.
Where do the children with the greatest need for services live? Eligible children live throughout Wyandotte
County. However, the majority of eligible children live in zip codes 66101, 66102, 66104, and 66106, with many of
these living in 66101 and 66102. This makes it possible for the Children's Campus to target its recruitment efforts
to those families who are most likely to have the greatest needs and most likely to benefit from services offered on
the Children's Campus of Kansas City.
Johnson County Facilities Management Office: Johnson County Veterans' Memorial, $450,000
Johnson County Facilities Management Office
KS Olathe
This project involves construction of a fitting memorial that will serve as the centerpiece in a new urban
public space for leisurely use by the general public, visitors, and people who work in the downtown
Olathe area.
This project is designed to support the City of Olathe's ongoing efforts to revitalize downtown Olathe by creating
new development of small businesses, offices, restaurants, and retail shops along with
generating additional employment opportunities through private development. The project will help in attracting
more visitors to downtown Olathe to eat, shop, and support the local business community, both new and existing.
The city currently is reviewing three development proposals that have expressed an interest in several downtown
sites that are near or adjacent to the proposed Veterans Memorial site.
The proposed site will be in the heart of downtown Olathe on County property. A potential site may be a location
on the County Square which includes the Johnson County Courthouse and the Johnson County Administration
Building. The Courthouse has more than 700,000 visitors each year. More than 300,000 people annually visit the
Administration Building to conduct business or to be served by County Government.
Funding for this request would be a valuable use of federal grant/local matching funds to assist Johnson County in
development of downtown County property, provide a new setting for leisure activities and encourage residents
and visitors to enjoy and shop in downtown Olathe as the city continues its redevelopment/revitalization efforts,
and serve as the only countywide memorial to 182 of our most honored citizens.
There have been approximately 182 soldiers from Johnson County killed during their military service since World
War I. This includes four local soldiers who have been killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and one who has died in
Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. No central memorial in Johnson County currently lists all of their
names.
In addition, Johnson County has had four Medal of Honor recipients. Two received the nation's highest military
honor in WWI. The remaining two received the Medal of Honor in the Korean War. No memorial in Johnson
County currently lists the names of all four recipients.
The project, pending funding sources, will be undertaken by the county's Facilities Management Department in
conjunction with the Johnson County Public Art Commission, and representatives of veterans associations and the
City of Olathe.
While no specific plans or designs have been developed, it is anticipated that the memorial will reflect its purpose
to honor the Johnson County Veterans with befitting dignity while respecting the context of its downtown Olathe
setting. The memorial will create a public focal point that will add interest and beauty to its downtown setting
while providing a direct commemoration of these individuals and provide all people with an opportunity for
reflection and remembrance.
The Veterans Memorial project is being proposed as part of Johnson County's celebration of its silver anniversary
in organizing and sponsoring an annual countywide Veterans Day Observance. The milestone anniversary will
occur on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011. Activities will include the county's first Veterans Day parade to end in
downtown Olathe, and, if approved, a perfect opportunity to unveil the plans for the Veterans Memorial.
City of Overland Park: Vision Metcalf Street Light Enhancements - Shawnee Mission Parkwa $600,000
KS Overland Park
The City of Overland Park is seeking $600,000 to provide new decorative street lights along the main
entryway to the City, Metcalf Avenue from Shawnee Mission Parkway to 75th Street. This type of improvement has
been identified during our Vision Metcalf project, where over 4,000 citizens provided input about the future
redevelopment and look of this corridor. Most of the current street lights in this area are leased from KCPL and
show significant signs of wear and deterioration. In addition to decorative street lights, other aesthetic
enhancements would be made at selected areas, including the use of illuminated street name signs at traffic
signals. These types of improvements are quickly implemented and show the city's interest in bringing the vision to
reality
Kansas City Kansas Community College: Bio-manufacturing and Bio-science Equipment and $1,500,000
KS Kansas City
KCKCC is seeking to build and equip these training facilities because there is a clear need for workers
trained in the bio-manufacturing/bioscience fields. KCKCC is constantly interacting with businesses and other
employers in the region; and, it is clear from the employers in this industry that there is a real need and
opportunity for employees in this area. It is also understood that a proper training facility must be the first step to
enable potential employees in the region to gain the necessary skills for these positions.
Almost all of these companies have expressed a need for an on-going supply of trained workers; and the proposed
training facilities will also enable KCKCC to provide ongoing professional development to incumbent workers.
Currently there is a tendency among many bioscience companies to favor individuals with a bachelor's degree
whose abilities upon graduation often do not match the strong practical skill set required for entry-level technician
positions. Once degreed employees obtain the technical skill sets, they are qualified to move up through the
industry. This results in an on-going need for entry-level technically- trained employees. Through industry
partnerships, industry representatives will have the opportunity to become acquainted with the high quality of
students completing certificates and degrees at KCKCC.
The outcome of this collaboration will be a better trained entry-level workforce. KCKCC will be able to train 25+
people each year with the successful completion of this project â€“ helping to meet the needs of regional
employers while also helping to train local residents for good paying jobs.
Johnson County Transit: JCT Northeast Facility Planning, KS $1,000,000
KS Olathe
JCT's Murray Nolte Transit Facility has served the needs of Johnson County's public transit system
since 2001. The facility is home to the administration, operations, and maintenance staff. The facility includes
parking for the fleet, as well as fueling and bus cleaning capabilities. The Nolte facility was constructed for a transit
operation smaller than today's Johnson County system. An expanded system, coupled with additional city
partnerships and future transit plans have created the need for a secondary, or satellite facility to be located in the
northeast area of Johnson County. The early estimates for such a facility include a ten acre site that will include a
16,000 square foot facility; parking for staff, buses, and commuter Park&Ride stalls; bus and personal vehicle
circulation space; bus fueling station; bus storage canopy. The facility will include maintenance bays and office
space for transit administrative functions.
The satellite transit facility will allow JCT to continue to grow and serve the area's commuters, as well as reduce
deadhead and operating expenses.
intended.
American bus manufacturers, parts manufacturers, and transit vehicle sales and support staffs will be provided
additional opportunities to support their economic needs with increased bus production and sales. The 120-plus
hourly work force that operates and maintains Johnson County Transit vehicles will continue to be allowed to do
their jobs and support themselves and their families. Area commuters who have chosen to, or will choose to utilize
transit will be supported by increased opportunities. Area commuters who rely on public transit for their
transportation needs will be supported by additional
routes and scheduled transit options. Area employers who rely on public transit to provide reliable commuter
transportation options to their employees will benefit from additional routes and schedule opportunities. Area
projects that rely on public transit to succeed (like Vision Metcalf, Overland Park; and the Gateway Project,
Mission) will be supported with transit routes and schedules to provide planned services.
Johnson County Transit (JCT): Shawnee Mission Parkway Planning West, KS $1,000,000
KS Olathe
This is a request for a grant to provide necessary research, planning and initial design of complimentary
transit services on Shawnee Mission Parkway (west of Metcalf Avenue to I-435), in conjunction with planned
transit service expansion on Metcalf Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway east of Metcalf Avenue. The study
area is entirely within Johnson County, Kansas. The JCT staff, along with the Cities of Merriam, Mission and
Shawnee staff has estimated the costs to be $1 million (based on past, similar projects of this type and
magnitude). Local matching funds of $250,000 will be provided from contributions from each of the three cities
previously mentioned, and the County's Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
intended.
Public Transit remains a growing and strongly supported element of county government. County residents have
reduced oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Area residents have responded to transit options by
providing JCT with the highest ridership levels ever. Improvements and expansion to Johnson County's transit
system have ranked in the top five requests on county resident surveys since 2001.
Total for Moore, Dennis (D-KS-3rd) $438,630,341
Member of Congress Roberts, Pat (R-KS)
Academic Support and Research Compliance for Knowledge Gathering $3,000,000
KS Lawrence & Leavenworth
This program allows KU's Office of Professional Military Graduate Education to conduct programs with the
Combined Arms Command and Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Programs
include: an Army Wounded Warrior Education Initiative, a Masters in Interagency Studies, a MBA in Supply Chain
Management & Logistics, and courses in Iraq Immersion and Cultural Modeling of Water Resources in Afghanistan.
Another Masters program and Bowman Expeditions that collect human geography data will begin next year.
Cleveland Chiropractic College $318,000
Cleveland Chiropractic College
KS Overland Park
One of the greatest challenges facing health care in Kansas is the serious lack of primary health care providers
living in rural areas. This problem will only worsen in the next three to ten years as a generation of the state's
current chiropractic physicians reach retirement age. To meet the needs of rural Kansans and provide access to a
primary care chiropractic physician, Cleveland Chiropractic College in partnership with The Kansas Chiropractic
Association seek to establish a statewide effort to educate, recruit, train and place graduating chiropractors into
practice in underserved rural counties in Kansas.
Next Generation Supercomputing for Code Breaking, Code Making and Cyber Security $5,000,000
KS Lawrence
This effort combines KU's superconducting, materials, experimental, and modeling/simulation expertise with
Northrop Grumman's systems, materials and superconducting technology expertise. The ability to solve certain
DOD intelligence problems which are currently intractable will dramatically enhance DOD's effectiveness against
certain threats in the cyber arena. This new approach to addressing these problems will begin the development of
Quantum Mechanical device technology that will lead to the next generation of microelectronics. Coupling this
with a unique architecture promises to provide a capability to solve certain intelligence problems in minutes that
would take an ordinary computer thousands of years.
City of Wichita: Arkansas River Water Quality: Storm Water and Water Quality Protection $300,000
City of Wichita
KS Wichita
The condition of the Arkansas River, and its supporting watershed, has long been a priority for the City of Wichita.
Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has listed the urban areas of the Lower Arkansas River that
flows through Wichita as an impaired water body for high bacterial levels and has posted fish consumption
advisories. The City is also required to maintain stormwater water quality that discharges to the Arkansas River. In
addition to regulatory impacts, the Arkansas River supports economic, recreational, and aesthetic development
initiatives in the City's core. Funds would be used for a comprehensive Arkansas River Improvement Program for
the Wichita urban area. The components of the project include a dredging/sediment removal study to assess if
this is a viable and cost effective option for quickly improving the water quality of the urban areas of the Arkansas
River. The City will work with the USGS to implment three new continuous water quality monitoring sites at Maize,
Bridge at Broadway and Derby to develop real-time continuous water quality monitoring. Attention will be given to
identifying areas of improvement and protection for future stormwater water quality drainage for the Arkansas
River. Finally, a comprehensive records management program will be developed and implemented for
consolidating water quality, stream flow, and precipitation data into the master database and for BMP tracking,
GIS interfacing and regulatory compliance tracking.
Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas: Juvenile Separation and R $200,000
Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas
KS Kansas City
Funds will be used to support and design a solution to separate youth from adults in the justice system.
AT-6B Capabilities Demonstration for the Air National Guard $5,000,000
KS Wichita
The requested increase in funding, when combined with industry's investment in building the first two AT-6B
Testbed/Demonstrator Aircraft, will support demonstration and certification of enhanced performance, advanced
weapons, advanced sensors, and austere field operating capabilities. These initiatives build on previous ANG
demonstration efforts that includes Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems, GPS-guided smart weapons, intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and other advanced capabilities relevant to potential ANG missions.
Materials Integrity Management Research $3,600,000
KS Wichita
This program allows Wichita State University, in conjunction with Miltec, to develop enabling technology for
Integrated Vehicle Health Management and Condition Based Maintenance. Improving these fields leads to
improved reliability and availability of aircraft and reduces the cost of operations. While other institutions have
been working on developing better sensors to asses the health of aircraft, this program has been developing the
theory and framework for designing systems using new sensors in a way that minimizes the cost of deployment
and maximized the probability of successfully detecting structural damage.
City of Topeka: Kanza Fire Commerce Park $1,000,000
City of Topeka
KS Topeka
The City of Topeka, Shawnee County, the Greater Topeka Chamber of Commerce/GO Topeka and the Joint
Economic Development Organization are dedicated to establishing a strong base for the future of the area's job
growth. Kanza Fire Commerce Park represents the next step for Topeka and Shawnee County toward progress in
recruiting new, dynamic industry sectors to establish facilities and bring new jobs to the region. In order to move
forward, the need exists to begin preliminary development on the property and route new utility services that will
benefit not only the park, but also nearby residents and existing facilities. The Commerce Park is a major
investment, with the aim of establishing the area as a state and regional leader in business development. Funds
will be used for installation of a gas main that will extend from the southern edge of Topeka city limits three miles
to Kanza Fire Commerce Park.
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City's Levees, Kansas and Missouri Flood Risk Manage $500,000
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri
KS Joint project in Kansas and Missouri
The existing Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas Levee Project consists of seven levee units including 60 miles of
levees and floodwalls along both banks of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. The
levee system protects about 32 square miles of urban industrial, commercial, and residential areas.
Funds would be utilized for feasibility, design, and evaluation of the Metropolitan flood protection system on the
Missouri and Kansas Rivers in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The feasibility study on Phase I was completed in
2006 and funds are needed for engineering design. The feasibility study on the remaining levee units (Phase II)
continues through 2012. Funds will be used to complete economic updates, complete the real estate plan, NEPA
compliance, continuing to progress the Feasibility Study and prepare for the independent peer review process for
levee raise and major improvements to the Central Industrial District and Armourdale levee units.
The entire system of seven levee units withstood the Flood of 1993, but some elements of the system were
seriously challenged as the flood crest reached near overtopping levels for at least one location. This flood
experience raised a concern that the levees may provide less than the level of protection for which they were
designed. Following the Flood of 1993 both KCK and KCMO wrote letters to the Kansas City District Corps of
Engineers expressing concern for the adequacy of parts of the flood damage reduction system, these concerns
have initiated the current study.
Bioscience and Technology Business Center $591,413
Lawrence-Douglas County Biosciences Authority (LDCBA)
KS Lawrence
The LDCBA was created in 2005 through a special task force of community leaders to identify economic
development opportunities through leveraging and promoting the University of Kansas (KU) life sciences research
and commercialization. The LDCBA's objectives are to foster the local life sciences industry and grow and diversify
the local economy by creating jobs and attracting capital to the area. The Bioscience & Technology Business Center
(BTBC) accomplishes these objectives by providing access to modern facilities and equipment to KU spinoff
companies, emerging local private sector life sciences and technology companies, and collaborations between KU
researchers and large established private sector companies. The funds will be used to complete the construction of
a 20,000 square foot facility, which consists of wet and dry lab space, and office space.
Military Burn Trauma Research Program $8,000,000
Via Christie Hospital
KS Wichita
to approve Military and civilian burn treatment and research
Special Research Grants: Animal Science and Food Safety Consortium (AR, IA, KS): Kansas S $1,200,000
KS Manhattan
The goal of food safety research is to prevent food borne illnesses. Between 6.5 million and 81 million cases of
food borne illnesses, including 9,000 deaths, occur each year in the U.S. The risk of food borne illness is increasing
due to a number of factors. Food is being produced and transported over long distances and handled many times
between producers and consumers. Lax handling procedures at any point in the distribution chain can allow toxic
organisms to begin growing in food. The Food Safety Consortium involves Researchers from the University of
Arkansas, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Iowa State University and
Kansas State University. The FSC was established by Congress in 1988 through a special Cooperative State Research
grant to conduct extensive investigation into all areas of poultry, beef, and pork meat production, from the farm to
the consumer's table. The Consortium addresses the strategies for detection and elimination of biological and
chemical hazards from production to consumption whether the hazards are accidentally or intentionally
introduced. Therefore, the Consortium plays an important role in not only food safety and security but overall
agricultural bio-security which are critical areas for national security in the War on Terrorism.
Nanocomposites for Lightning Protection of Composite Airframe Structures $3,000,000
KS Wichita
This program will seek to advance the development and operation of a nanocomposite based methodology
addressing lightning strike protection on composite airframe structures in Department of Defense aircraft
applications. Unlike their metal counterparts, composite structures do not readily conduct away the extreme
electrical currents and electromagnetic forces generated by lightning strikes. This research focus and funding will
work in coordination with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Wright Patterson AFB to advance research
into possible commercial applications that may be used in production. Recent advances have shown great promise
for the incorporation of this technology into a manufacturing environment.
Topeka Army Aviation Support Facility Taxiway, Parking Ramps, and Hangar Alterations $9,734,000
Topeka Army Aviation
KS Topeka
This project refurbishes the 50 year old facilities and parking ramp at the Topeka Army Aviation Support Facility in
Topeka, Kansas. The project resurfaces existing parking ramps and taxiways and replaces the complete hangar
envelope on two hangars, as well as the main hangar doors on all three existing hangars. Current facilities and
infrastructure have deteriorated to a point where day-to-day missions may be impacted by flight safety ground
operations.
Special Research Grants: Water Conservation $600,000
KS Manhattan
Funding will provide federal support to research and deliver technologies that will:
1) Continue to improve irrigation management;
2) Assist some agricultural producers to transition to profitable dryland cropping systems based on alternative
crops and/or new uses for crops, such as bioenergy;
3) Improve rainfall harvesting and water recycling at confined livestock feeding operations;
4) Assist the state to make better informed policy decisions with respect to prolonging the life of the Ogallala
aquifer; and
5) Help rural communities plan for and secure sustainable water supplies to meet future demands through
improved planning, new technologies, and conservation measures.
This effort is critical to the economic viability of western Kansas. In many parts of western Kansas, freshwater from
both surface and groundwater is increasingly in short supply. Drought, aquifer and surface water depletion, and
population shifts have stretched community and regional water supplies to their limits. As groundwater supplies
decline or become cost prohibitive, better management of water through conservation, recycling, and treatment of
poor quality water for use becomes even more important.
Neodesha, Kansas Small Flood Control Project $90,000
ACOE-Tulsa, OK
KS Neodesha
To initiate and complete a feasibility study to identify measures (structural and non-structural) and formulate
alternative plans for flood risk management and environmental restoration.
Professional Development Education, Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Lea $2,000,000
KS Leavenworth
This program was developed jointly between the CGSC and KSU as a faculty development program, in response to
the Army's emphasis on well educated officers. Officers and civilians studying at Fort Leavenworth can pursue
advanced degrees in Security Studies and Educational Leadership. Faculty are provided by KSU, which confers the
degrees. To date, 41 officers and civilians at Ft. Leavenworth have received a Masters and 19 are in various states
of the Ph.D. Twenty-four more will receive their Masters in May 2010. All classes and sections are at capacity and
there is a long waiting list for admission.
Special Research Grants: Preharvest Food Safety and Security $500,000
KS Manhattan
To develop strategies to identify and mitigate food-borne pathogens such as E. coli O157 and Salmonella, to
further our knowledge about antibiotic resistance and food-borne diseases, and to identify and trace food-borne
and zoonotic diseases and thereby prevent them from entering the American meat supply.
Drinking Water and Water Quality Protection $1,000,000
Clay Center Public Utility Commission
KS Clay Center
The City of Clay Center is located in north central Kansas and is within the Fort Riley development area. Clay
Center service area has a current population of 5000 people. Water is supplied from five wells generally located
throughout the City of Clay Center. Two additional groundwater wells are currently unavailable due to carbon
tetrachloride contamination and one has been impacted by Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and is currently
being utilized as a remedial well. Chlorine is added at each well for disinfection. A polyphosphate is also added at
each well to sequester the iron, manganese and calcium carbonate to prevent pipeline scaling and color issues.
Over the last 10 years, several water quality issues have identified that are impairing the quality of the Clay Center
water supply thus resulting in the need for additional water treatment measures. The final project includes four
components as follows: 0.5 MG aboveground storage tank to supply equalization water and disinfection chlorine
contact time (construction completed in 2009 with local funds), 3 MGD reverse osmosis water treatment plant
expandable to 4 MGD, site work contract initiated in late 2008 and will be ongoing through completion of the
water plant, and water main construction to connect the wells to the water plant.
Kansas Innovation Job Growth Initiative for Aviation, Green and Rural $450,000
Mid-America Manufacturing Technology Center (MAMTC)
KS Overland Park
The MAMTC's Kansas Job Growth Initiative has clear and measurable benefits for Kansas, as well as the U.S. Kansas
manufacturers have not been immune to the hardships associated with the economic downturn. While this
downturn has hit the states manufacturers, the ramifications go well beyond the impact on a company's bottom
line.
81. 5% of Kansas manufacturers have less than 50 employees and 48% are located in rural communities. The
project has four main components, the first being collecting information regarding the needs for new innovations
for the 4,700 Kansas manufacturers. The project also teaches entrepreneurs how to translate their innovations and
enter into the Kansas Marketplace, teaches manufacturing company leadership how to effectively commercialize
their innovations, and connects manufacturer's needs with innovations in the state or beyond using the State
Marketplace. It will create and retain jobs from the adoption of new technologies, green marketplaces, and
diversification from Kansas manufacturing expertise. Furthermore, it will also ensure that Kansas manufacturers
are self sustaining and ensure company ownership has a vested interest in the success and growth of their
organization.
Wilson Lake Reallocation Study $300,000
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri:
KS Wilson Lake near Russell
Sediment buildup and the possible contracting of drinking water from Wilson Lake in Kansas drives the need for a
reallocation study. The requested amount above the president's budget will fund this study. Without access to
other water resources, Western Kansas communities look to water from Wilson Lake to serve their water needs.
This issue is becoming more important as water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to fall in western Kansas.
Thus, the sedimentation in the lake is a top priority for numerous western Kansas communities. Completion of this
study will allow public water suppliers in the area, including Hays and Russell, to pursue Wilson Reservoir as a
water source in their efforts to create a regional water supply system.
NRCS-CO: Animal Waste Phosphorous Reduction System: Kansas Livestock Association $1,500,000
Kansas Livestock Association
KS Topeka
The Animal Waste Phosphorous Reduction System (Phred) will enable Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
(CAFOs) to comply with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations regarding the amount of phosphorous
applied to fields via waste application. The patent pending system will have the ability to reduce the phosphorous
content of the animal waste by 50% or greater. This project will aide in bringing the phosphorous management
system fully operational and allow research to proceed with expanding the system to the diary and swine
industries and the development of a complete animal waste management system, i.e. a system that addresses
other waste constituents in addition to phosphorus.
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Cancer Center: KU Cancer Res $6,000,000
University of Kansas Cancer Center
KS Kansas City
The University of Kansas Cancer Center is transforming cancer research and care by linking their innovative
approach to drug discovery, delivery, and development to their nationally-accredited patient care. The KU Cancer
Center's partnership includes cancer research and healthcare professionals associated with the University of
Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, the University of Kansas in Lawrence,
and the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita. The cancer drug researchers are associated with the
top-ranked University of Kansas School of Pharmacy. Currently, cancer drugs are 47 percent of the University of
Kansas drug development pipeline, and their drug researchers played a lead role in the formulating of eight of 17
gold-standard cancer drugs. The cancer physician's have advanced research discoveries into clinical trials and offer
them to patients as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. To ensure
that the cancer advancements reach patients as close to home as possible, the University of Kansas Cancer Center
collaborates with regional cancer research and care professionals through the Midwest Cancer Alliance. In 2008,
the University of Kansas Cancer Center established a research alliance with Kansas State University's Terry C.
Johnson Basic Cancer Research Center to support collaborative research efforts.
While Kansas cancer research and care professionals are making a strong contribution to the fight against cancer,
the National Cancer Institute reports that Kansas cancer mortality rates are declining at only one-third the national
rate (-0.6% versus -1.8%). According to the American Cancer Society, 12,520 Kansans heard the words â€œyou
have cancer,â€ and 5,360 lost their lives in 2008. Cancer costs Kansas $2.08 billion annually in medical expenses
and lost productivity. When faced with a cancer diagnosis, Kansans must travel 200 to 700 miles to reach a
National Cancer Institute designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The University of Kansas Cancer Center is
uniquely positioned in the region to achieve NCI designation as a result of their drug discovery, delivery, and
development research and cancer drug pipeline; cancer prevention and control research; and community-based
approach to delivering clinical trials as close to home as possible for patients. In 2006, the University of Kansas
Cancer Center set a course for achieving National Cancer Institute designation. Based on their progress from 2006
to 2008, the National Cancer Institute scheduled the application date for September 25, 2011.
Since 2006, the University of Kansas Cancer Center has succeeded in rallying state and regional communities in the
fight against cancer. Their many accomplishments include: attracting approximately $120 million in state and
regional support; launching the Midwest Cancer Alliance (a regional clinical trials network with 10 hospital
partners); being named the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's academic drug discovery, delivery, and development
partner; initiating the Phase I NanotaxÂ® clinical trial (a drug developed at the University of Kansas); doubling the
number of patients enrolled in cancer clinical trials; and screening more than 4,200 Kansans for cancer. To achieve
the goal of National Cancer Institute designation, the University of Kansas Cancer Center must attract 19 new
basic, translational, and clinical cancer researchers by 2011. These scholar recruits will only come to the University
of Kansas Cancer Center if state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment are available on the Medical Center
campus in Kansas City and the Drug Discovery campus in Lawrence. Currently, the Cancer Center plans to renovate
170,000 square feet and construct 98,200 square feet of laboratory space for cancer researchers. The Cancer
Center is requesting funding for equipment costs to go along with the renovations to the KU Cancer Center. With
the requested research equipment, the University of Kansas Cancer Center will be in a stronger position to win
competitive NCI research grants and also in a better position to become a National Cancer Institute designee.
City of Girard: Drinking Water and Water Quality Protection $500,000
City of Girard
KS Girard
The City of Girard's Water Storage and Distribution Rehab Project has clear and measurable benefits. The system in
use was built in the early 1920's and over time has far outlived its life expectancy. Lack of repairs and maintenance
over the years has now left the system beyond repair. The City's water storage unit needs a total replacement and
a significant upgrade of their distribution system is also required to meet necessary community demands. Existing
storage facilities are in a state of disrepair, including two water towers carrying over 150,000 gallons of water. The
distribution system operates at a pressure of 40 psi, which is 20psi below standard, thus hurting firefighting efforts
and general quality of life. Supply of water to the distribution system relies on an antiquated water treatment
plant which is located eight miles from town. Leakage in the system leads to unaccounted for water, and lost water
rose from 15.4% in 2006 to 20% in 2009. Funds would be used to remove the one million gallon ground storage
tank, the 86,000 elevated storage tank, and the 75,000 gallon elevated storage tank. They would be replaced with
two new 250,000 gallon elevated storage tanks, with an elevation of 1,135 feet above sea level, thus increase psi
levels to 58 and 78. A chlorination building would be built and would be used to re-chlorinate water as it gets to
town to maintain water quality. A booster pump station would be constructed to effectively fill the west elevated
storage tank during future max day and peak day demand scenarios. A pad-mounted electric generator (at the
existing water treatment plant) would be installed that could operate one well pump and one water treatment
supply pump during power outages.
City of Manhattan: Manhattan, Kansas Local Protection Projec $300,000
City of Manhattan
KS Manhattan
Feasibility Study. The City of Manhattan, Kansas, and an unincorporated area of Pottawatomie County are
protected from recurring floods of the Kansas and Little Blue Rivers by a levee project on three sides. The City of
Manhattan is experiencing significant growth of commercial industry in the protected area of the levee because of
increased economic activity and the return of the entire 1st Infantry Division to the nearby Fort Riley installation.
The existing Manhattan levee unit includes 29,000 feet of levee.
Levee certification is a major concern. The 1993 flood damaged several hundred residences in the Manhattan area.
A reconnaissance study completed in 2005 indicated the system may not provide the design level of protection.
Economic development behind the levees continues and places additional infrastructure at risk. In addition, the
area protected by the levee system includes nearly 2000 homes and more than 500 businesses and public facilities,
including a regional shopping mall, the city's historic and core downtown business districts, a major downtown
redevelopment project, and numerous other commercial and industrial facilities estimated at over $600 million in
investment value. Funds will be used to progress the feasibility study, which will be critical to the ability of the City
to certify their levee and maintain economic viability.
Special Research Grants; Kansas State University: Air Quality (TX and KS) $1,300,000
KS Manhattan
This initiative will produce accurate estimates of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) emissions from
open-lot cattle feedlots and dairies; cost-effective abatement measures; process-based models; and science-based
emission factors for dust, odors, and related gases. This will improve sustainability of cattle and dairy operations as
vital economic sectors of rural communities in the Southern Great Plains while addressing related environmental
issues through control and prevention.
Effective and economical abatement measures must be developed for producers. At the same time, federal and
state policies must be science-based, economical, and effective to ensure regional sustainability.
Development of Improved Lighter-Weight IED/EFP Armor Solutions $2,000,000
Leading Technology Composites
KS Wichita
This program develops vehicle armor solutions for the Army to ultimately reduce the weight and increase the
soldier's protection level without severely compromising vehicle payload and maneuverability, while defeating
current battlefield threats.
APHIS: National Agriculture Biosecurity Center $1,000,000
KS Manhattan
KSU requests $1.0 million for the NABC for Phase IV efforts to protect America's agricultural infrastructure and
economy. The funding is required to: (1) implement international collaborations for food animal and food crop
disease surveillance; (2) expand animal health diagnostic screening capabilities regionally, including endemic and
emerging pathogens (viruses, bacteria, and parasites) as well as prions such as BSE; (3) develop a GIS-based
tracking system for pathogen monitoring; (4) build and populate a lessons learned/ best practices agro-security
archive; and (5) develop on-line and other asynchronous training materials and tools for agro-security responders.
City of Atchison: Atchison CSO Environmental Infrastructure Project $4,000,000
KS Atchison
Environmental Infrastructure. Provide planning design and construction improvements to the City of Atchison's
combined sewer overflow (CSO) system. Atchison continues under enforcement action by EPA for improvement of
CSO and water quality releases to the Missouri River.
The City of Atchison is one of three Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) communities in Kansas. Long ago, both storm
water and raw sewage was collected and conveyed in the same system of pipelines. Normally, during dry weather,
sewage is diverted to the treatment works and is fully treated and discharged. During wet weather, the capacity of
the combined system is exceeded, resulting in discharges of raw sewage to the environment. In Atchison's case,
seven of the CSO's are discharged into White Clay Creek and the Missouri River. The discharge of raw sewage to
the environment poses a serious public health risk as portions of White Clay Creek are classified as an accessible
urban stream. The Missouri River serves as a drinking water supply for the downstream communities of
Leavenworth and Kansas City.
Deicers $3,700,000
Global Ground Support
KS Olathe
This program would allow the Air Force to procure a total of 10 GL1800 and two ER2875 Truck Mounted Aircraft
Deicers. The President's Budget provides $3 million for 5 deicers, a significant shortfall to the requirement of 173.
The USAF is in process of replacing older systems in order to comply with FAA guidelines and to meet the Air
Force's Deicing Pollution Prevention Technology Roadmap. Replacement requirements are based on excessive
maintainability and sustainability of older systems as well as increased performance of the newer systems.
Wichita Area Drainage Master Study $450,000
City of Wichita
KS Wichita
Development of a Wichita Area Drainage Master Plan will ensure the economic well being of the Wichita area by
providing a comprehensive plan for addressing drainage issues. Such a plan will define flood prone areas in greater
detail, suggest ways to prevent or reduce flooding, provide guidance for floodplain management, and suggest
methods to maintain or improve water quality within major channel reaches. This will allow agencies in the
Wichita region to identify and adequately address flood prone areas in a comprehensive manner, and ensure that
all communities are informed of the situation and contribute to the solutions.
Armed Forces Health and Food Supply Research $4,000,000
KS Manhattan
This project allows KSU to conduct threat and vulnerability analysis of foreign disease agents and food processing
and handling systems in a biocontainment laboratory using foreign animal, plant, and zoonotic disease and
chemical threat agents. The initiative enhances the U.S. military's ability to utilize intelligence successfully to
counter and respond effectively to the adverse outcomes resulting from natural exposure to or the deliberate use
of serious infectious disease and toxin agents affecting humans, animals or plants.
The Greenwood Hotel $400,000
Greenwood Preservation Society:
KS Eureka
The Greenwood Hotel is located in Eureka, Kansas. Eureka sits in the center of Greenwood County, the fourth
largest land mass county in the State of Kansas. Since 1883, the Greenwood Hotel has served three major groups 1)
Cattlemen, 2) Oilmen and 3) Travelers. The Greenwood Hotel is a tangible piece of history for those who live in the
area and those traveling through. 1) Cattlemen â€“ There was a time when over $1 billion dollars worth of cattle
traded hands in the lobby of the Greenwood Hotel. It is also a fact that these very powerful cattlemen, who made
the Greenwood Hotel their home away from home, were responsible for bringing the Missouri Pacific Railroad to
Eureka. 2) Oilmen â€“ Oil shaped the Flint Hills and the world socially and economically in the â€™20s and â€™30s.
This is when Heavyweight World Champion Jess Willard came to stay at the hotel to oversee his investments. 3)
Through the years, travelers came by stage, train, automobile and bus to stay in elegant accommodations offered
at the Greenwood. One of these travelers was world renowned economist, Roger Babson, who dubbed the area as
the â€œmagic circleâ€ and started a small college in Eureka. RestoraRon of the Historic Greenwood Hotel
Complex will enhance the quality of experience for users of transportation by creating a destination point in the
southern Flint Hills. Tourists and travelers drawn to the area will have more services. Adding one more site to the
area will further convince travelers to come, stay and spend in the Flint Hills of Kansas. This project will enhance
the experience for travelers by giving them a tangible piece of history. The restored structure will provide them
with a greater understanding of the economic and social basis of the area.
Due to the economic downturn of the oil and cattle industries that occurred within the last three decades,
Greenwood and Elk counties have experienced a steady decline in economic and social prosperity. The result is a
decrease in population and business and a startling increase in the number of children living in poverty. After years
of local citizen apathy, a new generation has become highly involved in positive changes in the community. The
Greenwood Hotel consists of three floors. The first floor, for which restoration is scheduled to be complete in fall
2010, includes a ballroom/meeting room, transportation museum, lobby/meeting area and four independent
Historic retail storefronts. The second floor, for which funding is requested for, and the third floor (future
restoration) are projected to include a combination of housing units and long-term hotel accommodations. The
Greenwood Hotel is a tangible historic centerpiece that will be the key to reinvigorating community pride and
attracting travel and tourism to an economically challenged rural area in the Flint Hills.
Kansas River Basin Comprehensive Study $300,000
KS Kansas River Basin
The Kansas River Basin drains 60,000 square miles in Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado. There are 18 federal
reservoirs in the basin used for multiple purposes. A reconnaissance study will analyze existing data, conduct
coordination with potential sponsors/stakeholders and make determination of federal interest.
KC-135 Structural Teardown $3,000,000
KS
This program will allow WSU's National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) to work with the Air Force to
maintain the structural integrity and airworthiness of the KC-135R aircraft. NIAR will perform large section
extraction, teardown section disassembly, coatings removal, and nondestructive inspection per the developed
C/KC-135 Teardown Analysis Program Protocols. Extending the life of the tanker is critical to the needs of our
military's power projection until a replacement tanker comes online.
Northeast Kansas Regional AFIS $1,000,000
Jefferson County, Kansas Sheriff's Office:
KS Oskaloosa
The project will provide AFIX Tracker technology to law enforcement offices across the region.
C-130 Noise Cancellation System $3,000,000
Global Aviation Technologies
KS Wichita
The C-130 Active Noise Cancellation System (ANCS) is a commercial off-the-shelf product that reduces crew fatigue
and associated hearing loss by greatly reducing noise levels in the C-130 cockpit. ANCS significantly reduces
propeller noise enabling flight crews to sustain performance levels for longer periods, as well as enhancing safety
in the high-density air traffic terminal phase, by permitting more effective crew coordination.
to establish a Ford County Oral Health Coalition $150,000
Community Foundation of Southwest Kansas
KS Dodge City
The goal of this project is to establish an oral health coalition to collaborate with existing agencies to set up a
restorative health clinic. Funds would be used to purchase equipment including dental x-ray, building renovations,
assist with staff recruiting and training in order to meet the dental needs of underserved persons in Ford County.
Advanced High Energy Density Battery Chemistry for Portable Power $3,500,000
EaglePicher Technologies LLC
KS Pittsburg
Recently, EaglePicher developed a new hybrid CFx battery chemistry to address the fundamental weaknesses of
traditional CFx batteries. This project will focus on advancing the new hybrid CFx technology and working to make
it rechargeable. EaglePicher will partner with the Army's Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and
Engineering Center to demonstrate this improved battery system. The hybrid chemistry of Copper Manganese
oxide -CFx is expected to yield significantly longer service life and lower cost to improve the war fighting effort.
The lower heat signature of the new hybrid chemistry will allow higher rate applications compared to standard CFx
batteries.
Homeland Security, Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative $14,250,000
KS Manhattan
Food and agriculture security has been an increasing concern since the terrorist attacks of 9/11. It is widely
assumed that terrorists have focused on the food supply as a possible target. In addition, tightening world grain
stocks have made food security even more important. The diagnostic labs funded under this account, play an
important role in detecting foreign plant and animal diseases, whether naturally occurring or intentionally
introduced. These labs have already had success with Asian Soybean Rust.
Funding will most likely be used for additional training and expansion of the networks. Funding will also be used to
develop and implement education and training programs for agricultural biosecurity in the Biosecurity Research
Institute at Kansas State University.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-Kansas Chapter $114,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society-Kansas Chapter
KS Wichita
Unlike some other cancers, no one knows how to prevent blood cancer and often there is no cure. This program
will deliver a coordinated outreach and intervention initiative to improve the outcomes of those with blood cancer.
Funds will be used to implement the three phases: outreach to increase clinical trial enrollment, training of school
officials to ease a childhood cancer survivors re-entry to school and patient navigation to ensure no patients fall
through the cracks.
USMC UC-12 Replacement Aircraft (UC-12W) $5,000,000
KS Wichita
This program would allow the Marine Corps to procure 1 of the remaining 5 aircraft required to complete the 11
aircraft UC-12 replacement aircraft program. These aircraft fill a wartime requirement for urgent intra-theater
transport of high priority cargo and passengers and is on the Marine Corpsâ€™ Unfunded Priority List.
B-52 Satellite Communications (SATCOM $6,000,000
The Boeing Company
KS Wichita
The B-52 mission is dependent on Ultra High Frequency (UHF) satellite bandwidth for voice and data
communications. Existing UHF satellite infrastructure is nearing the end of its service life and will be replaced with
the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite array. The B-52 communication system must be modified for
compatibility with MUOS satellites to ensure viability of voice and data link capabilities critical to the aircraft's
global strike mission requirements. This project would allow timely re-engineering of the B-52 UHF
communications systems to preserve beyond-line-of-sight voice and data link capability and avoid loss of
communications due to the legacy system's end of service life in 2014.
Aging Military Aircraft Fleet Support $2,000,000
KS Wichita
Most of the aging research being conducted presently is focused on metallic structures. In addition to the ongoing
research in aging metallic structures, this program will permit WSU's National Institute for Aviation Research
(NIAR) to partner with the Navy and investigate the effects of aging on composite structures as well as
composite/metallic hybrid structures. Lessons learned from this research will provide insight into the aging aspects
of other composite aircraft structures and influence the use of advanced materials on new aircraft being proposed
for military service as well as maintenance of the existing fleet.
Drinking Water $1,500,000
KS Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas continues to face increasing costs resulting from the failure of old deteriorating water mains
and related infrastructure. The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) is constantly repairing these lines, at a
cost of over $1 million annually. While the Kansas City BPU is doing what it can to replace these older water mains,
there is simply not enough in the budget to make real progress without raising rates. Total cost of replacing over
180,000 feet of deteriorating water main and provide additional fire protection in these areas is over $20 million.
These lines are concentrated in the northern portion of the city, which also represent some of the region's poorest
neighborhoods. The availability of safe, clean drinking water for all residents and businesses is of course of critical
importance to any community. In addition, ruptured water lines have the potential to create sinkholes that present
a risk to the health and safety those living and working in these areas.
Biosecurity Research for Soldier Food Safety $5,500,000
KS Manhattan
The U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center's Performance Enhancement and Food Safety Team develops
methods and equipment to determine real-time high threat biohazards in soldiersâ€™ foods. Collaborative work
between Natick and KSU is ongoing to validate technologies developed to date and to determine appropriate food
sampling strategies. Future work will focus on detector development, agent characterization and on the integrated
control and database computer infrastructure needed to support detector system arrays.
Civil Air Patrol $4,000,000
Cessna
KS Wichita
The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was founded in December 1941 and chartered by Congress in 1946 to provide emergency
services, cadet training, and aerospace education. The CAP consists of almost 60,000 volunteers serving in all 50
states. The majority of the fleet consists of older generation aircraft that are expensive to maintain and operate.
This program would add to the President's Budget request of $2.4 million and allows the Civil Air Patrol to better
execute their fleet modernization requirements of additional C-172s and C-182s.
NRCS-WFPO: North Black Vermillion Site No. 201: Upper Black Vermillion Watershed Joint $561,000
Upper Black Vermillion Watershed Joint District No. 37, Centralia, Kansas
KS Centralia
The funds would be used for financial and technical assistance for design and construction of North Black
Vermillion Site No. 201 and for flood control/grade stabilization of the dam. Besides flood control, the Upper Black
Vermillion dam will provide grade stabilization, wildlife habitat, water supply and hydrant for local fire districts,
sediment control, and water quality benefits. Also, the Upper Black Vermillion Watershed provides sediment
control benefits above the Federal Tuttle Creek Reservoir. The appropriated funds would be used for design,
environmental assessment and mitigation, construction, quality assurance, and contract administration.
Delaware Watershed Joint District No. 10 in Holton, Kansas $739,600
Elk Creek Site No. 12:
KS Holton
The funds would be used for financial and technical assistance for design and construction of Elk Creek Site No. 11
and for flood control/grade stabilization of the dam. Besides flood control, the Elk Creek Watershed dam will
provide grade stabilization, wildlife habitat, water supply and hydrant for local fire districts, sediment control, and
water quality benefits. The appropriated funds would be used for design, environmental assessment and
mitigation, construction, quality assurance, and contract administration.
: Concordia, KS Flood Control $1,000,000
City of Concordia
KS Concordia
The City of Concordia is located in Northeastern Kansas in Cloud County along Interstate Highway 81. A significant
flood hazard with potential for extreme loss of life and property damage exists due to the deteriorated condition of
an old, earth-fill embankment built in 1913, on an unnamed tributary on the south side of the city. The
embankment on that stream serves as a detention dam during heavy rainfall events, and protects a housing
development immediately downstream and also the business district of the city. This embankment breached as a
result of heavy rainfall in 1950 and flood waters devastated the downtown district. The embankment was not
designed to current engineering standards, and its condition makes the risk of flooding to the housing and business
district immediately downstream unacceptable. Removal of the dam is not an option, because the downtown area
would still be subject to flash flooding and a severe flood threat would remain. The project will develop a plan to
construct a reliable and safe flood protection project in partnership with the city of Concordia. The funds will be
used to complete the feasibility study phase and initiate the design phase.
Fort Hays State University, Department of Informatics $1,100,000
Fort Hays State University
KS Hays
Fort Hays State University's Department of Informatics will use funds to purchase high definition video creation,
editing, and distribution tools to create a unique high definition integration learning environment. It will integrate
this environment into its award winning Media Studies program and will teach students to use high definition
video tools and techniques for media, business, healthcare, law enforcement, education, and government.
University students will build on Fort Hays State University's national lead in media convergence.
John Redmond Reservoir Log Jam Removal $1,000,000
Kansas Water Office:
KS Burlington
Currently there is 2.5 mile long log jam located in the Neosho River at the upper end of John Redmond Reservoir in
Coffey County, KS. The log jam began in the 1970's and has progressively worsened.
Composite Small Main Rotor Blades $2,000,000
Kaman Aerostructures
KS Wichita
This project will replace the main rotor blade on the A/MH-6 Little Bird Helicopter with Composite Small Main
Rotor Blades. This will make the A/MH-6 more survivable in hostile environments, expand the aircraft's flight
envelope and reduce cost required to support the legacy blade, overall affording combat operators greater mission
success.
City of Iola: Iola Levee System and Flood Control $200,000
City of Iola
KS Iola
The City of Iola was affected by a devastating flood on June 29, 2007 and was swamped with as high as 12 feet of
water, covering 30 percent to 40 percent of the city. The flood destroyed a large portion of the city, including the
recreation building and local parks while damaging over 400 homes. Thanks to the efforts of local, state, and
federal governments, these neighborhoods, which were once 12 feet under water, have been rebuilt or relocated.
The levee that protects three sides of Riverside Park (the primary area affected by the flood) held superbly. The
fourth side, however, which is only protected by a former railroad embankment, was the source of the breach.
During the recertification of the area protected by the levee, FEMA informed the City that they must now include
this area within the flood plain on FEMA maps. This decision has had major implications for the vitality of the City
of Iola and its citizens, affecting City property, and a major employer. In order to prevent the area from being in
the flood plain, the fourth side of the area needs to be protected by a levee, connecting to the existing levee.
The Army Corps of Engineer's study will ideally generate a proposal for plans to construct a levee system which will
provide flood protection of public buildings, private homes, recreation parks, and the city's wastewater system.
The city of Iola hopes that with the results of the study, solutions will be executed to prevent future floods and
allow the city to flourish.
City of Tonganoxie: Tonganoxie Business Park $1,000,000
City of Tonganoxie:
KS Tonganoxie
The City of Tonganoxie has taken a proactive approach to fill the need for a large industrial site for development
and future investment by industries and businesses. They have already made a considerable investment by
purchasing a 237 acre parcel for industrial park development and participated in co-funding preliminary
engineering studies with the Leavenworth County Port Authority. The property was acquired based on a realization
that publicly-owned industrial properties were depleting in availability and that most inquiring industries were
seeking parcels larger than what is generally available. The project would support development of a business park,
which will bring new capital construction, economic activity, creation of jobs, enhancement of the tax base, and
encouragement of new housing and retail development to the region.
ACOE-Tulsa, OK: Lower Arkansas River Ecosystem Restoration $100,000
ACOE-Tulsa, OK
KS Lower Arkansas River of Southwest Kansas
Water availability in western Kansas is a significant issue for local water supplies, agriculture production, and
economic development. For its planning purposes, the state of Kansas needs the Army Corps of Engineers to
conduct an ecosystem restoration and flood damage reduction study along the Arkansas River between Great
Bend, Kansas, and the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. The Arkansas River Basin experiences widespread flooding and
ecosystem degradation along the riparian corridor.
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri: Turkey Creek Basin $12,000,000
KS Turkey Creek Basin, Kansas and Missouri
Turkey Creek drains a 23-mile urbanized basin flowing through Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. The
creek dumps into the Kansas River through a 1,400 foot tunnel. The basin extends into heavily-developed
commercial areas of Kansas City, Missouri. Severe and frequent flooding is experienced along the Southwest Blvd
area and in the Central Industrial District (CID) in KCK and KCMO. A dual flood threat exists which consists of
Turkey Creek over bank flow from the upper basin, and also heavy runoff from hillsides above Southwest Blvd.
When flooding exceeds the 10-year event, CID in KCMO experiences damaging floods. Heavily damaging and life
threatening floods were experienced in 1977, 1993, and 1998. The flood damage reduction project consists of
approximately two miles of urban channel modification to protect from flooding up to the 100-year event and four
large diversion pipelines to intercept flooding from sources above Southwest Blvd within the KC-metro area.
Funding would provide for continued work on new Railroad bridges, channel improvements, design on stormwater
interceptors, a levee to provide flood risk management in the area, and design work on the final channel
modifications. Periodic flooding within the lower two miles of Turkey Creek Basin impacts a significant industrial
and commercial corridor along SW Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri.
City of Dodge City: Wasterwater $1,000,000
City of Dodge City
KS Dodge City
To fund a water reclamation facility, wastewater conveyance system facilities, and water reuse distribution system
to meet both immediate wastewater treatment needs and future needs for the community. The proposed
wastewater reclamation facility will be designed to treat flow from areas of town located north of a ridge in the
northern portion of the city, including those areas currently being pumped into the existing conveyance system
and new development that occurs within the north service area. Flow from the southern portion of the city will
continue to be treated at the existing wastewater facility. Infrastructure of this type is a critical element of
continued economic development. Dodge City and its residents will benefit for many years with the construction of
this water reclamation facility and the associated conveyance; providing capacity for increased residential,
commercial, and industrial growth.
Contaminated Human Remains Pouch $3,000,000
Nanoscale Corporation
KS Manhattan
The transport of contaminated human remains is important in both combat and humanitarian military actions.
However, the current technology has remained largely unchanged for decades. Handlers of contaminated and
potentially contaminated human remains face significant biological and chemical threats. During a recent US Army
sponsored research program, NanoScale and its partner designed and manufactured an Enhanced Contaminated
Human Remains Pouch (ECHRP), which decontaminates itself, allowing not only for safe transport, but the ability
to handles remains once a destination is reached. This phase of the program will take the ECHRP to a field
approved item.
Supplemental and Alternative Crops: National Canola Research Program (NCRP) $1,000,000
KS Manhattan
The NCRP is a nationally coordinated and administered research program through CSREESâ€™ Supplemental and
Alternative Crops account which is authorized to be funded under Title 7 U.S.C. 3319d. The NCRP is designed to
meet the sustainable and emerging needs of the canola industry in the U.S. and ensures the greatest possible
cooperation and interaction between participating universities and private sector sponsors on a state, regional and
national basis. On a competitive basis, the NCRP addresses canola priorities including plant physiology,
entomology, agronomic testing, rotation practices, weed control, and breeding needs.
The NCRP has greatly contributed to the stable canola acreage that has been established in the Northern Plains,
with 1 to 1.5 million acres being planted there annually this decade. Other regions â€“ the Southern Great Plains
and the Pacific Northwest in particular as well as the Mid-South, Southeast, and Midwest â€“ show promise for
significant plantings. For instance, the Southern Great Plains has planted up to 60,000 acres in recent years and
winter canola could become a major alternative rotational crop in this traditionally monoculture wheat region.
Taken together, these regions could add several million acres more to U. S. plantings of canola in the coming years.
The research conducted by the NCRP has been instrumental in all of these developments.
Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (KCBPU): New Smart Grid Communications System $500,000
KS Kansas City
KCBPU presently owns and operates a pilot Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system that consists of
approximately 4,000 electric and 1,500 water smart meters. The Utility began testing AMI technology in 2005. The
pilot system was installed to collect load profile data to be used in a cost-of-service study. KCBPU also intended to
use the AMI data to study the benefits of demand response programs designed to reduce energy demand and
curve greenhouse gases. The pilot AMI system collects daily reads for residential, commercial, and industrial
customersâ€™ accounts and represents a key investment in Smart Grid technologies. They would like to expand
the pilot AMI system to cover all 70,000 accounts, but it lacks the funding needed to finance the entire program.
The funds would be used to pay for a wireless communications network that will transport meter data commands
to and from customers in their community. Additionally, funding would help to address the interoperability issues
needed to ensure back office AMI system integration. KCBPU is also seeking to use the communications system to
introduce distribution automation programs (such as capacitor controls, device monitoring, mobile applications,
and intelligent switching) to reduce operating costs and improve system performance.
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri: Upper Turkey Creek Watershed $250,000
KS Wyandotte, & Johnson Counties
The feasibility study will evaluate the structural and nonstructural measures to address the flood threat. Turkey
Creek habitat is significantly degraded and water quality is a serious problem. The study will evaluate stream and
wetland habitat restoration measures that will also help reduce flood peaks and contribute to bank stability and
water quality improvement.
Wichita, Kansas Police Department: In-Car Cameras for Police Vehicles $1,000,000
Kansas Police Departmen
KS Wichita
Funds will be used to create a new system to support over 175 mobile units at 5 separate geographical locations.
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri: Salina, Kansas Levee Project $100,000
KS Salina
A significant flood hazard with a high potential for loss of life and property damage exists in Salina, KS on the
confluence of the Smoky Hill River with Mulberry and Dry Creeks, just upstream from where the Smoky Hill
combines with the Saline River. The levee unit is comprised of 17.1 miles of levee, as well as modified channels, 23
drainage structures, and closure structures. Severe flooding in 2007 caused severe bank erosion damage.
Observations after the flood event indicate that the existing levee and channel project may have a systemic
problem of channel degradation. If left unchecked, channel degradation could destabilize the levee and cause
failure during a flood event. Funding would be for a reconnaissance study to determine the nature and extent of
the problems and modification of the levee system.
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri: Missouri River Levee System, L-455 and R-460-471, KS and MO $400,000
KS Missouri River near St. Joseph, Missouri and surrounding tributaries including Doniphan County,
Unit R 460-471 of the levee system failed in the flood of 1993. Subsequent hydraulic analyses indicated that it
would no long provide protection from the 1 percent (100 year) flood. Decertification of the R 460-471 unit
resulted in a rezoning process whereby the area behind the levee will undergo increasingly severe restrictions. The
recommended plan will raise the R 460-471 an average of almost 3 feet to pass the 100-year flood with 90 percent
reliability, and raise low areas of L-435 as needed to accommodate the hydraulic effects of raising R 460-471. Funds
will be used to continue the design analyses and calculations leading to the development of levee raise plans and
specifications for construction.
Citiy of Salina: Salina Bulk Solids Technology Center $922,050
City of Salina
KS Salina
Funds will be used to create a center building upon the cluster of bulk solid industries in the region.
Superior Weapons Systems through Casting $2,500,000
Bradken Atchison Steel Castings and Machining
KS Atchison
Superior Weapons Systems Through Castings allows the Army to procure higher performance, lighter weight parts
for both legacy and new weapons systems by providing rapid, cost-effective solutions in the procurement of high-
quality critical castings used in legacy systems in ongoing operations worldwide. This program will develop
materials more suitable for service conditions; enhance the processes and geometries of certain critical parts;
improve the casting industry's predictive tools; and redesign existing components to capture the advantages of
castings. As a result, this program will ensure more rapid availability of parts for assembling prototypes, as well as
spare and replacement parts for fielded units.
Brown vs. Board of Education Foundation for the Cooperative Agreement with the Brown v $300,000
Brown vs. Board of Education Foundation
KS Topeka
Funding will be used to fulfill the parameters of the Cooperative Agreement between the Brown v. Board
Foundation and the National Park Service. Funding will support the partnership which develops plans, training
modalities, educational exhibits and activities, as well as interpretive programming to meet the NPS mandate
establishing cooperative relationships to enhance park operations for the education and heritage of the American
people.
Neosho County Community College, Center for Sustainable Energy $600,000
Neosho County Community College
KS Chanute
Neosho County Community College and the Center for Sustainable Energy proposes to become the educational
institution in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri engaged in the hands-on training, and education of energy
management technicians, and sustainable energy system installers. Students in the Center will learn to analyze
energy production and consumption, recommend appropriate improvements to increase efficiencies, learn
construction methods utilizing sustainable energy in every aspect of residential and commercial construction, and
specialize in energy system installation. As America moves to become ever more energy independent, residential
and commercial contractors are seeking men and women who understand the evolving field and industry of
sustainable energy management, energy conservation, and its application to the "green" industry.
Accelerated Insertion of Advanced Materials and Certification for Military Aircraft Structur $3,500,000
KS Wichita
Unlike structures that use metallic materials in the manufacturing process, the material properties of a composite
are manufactured into the structure as part of the fabrication process. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that
critical parameters pertaining to composite materials and their production processes are identified to facilitate
adherence to standards in the final engineered part. Presently, each original equipment manufacturer is
responsible for this assurance, creating â€œcustomizedâ€, nonstandard procedures for quality and safety
assurance. This program will provide a breakthrough in technology integration and achieve significant cost and
cycle-time reductions in new material insertion through (a) data-sharing among multiple users, (b) statistical
continuity from one length-scale to another and (c) reduced testing via increased capability and use of
numerical/analytical simulation tools. Anticipated benefits include reductions in nonrecurring and recurring
program qualification costs and introduction of multiple sources of new advanced material forms.
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri: Brush Creek Watershed, KS and MO $200,000
KS Johnson County
Brush Creek has had several severe flooding events, including 1998, which resulted in seven fatalities and millions
of dollars in damages. The feasibility study will examine a full range of structural and nonstructural measures to
reduce recurring flood damages in the Brush Creek Basin. Increasing urbanization is the significant threat to the
level of flood protection, natural resources, and water quality in the basin. A comprehensive, bi-state watershed
study is needed to bring agencies and communities together in the common goal of flood protection, resource
conservation, and sustainable economic development.
Kansas City's Levees, Kansas and Missouri Flood Risk Management Construction Project (Se $1,000,000
KS Kansas and Missouri Fairfax Drainage District of Wyandotte County, Kansas
The existing Kansas City, Missouri, and Kansas Levee Project consists of seven levee units including 60 miles of
levees and floodwalls along both banks of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. The
levee system protects about 32 square miles of urban industrial, commercial, and residential areas.
Funds would be utilized for construction of underseepage corrections to the North Kansas City levee system,
design of the reinforcement required for the Fairfax BPU Unit floodwall, and design of the Kaw Valley District's
Jersey Creek sheet pile wall.
The entire system of seven levee units withstood the Flood of 1993, but some elements of the system were
seriously challenged as the flood crest reached near overtopping levels for at least one location. This flood
experience raised a concern that the levees may provide less than the level of protection for which they were
designed. Following the Flood of 1993 both KCK and KCMO wrote letters to the Kansas City District Corps of
Engineers expressing concern for the adequacy of parts of the flood damage reduction system.
Johnson County Community College: Solar Parking Canopies and Plug-in Electric Stations $400,000
KS Overland Park
Johnson County Community College (JCCC) is requesting funding to turn its campus parking areas into an asset-rich
environment by transforming a portion of its parking capacity into a teaching and learning facility. The project
consists of installing 31 elevated solar panel canopies in its parking lots, along with 3 plug-in electric stations for
plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. These solar panel canopies are compromised of photovoltaic cells that make use of
renewable energy from the sun. They are a clean and environmentally sound means of collecting solar energy. The
JCCC solar panel canopies will serve as a demonstration project for the growing, high-demand solar energy field; a
field that will employ an increasing number of Kansas residents in the future. Additionally, the canopies will serve
as sun shields for automobiles as students will be able to park underneath
Special Research Grants: Wheat Genetic and Genomic Resources Center $1,250,000
KS Manhattan
Funding will be used for additional research and equipment.
The Wheat Genetic and Genomic Resources Center (WGGRC) is a pioneering center without walls serving the
world's wheat research community to ensure the free availability of germ plasm, genetic and genomic resources,
and knowledge for sustainable and profitable wheat crop production.
This research has been and will continue to be essential to developing further disease resistance and to increasing
yields â€“ both of which are essential as global wheat stocks continue to tighten.
USD 443 Board of Education for wireless networks (WLANs) and related communications in $215,000
USD 443
KS Dodge City
Mobility is changing the way schools operate. USD 443 feels that implementing an enterprise-class, secure wireless
infrastructure into the school district's current robust computing environment is the fastest, most secure method
available for putting new technology directly into the classroom for students and teachers. Funds would be used to
create more WLANs in the school district, since wireless technologies makes expansion virtually limitless. The
increasing need for anytime connectivity is creating new challenges for today's schools, which must respond to the
growing demand for WLANs in an era of tight budgets and reduced resources.
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri: Osawatomie, Kansas Levee Project $100,000
KS Osawatomie
A significant flood hazard with a high potential for loss of life and property damage exists in Osawatomie, KS on the
confluence of the Marais de Cygnes River and Pottawatomie Creek. The levee unit is comprised of 4.8 miles of
levee, as well as modified channel, drainage, and closure structures. Severe flooding in 2007 overtopped the levee
system causing million of dollars in damages in a large area of the City. There is reason to believe that the levee
may not provide the authorized level of protection and there is a need for ACOE to investigate for modification.
The project will fund a reconnaissance investigation to determine if there is a problem and how to best modify the
levee system in partnership with the City of Osawatomie.
National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), Wichita State University: National Center f $1,500,000
KS Wichita
Funds will be used for additional research and development purposes that will help to expand and advance the
aviation industry in the United States. This research is increasingly important as composites take on a greater role
in aircraft construction.
Special Research Grants;Grain Sorghum: Kansas State University $1,250,000
KS Manhattan
These funds will support the continued effort to enhance the overall productivity and value of U.S. sorghum and
improve its value as a food, feed and bio-energy crop. Kansas State University initiated the Center for Sorghum
Improvement in 2001. The Center's coordinated interdisciplinary research efforts have led to the development of
sorghum germ-plasm and parent lines with improved stalk quality, grain yield potential and drought tolerance. In
2006, these efforts were expanded to a regional scale with the development of the Great Plains Sorghum
Improvement and Utilization Center (GPSIUC). The GPSIUC extends the interdisciplinary concept to include K-State,
Texas Tech University, and Texas A&M University, integrating the combined expertise and resources of these
three universities. The focus of the center is on genetic improvement, production systems to enhance water and
nutrient use, innovative strategies to provide improved weed control, utilization of sorghum in human food
products, animal feed, and as a bio-energy and industrial feedstock, plus marketing, and policy analysis in support
of the US sorghum industry. Increased funding for FY11 will permit GPSIUC to expand existing research and
education programs, particularly in genetic improvement and sorghum utilization. Sorghum is one of the most
drought tolerant crops in the world, offering many potential advantages as a food, feed and bioenergy crop, and
could be a key to sustaining viable rural economies in the Great Plains. The wide diversity of sorghum types (sweet,
forage, silage, grain) offer tremendous potential for many uses, but need to be evaluated and have varieties
developed for important food, feed and industrial uses. The absence of gluten in sorghum grain offers huge
opportunities for the development of new food products aimed at the population suffering from gluten
intolerance. Systems for production, harvesting, transportation, and storage of sorghum products, feedstocks, and
co-products have to be developed to meet the needs of the bioenergy industry, while optimizing the use of our
natural resources and protecting the environment. Expanded research on genetic improvement, production and
usage will result in new technologies and information to increase grain and forage sorghum production and
processing efficiencies, reduce costs through the production and processing chain, and improve the U.S. sorghum
industry's global competitiveness.
Middle Creek Watershed Joint District No. 62 $1,731,500
Middle Creek Site No. 11
KS Lincolnville
The funds would be used for financial and technical assistance for design and construction of Middle Creek Site No.
11 and for flood control/grade stabilization of the dam. Besides flood control, the Middle Creek Watershed dam
will provide grade stabilization, wildlife habitat, water supply and hydrant for local fire districts, sediment control,
and water quality benefits. The appropriated funds would be used for design, environmental assessment and
mitigation, construction, quality assurance, and contract administration.
ACOE-Kansas City, Missouri: Topeka, Kansas Local Flood Protection Project $500,000
KS Topeka
The Topeka levee system includes more than 40 miles of levees protecting more than $1 billion in residential,
commercial, industrial, public utilities, and transportation investments. The levee system does not provide the
authorized level of protection to the City. The feasibility study, completed in December 2008, recommends
improvements to the levee system in a comprehensive and cost-effective project to restore an acceptable level of
reliability to the levee system and increased flood protection for the City. The funds will be used to advance the
design phase.
City of Great Bend: Wastewater $990,000
KS Great Bend
The City of Great Bend currently operates a sanitary sewer collection system that consists of approximately 90
miles of sewer pipe, 1,500 manhole structures, and 22 lift stations that convey wastewater to an existing
wastewater treatment in the City. Portions of the existing sanitary sewer collection system that collect wastewater
from the oldest portions of the City are in excess of 100 years old. A number of existing concrete sewer pipes
within the City's sanitary sewer collection system have been found to exhibit a high level of deterioration that
threatens the structural integrity and safety of the individual pipes. The City has already begun the process of
replacing these existing deteriorated concrete sewer pipes. A master plan of the entire 40,000 linear feet of the
concrete sewer pipe has been completed. In May of 2008, during heavy rains, flooding, and the water table rising,
the City experienced several failures in the sanitary sewer collection system causing the City to undertake
emergency repairs on a portion of 40,000 linear feet of concrete sewer pipe. The cost of emergency repairs
amounted to over $1,000,000. The master plan mentioned above includes Phases 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, and 3. The
engineering design of Phases 1a, and 1b as well as the construction of Phase 1a have been completed.
Construction of Phase 1b is currently underway and is scheduled for completion by July 2010. In addition, the
engineering design of Phases 2a and 2b are currently underway and nearing completion (estimated by mid April
2010 and funded through local sources). The requested funding is for construction for Phases 2a, 2b. These sanitary
sewer lines are scattered throughout the City's sanitary sewer collection system, but are mostly located in the
older portions of the City. In many cases, these sanitary sewer line segments are located in the low to moderate
income areas within the community. The condition of these sanitary sewer lines have reached drastic enough
conditions that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) through a compliance inspection for the
City's Kansas Water Pollution Control Permit and Authorization to Discharge has identified these sanitary sewer
lines as needing immediate repair or replacement.
University of Kansas Cancer Center $2,000,000
KS Lawrence
To achieve the goal of National Cancer Institute designation, the University of Kansas Cancer Center must attract
19 new basic, translational, and clinical cancer researchers by 2011. These scholar recruits will only come to the
University of Kansas Cancer Center if state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment are available on the
Medical Center campus in Kansas City and the Drug Discovery campus in Lawrence. The funds will go towards
cancer research equipment in order to expand the KC Cancer Center and proceed towards mission of the center
becoming a National Cancer Institute designee.
City of Topeka: Shunganunga Creek Flood Remediation $100,000
City of Topeka
KS Topeka
FEMA has recently completed a flood map revision study and they are scheduled to finalize the flood map revisions
in 2010. Once finalized, it is anticipated that 3,184 parcels of property in Topeka/Shawnee County will be added to
the 100 year flood plain and will be required to purchase flood insurance. The majority of the property is located
adjacent to the Shunganunga Creek and South Shunganunga Creek drainage basins. Federal funds would be used
to help begin mitigation of future flooding along the Shunganunga Creek and South Shunganunga Creek drainage
basins through infrastructure improvements to help reduce the possibility of a flood event such as was
experienced in Topeka in May 2007. The City of Topeka has developed a two prong approach to best evaluate the
way forward to prevent future flooding. The first part of the study has identified the watersheds runoff rates that
contribute to and are part of the creek and drainage basins. The second phase, which the requested funds would
be utilized for, would focus on identifying the most efficient ways to address the flood risks.
Kansas State University: Electric Power Grid Integrity and Security $750,000
KS Manhattan
According to the American Wind Energy Association, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota
are all in the top 10 of US states for wind potential capacity. Additionally all of these states are on the westernmost
edge of the US Eastern Interconnection. However, the observability of the grid in these areas is low as there are
only nine phasor measurement units installed in all these states with six of the nine within Oklahoma. With the
increase in wind capacity and new transmission lines being built, it will be even more important to have PMUs
within the system to meter the current status to help maintain the reliability and stability of the power system.
Funds would be used to develop system level studies for design, analysis and operation of the electric power
system in the Midwest considering additional penetration of wind energy. These studies would look at the system
level analysis of how various wind energy plants would interact with each other and the rest of act components
that drive the power grid. Additionally investigations would identify the optimal locations for PMUs to allow for
maximum observability of the system. This enables analysis and warning when the system is at risk, which could
allow remedial actions to help prevent cascading outages.
ACOE-Tulsa, OK: Upper Arkansas River Ecosystem Restoration $100,000
ACOE-Tulsa, OK:
KS Upper Arkansas River of Western Kansas
Water availability in western Kansas is a significant issue for local water supplies, agriculture production, and
economic development. For its planning purposes, the state of Kansas needs the Army Corps of Engineers to
conduct an ecosystem restoration study related to water issues along the Arkansas River from the
Kansas/Colorado border to Great Bend, Kansas (approximately 200 miles). The study is needed to determine
opportunities for stream rehabilitation that would improve stream flow conveyance, minimize river water quality
impacts related to groundwater reductions, obstructions and water consumption by salt cedar and other invasive
species, and reduce flood problems.
City of Iola: City of Iola Program for At-Risk Youth $110,000
City of Iola
KS Iola
Funds will be used to establish a program for 24 to 28 at-risk Pre-K students
Laser Peening for Friction Stir Welded Aerospace Structures $2,000,000
Wichita State University and Curtiss Wright Metal Improvement Company
KS Wichita
This program is aimed at deploying advanced aircraft manufacturing of large and cost-effective panel and load
structures through the deployment of Friction Stir Welding and Laser Peening. The project will allow Wichita State
University and Curtiss-Wright to work together to document the effectiveness of laser peening in reducing fatigue
crack growth rates of Friction Stir Welds in aerospace alloys. The initiative will also develop standards for applying
laser peening in metal airframe structures, and analyze potential cost and production benefits derived from laser
peening technology. The laser peening technology has greatly improved the fatigue resistance of the engines
blades of hundreds of military and commercial aircraft.
Kansas Regional Community Policing Institute at Wichita State University $650,000
KS Wichita
Funds will be used for research and development purposes along with providing training both on-site and through
distance learning throughout the state to ensure agencies learn about crimes, new practices, emerging issues, and
techniques to help keep their communities safe.
City of Wichita: Dry Creek Overflow Drainage Study and Mitigation $350,000
City of Wichita
KS Wichita
The proposed project would reduce or eliminate flooding overflows from Dry Creek into the Calfskin Creek in west
Wichita that would result in the protection of 25 structures in the 10-year flood; 72 structures in the 50-year flood;
90 structures in the 100-year flood; and 140 structures in the 500-year flood. The City of Wichita has regulated new
development in the Calfskin Creek basin, based on 1986 and the current 2007 FEMA flood maps. The City
discovered inaccuracies in the 1986 maps because of the significant over flows from Dry Creek into the Calfskin
Creek during the 1998 â€œHalloween Floodâ€ in west Wichita. In September 2008, another flood event again
caused major damage to over a hundred homes within the Calfskin Creek basin. The funding would be used to
complete the final engineering design and necessary permitting, along with beginning construction of a large
regional detention facility to reduce flood elevations to the levels that were listed on the 1986 FEMA flood
insurance rate study.
ACOE-Tulsa, OK: Sedgwick, KS Little Arkansas River Watershed $90,000
ACOE-Tulsa, OK
KS Sedgwick, Kansas and Harvey County, Kansas
The City of Sedgwick lies adjacent to the confluence of the Little Arkansas River and its tributaries, Emma and Sand
Creeks. Funds would be used to initiate and complete a feasibility study to identify measures (structural and non-
structural) and formulate alternative plans for flood risk management and environmental restoration.
Portable Military Radio Communications Test Set $2,000,000
Aeroflex
KS Wichita
This program combines the features of a bench top radio test set into a lightweight (8.5 pounds), rugged, portable
and rechargeable platform. This hand held device allows technicians to perform maintenance checks of radio
systems and perform diagnostics or troubleshooting of faulty systems at Field Level. With the additional capability
to perform quick testing of antennas and cables, this test set provides the most complete in-vehicle test solution
available. As a result, it reduces the number of radios incorrectly removed from vehicles. Currently, the Marine
Corps own about 1,100 units and need roughly 1,500 for deployment
Total for Roberts, Pat (R-KS) $172,906,563
Total for KS $2,748,738,588

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Member of Congress Brownback, Sam (R-KS)

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