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Kansas Health Foundation Accepting Applications

The Kansas Health Foundation is accepting applications for its Recognition Grants, which focus on project that in a wide variety of ways help improve the state’s health

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(REGIONAL) First Children's Finance

(IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, SD & TX) Deadline: Rolling. The Development Corporation for Children provides loans for childcare providers, childcare centers and early childhood education centers to cover the costs of start-up, expansion, leasehold improvements, supplies and equipment and working capita...

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(HEALTHCARE) Sunflower Foundation Provides Grants in KS

The foundation supports healthcare access, healthy behaviors and prevention, and provides funding for capacity building efforts.

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(HEALTHCARE) Kansas Health Will Support Small Projects

The Kansas Health Foundation offers Recognition Grants to expand the foundation's support to a broad range of health-related organizations across the state. Funding is specifically targeted for grassroots groups doing innovative and meaningful work.

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(HEALTH CARE) KS Health Supports Community Foundations

The main goals of the program are to help more Kansas community foundations build permanent resources that will measurably improve the health of local residents.

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(CHILDREN'S HEALTH) KS School Nurses Can Apply for Grants

The program provides school nurses with grants of up to $1,000 each to create programs that help kids reduce their risk of heart problems, increase their physical activity, and learn healthy eating habits.

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HEALTH CARE: Sunflower Foundation Helps Health, Services in KS

Priority consideration will be given to organizations with missions to provide services for low-income, uninsured populations and those with special needs, such as those that offer mental health, and social/counseling services.

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MENTAL HEALTH: Moyer to Fund Bereavement Camps in Selected Cities

The Moyer Foundation is working to establish Camp Erin bereavement camps in more cities, specifically: Anaheim, Baltimore, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Milwaukee, New York City, Pittsburgh, Spokane, and Walla Walla.

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Governors Start Advisory Groups, Web Sites to Handle Funding

States are quickly making preparations to handle the billions of dollars now available via the new stimulus law.

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Latinos Leaders To Obama: Provide Healthcare For All Immigrants

Latino leaders have outlined their demand for universal health coverage for all immigrants residing in the United States regardless of their legal status in a manifesto they agreed upon during a meeting earlier this month in Washington, D.C. "Hispanic/Latino leaders strongly u...

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