Grant Opportunities
Guidelines
Wyandotte Health Foundation will give the highest consideration for funding to programs or providers of projects that:
- Are located in Wyandotte County and directly serve Wyandotte County residents.
- Increase providers’ ability to support and effectively deliver primary health care services.
- Involve collaborative efforts among organizations working to improve health outcomes in Wyandotte County.
- Demonstrate efforts to minimize duplication.
- Encourage a holistic approach to addressing health issues.
- Foster creative health care solutions.
- Leverage additional funding, both private and public.
- Do not replace or supplant existing funding.
- Demonstrate culturally appropriate practices at all levels of the organization.
- Have clearly established measurable outcomes and the ability to monitor and report them.
Please note: The Wyandotte Health Foundation does not fund requests from individuals.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered as a potential Wyandotte Health Foundation grantee, your organization must:
- Non-profits and public entities.
- Demonstrate that all funding will be used to serve Wyandotte County residents.
Funding Restrictions
In general, the Wyandotte Health Foundation will NOT award grants to the following:
- Direct support to individuals for projects or scholarships.
- Budget deficits or debt reduction.
- Activities that exclusively benefit members of sectarian or religious organizations.
- Efforts that directly influence legislation or support candidates for office.
- Annual fund drives or events.
- Building/capital campaigns.
- Medical research.
Grant Cycles Scheduled for 2019
Cross-Sector Collaboration to Address Trauma
Total amount available: $300,000
Release of Request for Proposal (RFP): November 29, 2018 (contact Randy Lopez at rlopez@wyhealthfdn.org or 913-371-4031)
Application deadline: March 15, 2019 (noon deadline)
Increasing Access to Mental Health Services for Families in Trauma
Total amount available: $200,000
Release of Request for Proposal (RFP): January 2019
Application deadline: March 8, 2019 (noon deadline)
Increasing Capacity of Safety Net Clinics in Trauma-informed and Sensitive Practices
Total amount available: $125,000
Release of Request for Proposal (RFP): May 24, 2019
Application deadline: August 2, 2019
Core Operating Support for Primary Care Safety Net Clinics
Total amount available: $758,614
Release of Request for Proposal (RFP): May 24, 2019
Application deadline: August 2, 2019 (noon deadline)
*Please Note the full application should be submitted via the on-line grant portal, but you can access the printable application items below:
Download the RFP
Download the Budget Template
Download the Application Tables
Apply for a grant
Applications will be reviewed by the Wyandotte Health Foundation Board of Directors who will determine grant awards, including level of funding.