Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas

Grant for Kansas Community Health Coalitions

$100k

Amount

Cash

Oct 2, 2026

Deadline

3 weeks left

Kansas

Geography

Regional

Grant

Type

Non Profit

Medicine & Clinical Services
Community Development & Housing
Environment & Sustainability
Human Services & Social Welfare
Mental Health & Suicide Prevention

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About this grant

Supports Kansas community health coalitions in coordinating evidence-based strategies to improve active living, healthy eating, behavioral health, and commercial tobacco prevention across five social determinants of health pathways. Funded coalitions work with a technical assistance team to implement sustainable community-wide changes addressing health equity and the needs of underserved populations. This is a two-year coordination grant that also prepares communities to access additional non-competitive implementation grant funding.

What you get

Up to $100,000 coordination grant ($50,000 per year for two years)
Technical assistance from Community Engagement Institute (CEI)
Data and evaluation support from Kansas Health Institute (KHI)
Legal technical assistance from Seed 2 Roots
Marketing and communications support from CML Collective
Mentor community consultations from Thrive Kansas
Access to Elevate Kansas coalition capacity-building network
Eligibility for additional non-competitive Implementation Grant funding

How to apply

Letter of Intent (LOI) due August 21, 2026 by 4 p.m. CT
Completed application (link sent only to coalitions that submitted LOI)
Demonstrated coalition readiness and multi-sector engagement
Evidence of commitment to health equity lens
Demonstrated commitment of key stakeholders
Evidence of organizational ability to administer grant strategies

Eligibility

Must carry out work through an existing, active community health coalition
Coalition must be registered through Elevate Kansas (elevatekansas.org)
Coalition must be a broad, multi-sector group that meets regularly to improve health and wellness outcomes
Coalition must have written records of activities (meeting minutes, agenda, bylaws, fiscal oversight, etc.)
Must commit to using a health equity lens for all grant strategies
Must identify a coordinator position (typically full-time, funded at no less than half-time by grant)
Pathways coordinator should live in the community they are serving
Must select one package from each of the five community pathways

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