Natalie Olmsted
316.262.7676
nolmsted@khf.org

The Kansas Health Foundation Impact and Capacity Grants Program funds organizations doing innovative and meaningful work that fits within the foundation's mission to reduce health disparities by focusing on:

• Access to care
• Tobacco use
• Physical activity
• Access to healthy food
• Civic engagement
• Increased fourth grade reading proficiency

Applicants may apply for funds under one grant program:

• Impact grants - projects such as:
  • Policy and systems change
  • Grassroots organizing
  • Testing innovative or promising approaches
  • Initiative planning
  • Matching funds
• Organizational capacity building grants - efforts to enhance:
  • Network building or grassroots organizing
  • Strengthening evaluation, data and measurement systems
  • Organizational planning
  • Enhancing operations capabilities
  • Professional development
  • Matching funds

Additional information on funding categories, criteria, and exclusions is available in the application instructions.

Eligible organizations are:

• Classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3), a government entity, or a church
• Located within the state of Kansas
• Not a previous recipient of a grant within the calendar year

Up to $25,000 for a project period up to 2 years.

Links to application instructions and the online application portal are available on the program website.