The South Central Kansas Economic Development District, Inc. (SCKEDD) is a Kansas non-profit corporation, an Economic Development District (EDD) and a Certified Development Company (CDC). SCKEDD's designation as an EDD is from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the CDC designation is from the Small Business Administration (SBA). SCKEDD's service area covers 14 member counties including Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Marion, McPherson, Reno, Rice, Sedgwick, and Sumner counties.

The resources available through SCKEDD consist of numerous loan programs under SCKEDD's decision-making supervision, as well as loan programs with which we work but do not make the final lending decision. SCKEDD works with other development groups throughout the District to help new and existing businesses. Our resources also reach out to programs that assist our cities and counties with community improvement, housing, and urgent need. SCKEDD has grants to assist low income persons in making their homes more energy efficient.

The right program for loan assistance depends on the size of the loan request, use of proceeds and other qualifying factors. Descriptions of the programs available through SCKEDD are located in the directory. You may contact the SCKEDD office to discuss specific information about your project with one of our development coordinators.