KANSAS CITY, MO – The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City has awarded nine non-profit organizations a total of $596,674 in Applicant Defined Grants. Grants ranged from supporting programs that provide dental care to high-risk populations to domestic violence victims.
The following grants were reviewed in January and February and approved at HCF's April Board Meeting.
| Agency | Amount Awarded | Project Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Mental Health Services | $62,172 | To implement a fully integrated electronic health record system. |
| Curators of the University of Missouri - UMKC | $60,000 | To strengthen the Special Patient Care Clinic in order to provide dental care for transplant and cancer patients at the UMKC Dental School. |
| El Centro | $75,000 | To support Health Without Barriers Program to assist the uninsured and underserved in navigating the health care system, including help with making appointments, transportation and billing and insurance questions. |
| Hope House | $65,000 | To support its comprehensive residential and outreach programming in helping victims of domestic violence heal from their injuries and end the cycle of violence in their lives. |
| Lazarus Ministries at Grand Avenue Temple | $67,450 | To support the Sojourner Health Clinic, a free health clinic run by medical students at the UMKC School of Medicine. |
| Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association | $55,500 | To support additional licensing/recruitment workers and their training to grow and enhance its foster and adoptive family recruitment, licensing and training efforts. |
| Niles Home for Children | $69,462 | To support the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program. |
| StandUp Blue Springs | $75,000 | To provide free emergency, restorative and preventative dental care and education for uninsured and underserved children who live in the Blue Springs School District, with the long-term objective to place children in need with a permanent dental home |
| Thrive Allen County | $67,000 | To support its Sustainability Initiative, which will expand its free grant writing services, technical assistance capacity and expansion of its offices. |
HCF Applicant Defined Grants are awarded outside of the Foundation's annual Requests for Proposals. The ADGs are reviewed monthly and allow organizations to define their own immediate grant needs in relation to the HCF mission. Organizations are allowed to apply for an ADG once per year and are capped at $75,000. In 2011, HCF will award $3.9 million in applicant defined grants.
"We are proud to award these Applicant Defined Grants to support organizations in our service area who are working diligently to help eliminate barriers to quality health for the uninsured and underserved," said Steve Roling, HCF President/CEO.
For more information on applying for HCF Applicant Defined Grants, visit the Foundation's website at hcfgkc.org.