The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation is accepting applications for Unified Government Hollywood Casino Fund to increase knowledge and action toward long-term changes that enable Wyandotte County community members to eat healthy food and be physically active.
Donor Name: Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
State: Kansas
County: Wyandotte County (KS)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/03/2023
Details:
The selection committee is seeking applications that demonstrate cultural relevance, address opportunities to increase knowledge and improve the food environment or support active living through utilization of Wyandotte County’s environmental infrastructure.
Areas of Interest:
Highest consideration will be given to programs and projects that accomplish the following.
- Leverage additional funding, both private and public.
- Align with the Board of Commissioners’ Strategic plan (i.e., Social Service and Healthy Community/Recreation goals and Healthy Communities Wyandotte improvement plan).
- Collaborate efforts among programs or providers.
- Demonstrate an effort to minimize duplication.
- Have clearly established measurable outcomes and the ability to monitor and report them.
- Reach at-risk or underserved populations.
Areas of Exclusion
- Capital campaign, endowment campaign or annual fund drive
- Debt retirement or operating deficits
- Direct support to individuals, including scholarships
- Lobbying activities, legislation-related activities or political campaigns
- Activities that specifically benefit the members of a veteran, fraternal, sectarian or religious group
- Equipment expenses, unless the equipment will directly improve the organization’s ability to provide and deliver services Image bhi change kar dena
Geographic Focus:
The Unified Government Hollywood Casino Charitable Fund is limited to Wyandotte County. Specifically, organizations must clearly demonstrate that the clients/beneficiaries of the program are residents of Wyandotte County. Grantees will be required to report zip code data for program or service participants.
Criteria
Grants are made only to nonprofits that have current 501(c)(3) status. Requests for general operating support will only be considered if the funding will be used to significantly expand the services of organizations.
For more information, visit Hollywood Casino Fund.
