Hiawatha Foundation for Economic Development

10/23/2026

Tucked in the majestic rolling hills of Northeast Kansas, The Country Cabin Restaurant and Lodging is located a few miles northwest of Hiawatha. This midwestern oasis offers delicious food, spectacular scenery, and cozy cabin lodging. Perfect for a roma...

10/23/2026

Another local grant opportunity!

Six years ago, some of your neighbors made a gift for people they might never meet.

They gave to the Community Grants Endowment at HCF.....not for one project or one moment, but for the future of the place we all call home.

Those gifts were invested. They grew. And they will continue giving back to this community year after year.

Now, for the first time, that generosity is returning to the community through four grants of $2,000 each.

What could $2,000 make possible? We can't wait to see!

Applications will be accepted from October 23 through November 22.

For this first round, applicants must have a fund held at HCF. Projects must benefit Hiawatha, Robinson, Morrill, Reserve, Hamlin or Fairview.
Learn more and apply: hiawathacf.org/grants.cfm

To the donors who envisioned the future and invested in it: thank you.
Your gift belongs to this community.....forever.
And this is only the beginning.

10/23/2026

🩵 WE’RE EXPANDING! 🩵

We’re excited to announce our NEW office location at 608 Vermont St. in Elwood, Kansas 🎉

Our new Elwood office provides mental health therapy for children, teens, and adults, including play therapy for younger children.

✨ Traci and Roxanne are accepting new clients! ✨
📍 608 Vermont St., Elwood, KS 66024
📞 785-740-4647
💻 www.therapyhorizon.com

We’re excited to grow alongside our community and bring more opportunities for healing and connection to Doniphan County!

10/20/2026

Thinking about sprucing up your storefront? HFED has one more $2,500 Facade Improvement Grant available for a Brown County business!

Email [email protected] to request an application.

10/20/2026

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⚖️ Kansas attorneys — this opportunity is for you!

The Kansas Department of Commerce has launched the Attorney Recruitment and Retention Incentive for Vibrant Economies (ARRIVE)program to help recruit and retain attorneys in rural Kansas communities.

ARRIVE offers up to $20,000 per year for up to five years in student loan repayment assistance to eligible attorneys who live and practice law in rural Kansas.

Who may be eligible?
- Kansas-licensed attorneys in good standing
- Attorneys with outstanding student loan debt
- Attorneys currently practicing in rural Kansas or interested in relocating to a rural community

All Kansas counties are eligible except Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee and Wyandotte.

📅 Applications are open now through November 20, 2026, at 5:00 PM!

💻 Want to learn more?

Join our informational webinar on Thursday, October 22, at 3:00 PM to learn about program requirements and the application process.

👉 Webinar registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w0awJgS9Qrq9JA1UF8pZXQ

Have questions while completing your application? Virtual office hours will be held Thursdays at 4:00 PM beginning October 29.

👉 Office hours registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2paTbIF_SZ2BwG3yS20iwQ

📢 Learn more and apply:https://www.kansascommerce.gov/program/attorney-recruitment-and-retention-incentive-for-vibrant-economies-arrive-grant-program/

Practice law. Build a career. Strengthen rural Kansas.

05/22/2026

Today’s the day!

If you’ve ever wanted to directly impact the look and feel of Hiawatha and Brown County, this is your chance.

With your support during Match Day, HFED can continue helping local businesses improve and restore their storefronts through our Facade Improvement Grant Program.

We already have another local business on the waitlist, ready to move forward with their improvements as soon as funding is available for the next $2,500 grant.

Our goal is to raise enough to fund 3 more grants and continue building pride and investment in our community.

Every donation makes a difference, no matter the amount. Please consider a gift to HFED at this weekend's Match Day event or at https://www.givebacktomoveforward.com/nonprofits/Hiawatha-Foundation-for-Economic-Development

See below for how this grant helped Next Generation Financial Advisors and Carl's Body Shop improve the fronts of their buildings! A 3rd project is underway at Edward Jones Investments - Brad Edwards.

05/21/2026

When you donate to HFED on Hiawatha Community Foundation's Match Day, your donation directly funds HFED’s Facade Improvement Grant Program — the only funding source for these grants.

The program offers $2500 in assistance to qualifying local businesses for exterior storefront improvements that help revitalize the community and preserve buildings, encourage reinvestment, increase foot traffic for businesses, improve curb appeal, and strengthen the overall look and feel of our community.

Last year, we were proud to award grants to 3 local businesses thanks entirely to donations from Match Day. Help us be able to award 3 more!

We invite you to consider making a donation to HFED during the Match Day event or online to help us continue investing in Hiawatha and Brown County, one project at a time.

04/30/2026

We were honored to have Maren Lagaly from the Office of Rural Prosperity at Kansas Department of Commerce stop by the HFED office last week to officially present us with a $25,000 check for the SEED Grant.

We are excited to accept this grant on behalf of Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging to be used to provide tables and booths for its new cafe which is set to open at its new facility in a few months!

04/13/2026

***Shared from the City of Hiawatha's page***

Join us to learn more about the Villas of Beautiful Maples Duplex Project near Bruning Park in Hiawatha.

➡️ Have questions about the project? Submit your questions now: https://forms.gle/btVLY3h5g9Q9gwsz6

We encourage respectful, constructive questions in advance via the link so we can provide the most helpful information possible.

To make the meeting as productive as possible, questions submitted through this form will be given priority in the meeting. This ensures we can provide complete, accurate answers to the topics the community cares most about. There will aslo be time for questions after all pre-submitted questions have been answered.

⏰ The form closes at Noon on Friday to allow time to review and compile complete answers.

Leaders from the City of Hiawatha, HFED, and the developer of the project will be present to walk through the project and answer questions.

We encourage you to attend to be part of the conversation.