Community Impact Mini-Grant Opportunity

Funding Amount: $1,000

The Community Impact Mini Grants support short-term, community-driven projects that strengthen local coalitions, elevate youth leadership, and promote youth mental health and health prevention strategies. Projects should be actionable, aligned with local community needs, and feasible within the grant period.

Up to 20 mini grants will be awarded at the amount of $1,000 per grant awarded.

Application portal is now closed.

Grant Timeline:

  • Application portal opens January 20, 2026
  • Application portal closes February 3, 2026
  • Grant awards announced on or before February 9, 2026
  • WSU aims to release funds to grantees by March 2, 2026
  • All grant funds must be expended by April 17, 2026

 

Administered by:
WSU Community Engagement Institute (CEI) in partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)

Funding for this grant program is provided by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

*A revised RFP was uploaded on January 22, 2026.

Funding Opportunities

We’ve been reviewing newsletters and websites to curate a list of upcoming funding opportunities that may be valuable to health coalitions and community organizations across Kansas.

A special thank you to Thrive Kansas for generously sharing their funding list—an essential resource that helped guide this compilation.

We hope this resource supports your coalition in staying informed and ready to take advantage of new opportunities!

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