Heartland Community Foundation
For the second time this year, Heartland Community Foundation is announcing the opening of a grant cycle for the counties it serves – Ellis, Trego and Rooks Counties.
The gift from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation, as well as gifts from very generous donors, allows Heartland the privilege of making grants in Ellis, Rooks and Trego Counties. This newly announced competitive grant application period begins August 15, 2016 and runs through October 1, 2016. Applications will be considered for funding through the Dane G. Hansen Community Grant Fund and can be found at www.heartlandcommunityfoundation.org.
Earlier this year Heartland Community Foundation, through its existing funds, along with a very generous gift from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation funded over $250,000.00 in grant applications in the three counties served. The Dane G. Hansen Foundation continues to support the efforts of rural America in beautifying their communities, providing needed services and funding necessary and exciting projects throughout the region.
“It was clear to us as we completed the competitive grant application cycle in June of this year the needs in our communities continue,” said Sandy Jacobs, Executive Director of the Heartland Community Foundation.
Jacobs added, “Emphasis will be on programs or projects that include community involvement and volunteerism and those organizations that have partially self-funded the projects they present. We take very seriously the confidence the Dane G. Hansen Foundation places in Heartland Community Foundation. The fact they recognize the work of community foundations such as ours and choose to partner with those foundations speaks to Hansen’s overall mission of improving the quality of life for citizens of northwest Kansas. We believe we are in a unique position to find and fund projects that will have the most impact in local areas.”
The Heartland Community Foundation was established in 2007 as an affiliate of the Great Salina Community Foundation. Heartland serves communities and their residents in Ellis, Rooks and Trego counties. For more information on our foundation, visit our website at www.heartlandcommunityfoundation.org.