(July 19, 2024)—The Kansas Hospital Association is pleased to announce the launch of the Healthy Kansas Hospitals mini-grant program, supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and designed to enhance the efforts of KHA member hospitals to promote community health.
The grant funding is available to approximately 20-25 KHA member hospitals within the BCBSKS service area, which excludes Wyandotte and Johnson counties. Each eligible applicant hospital may receive a grant of up to $2,500 on a first-come, first-served basis. Recipients must match funds with a financial contribution, in-kind support or a combination. The grant period is from Aug. 1, 2024, through Jan. 31, 2025, with a brief final report due to KHA no later than March 31, 2025.
Funding must support hospital activities for staff, patients and the communities served in one or more of the following areas:
- Active Living
- Healthy Eating
- Tobacco Prevention
Ideas that have already come in include:
- Using the funds to build a greenhouse
- Adding a convection steamer to the café
- Updating wellness equipment
- Updating outdoor space at the facility
Supplies that are consumables, one-time use or giveaways would not meet the sustainability requirements of the HKH mini-grant program. If you have any questions regarding eligibility, please contact Summer Fangman at (785) 233-7436.
--Hayley Finch-Genschorck