The Smoky Valley Healthy Living Fund was established in response to the Kansas Health Foundation’s second chapter of the Giving Resources to their World (GROW II) match grant challenge. Grants from this fund support the public health of the Smoky Valley area.
Donor Name: Smoky Valley Community Foundation
State: Kansas
Type of the Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/15/2022
Details:
Public health is defined as the protection and promotion of the health and well-being of individuals and their communities through encouragement of healthy lifestyles, behaviors and environments.
Funding for this grant is also supported by the Kansas Health Foundation Fund for Smoky Valley.
Mission
The mission is to enhance quality of life, today and in the future, by:
- Enabling donors to fulfill their charitable desires
- Building a permanent endowment
- Facilitating prudent management and care of funds
- Meeting needs through grants, awards, and scholarships
What type of support is funded?
- Projects or programs that serve the community and/or advance the mission of the organization
- Seed money to establish or initiate a new project, program, or organization, including operating expenses
- Capacity building or activities that strengthen an organization to increase its ability to fulfill its mission, including technology & equipment, professional development & training, additional staff to implement a new program, etc.
- Capital improvements including new construction or renovation of a facility
- Endowment funds to provide permanent and long-term support for an organization or program
- Note: The grants committee will consider requests for endowment funds, but it is unlikely to receive funding unless it supports a specific initiative.
Eligibility Criteria
- The community foundation can make grants to the following entities:
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations
- Education
- Government
- Religious
- Individuals or organizations that do NOT fall into one of the above entities are encouraged to partner with a fiscal agent in one of those categories.
- If that is not possible, please contact the community foundation to see if your project still qualifies and if there are any additional reporting requirements
- Grants are typically restricted to the geographic areas served by the community foundation.
For more information, visit SVCF.
