Wichita Standard

The US Economic Development Administration awarded Wichita State University a grant worth $4,000,000 to help fund a project in Sedgwick County.

The grant was awarded on March 22, 2019. The EDA describes the grant as follows:

"This EDA investment supports the purchase of necessary advanced manufacturing equipment in an Opportunity Zone in Wichita, KS. Wichita State University is supporting the local and regional industry which specializes in aircraft and transportation advanced manufacturing by supplying the Automated Technology Laboratory for Advanced Structures (ATLAS) with necessary materials to further research and development. The new resources will address the region's demand for more high-skilled workers, which will result in the creation and retention of jobs."