Local organizations receive Kansas Health Foundation grant awards

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.