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Grant Writing Assistance Initiative

In the world of competitive federal grant programs, a professional, top-notch grant proposal is crucial to receiving any level of funding. The question then becomes how to best assist deserving organizations in Kansas that may not have the time or resources to put together such a proposal.

With the backing of a three-year, $274,000 grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, the Institute for Educational Research and Public Service at the University of Kansas (IERPS) was able to provide professional grant writing services, resulting in 44 successful grant applications. The awarding of these grants to school districts, community organizations and agencies throughout the state brought more than $26 million in federal grant money to Kansas, with individual awards ranging from $1,500 to more than $3 million to support a variety of public health and children’s programs.

The most recent grant writing cycle was the second phase of Kansas Health Foundation grants for this program. Originally started in 1998 as a way for Kansas school districts to stay competitive for funding from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, the initiative has now branched out to include other projects and nonprofit entities.

At the conclusion of the 21st Century grant writing assistance initiative in 2001, Kansas organizations had received 52 grant awards totaling more than $62 million. When combined with other federally competitive funds brought in with the aid of grant writing assistance, Kansas was ranked in the top ten nationally in both the number of grant awards and total funding – nearly $75 million – over the course of the grant writing assistance.

Due in large part to the success of the previous phases, the initiative has been continued thanks to a three-year $375,000 grant approved by the Foundation Board of Directors in 2006.

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