By KHI NEWS SERVICE
The Kansas Health Foundation has awarded more than $750,000 in grants for 41 projects across the state aimed at improving Kansans’ health.
The Wichita-based foundation, which also is the major source of funding for the Kansas Health Institute, gives up to $2 million a year in “recognition grants.” The competitive awards are made twice a year. Application deadlines for the two grant cycles are March 15 and Sept. 15. Any tax-exempt, nonprofit organization that meets the foundation’s guidelines is eligible to apply.
Recipients of awards in fall 2014 are:
• Aging Services Transformation Alliance (ASTRA), $24,342
• American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest, $25,000
• Argentine Neighborhood Development Association, $25,000
• Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City, $25,000
• Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence, $25,000
• Boys and Girls Club of Manhattan, $18,000
• Church of the Savior, $13,842
• City of Topeka Municipal Court, $25,000
• CLASS LTD, $10,454
• Communities in Schools of Wichita/Sedgwick County, $22,411
• Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties, $22,384
• Court Appointed Special Advocates: A Voice for Children, $10,000
• Douglas County, $15,000
• Family Service and Guidance Center of Topeka, $11,441
• First Care Clinic of Ellis County, $3,696
• First Call for Help, $15,000
• Girls on the Run of the Flint Hills, $14,083
• Girls on the Run of Sedgwick County, $25,000
• Griots Storytelling Institute, $24,061
• Harvesters, $25,000
• Hesston College/Dyck Arboretum of the Plains, $24,440
• Interfaith Housing Services of Reno County, $25,000
• Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, $24,997
• Kansas Food Bank Warehouse, $25,000
• Kansas State Research and Extension, $6,000
• Kansas State University, $22,990
• Mo-Kan 20/20 Vision, $25,000
• Muscular Dystrophy Association of Johnson County, $10,000
• Pawnee County, $13,310
• Prairie Independent Living Resource Center of Hutchinson, $4,000
• Project Teen-Safe, $24,543
• Safehome, $25,000
• Stormont-Vail Foundation, $25,000
• TDC Learning Centers of Topeka, $25,000
• Topeka LULAC Multipurpose Senior Center, $22,000
• Union Rescue Mission, $12,932
• University of Kansas Center for Research, $25,000
• USD 289 Wellsville Public Schools, $2,000
• USD 489 Hays School District, $10,000
• William Inge Festival Foundation, $15,000
• Young Women’s Christian Association of Wichita, $22,156
More information about the projects is available on the Kansas Health Foundation website.