CARES Act University Center Supplemental Disaster Recovery and Resiliency Award

This funding supplements the KU University Center: KU for KS project. These activities respond to the coronavirus pandemic and provide paths to recovery and resilience that include a significant re-employment initiative for a statewide economic infrastructure project. Specifically, this work includes 1) a study of broadband access in Kansas, 2) assistance to state and local governments with economic strategic planning, and 3) access to information about the effects of the pandemic on the economy through an online resource library and the Kansas Economic Policy Conference.

EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance

Principal Investigator

Wally Meyer, associate researcher

Co-Principal Investigator

Genna M. Hurd, associate researcher

Project Dates

July 2020 – December 2022


Funding Agency 


IPSR Research Center