Applying for a Grant
Grant application/proposal rules
Grantmaking is the Health Fund's primary means of achieving its mission, and we see each grant as an opportunity to move toward the goal of healthy Kansans. Each organization which approaches us about funding a project to improve health in Kansas represents a potential mutual opportunity for good, and we welcome your ideas.
We do, however, have a few specific rules regarding our grants and the application process.
- Kansas, USA only - the Health Fund only funds projects to benefit the health of Kansas residents. The Health Fund does not fund projects in other U.S. states or foreign nations.
- Contact us before beginning a grant application - if your organization is interested in a Health Fund grant, call or email us to discuss your ideas with our program staff. Our staff will be happy to help determine if the project is a potential candidate for funding and provide guidance and insight into our grantmaking process. If a potential for funding exists, you will receive authorization and instructions for completing a simple online grant application.
- No unsolicited/uninvited proposals or applications - as stated above, contact us before beginning an application or proposal. The Health Fund cannot accept unsolicited and unauthorized applications, which will be automatically rejected without consideration.
- Strategic focus areas - the Health Fund has focused its efforts on a select group of funding areas to achieve greater impact with limited resources. Our grants are limited to projects addressing one or more of those areas. Current focus areas are: access to professional health care, oral health, and healthy nutrition and exercise.
Responding to a Request for Proposal
The Health Fund issues periodic requests for proposals (RFPs) highlighting certain types of projects where the Health Fund recognizes opportunities to make the greatest impact with available resources. Interested groups should communicate with a Health Fund program officer before developing a proposal. Through this communication, our program staff can advise eligible applicants about the fit of their projects with the Health Fund's interests as expressed in the RFP. When a project has potential to be funded, an eligible applicant will be instructed on how to file a proposal.
Current offerings include the following:
Other opportunities
The Health Fund will consider funding projects outside of current RFPs where there is a unique opportunity and where the project relates directly to our strategic focus areas (access to health care, oral health, and healthy lifestyles). Our 2008 Innovation Funding Grants are developed specifically for this purpose.
Application process
To apply for a grant, the first step is to communicate with a Health Fund program officer. If the program officer determines the project fits within our strategic focus and has potential to be funded, you will receive an authorization code to use our online preliminary proposal system. Want to view a sample of our online application form? Click here to see it.
Your submitted preliminary proposal will be presented to our Programming and Evaluation Committee for consideration. If necessary, the Committee may request additional information about your preliminary proposal.
To learn more about the Health Fund's grantmaking process, follow this link.
Deadlines
There are deadlines established for grouping proposals for review by the Programming and Evaluation Committee and Board of Trustees of the Health Fund. An application is considered received by the Health Fund when submitted electronically or, as of the postmark date, when placed in first-class, postage prepaid US Mail. (Please do not send by other methods).
Deadlines listed in a particular RFP override the deadlines listed below in the event they may differ.
| Proposal received by: | Funding decision by: | Funding available by: |
| March 19, 2007 | May 16 | July, 2007 |
| July 9 | September 11 | November, 2007 |
| October 8 | December 5 | January 2008 |