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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Recognition Grants?
Recognition Grants expand the Kansas Health Foundation’s support to a broad range of health-related organizations throughout the state. While the majority of the Foundation’s funding is through invited proposals, the Recognition Grants program is designed to fund unsolicited requests. It is targeted for organizations and agencies doing meaningful work that fits within the Foundation’s mission of improving the health of all Kansans.

Recognition Grants are grants of up to $25,000 per organization. Using a competitive process, the Foundation will award as much as $2 million annually to Recognition Grant projects.

Any 501(c)(3) organization or government entity using the funds for charitable purposes and proposing a project that supports the Foundation’s mission is eligible.

Does the Kansas Health Foundation have a new application process for Recognition Grants?
Yes. We have a new online application form. Please do not submit previous versions of our Recognition Grant applications. The new online form streamlines the application process and offers advantages such as immediate e-mail notification that your application has been received. For more information about our application process, click HERE.

When can we apply for Recognition Grants?
Application deadlines are March 15 and September 15 each year. Completed applications must be received by 5 p.m. on the due date. The application link will be taken off the Web site immediately after the 5 p.m. deadline. When the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday, applications are due by 5 p.m. the next business day.

What kinds of projects fit into the Foundation’s mission to improve the health of all Kansans?
The Kansas Health Foundation defines health broadly, and we look at all of the aspects that affect health, including the social factors that contribute to a healthy population. The Foundation joins with the World Health Organization in defining health, believing that health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

What kinds of projects are excluded from the Recognition Grant program?
  • Medical research
  • Contributions to capital campaigns
  • Operating deficits or retirement of debt
  • Endowment programs not initiated by the Foundation
  • Political advocacy of any kind
  • Vehicles, such as vans or buses
  • Medical equipment
  • Construction projects or real estate acquisitions
  • Direct mental health services
  • Direct medical services
Who decides which Recognition Grant applications receive funding?
An independent review committee made up of Kansans from all walks of life who live in different areas of the state evaluates all of the grant applications received in each cycle. This committee then makes recommendations to the Foundation for funding.

How does this committee evaluate Recognition Grant applications?
There are many factors and questions that the independent review committee considers when deciding which projects to fund. They include:
  • Does this project involve any of the Foundation’s exclusions listed previously?
  • Does this proposal address a significant community health problem that is defined in a clear and compelling way?
  • Are the outcomes of the project clear, measurable and reasonable?
  • Are the activities planned to address the health problem clear and align logically with the need?
  • Is the budget appropriate for the planned activities?
  • Does the applicant organization have the capacity to carry out the project’s activities and achieve the defined outcomes?
  • If the total cost of the project exceeds the amount of money requested from the Kansas Health Foundation, have commitments from other funding sources been secured to cover the remaining costs?
  • How does this project rank when compared with other applications received during the funding cycle?
If I did not receive a Recognition Grant during a previous funding cycle, can I reapply?
Yes. Keep in mind that this is a competitive process, and each cycle offers a new opportunity to apply.

If I did receive a Recognition Grant during the spring cycle, can I apply in the fall cycle as well?
No. You can only be a recipient of a Recognition Grant once within any calendar year.

How can we improve our chances of being funded next time?
As you write your grant proposals, strongly consider the questions listed previously that the committee uses to evaluate applications.

Could you please explain why our application did not receive a Recognition Grant?
We do not provide reasons why applications are approved or denied. There may be nothing wrong with a proposal that was denied, but the committee simply didn’t assess it to be one of the best projects seeking funding. Lots of excellent projects apply for Recognition Grants each year, and the Kansas Health Foundation cannot possibly fund them all.

If an organization already has an active grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, is it eligible for a Recognition Grant?
Yes, as long as the grants are not funded in the same calendar year.

What kind of reporting requirements does the Kansas Health Foundation have for funded Recognition Grant projects?
We don’t have reporting requirements for Recognition Grants because we want these grantees to be able to focus all of their time and resources on the projects we funded.

Would meeting with a Program Officer from the Kansas Health Foundation improve my chances of getting a Recognition Grant?
No, because the independent review committee makes the recommendations for funding.

Are my chances for funding better if I request the maximum amount of $25,000?
No. Our funding is based on what each project requires. The Foundation encourages smaller requests, and we fund a broad range of Recognition Grant projects that only ask for a fraction of the maximum amount.

Can the project for which I’m seeking funding last longer than one year?
Yes. Typically, most Recognition Grant projects are completed within a year, but there is no requirement that they must be finished by a certain date.

Where can we get more information?
If you have further questions, please call us at (316) 262-7676 or (800) 373-7681.



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