Grant Applications

Working Together to Support Community

Types of Grants:

 Grant Application Guidelines for Programs and Organizations (PDF)

Overview:
The Foundation makes grants to programs and organizations that assist in accomplishing the mission of the Foundation. These procedures ensure that recipients are selected on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis.

Cycle for Grant:     

• Grants shall be awarded semi‐annually in June and December
• Grant applications are accepted between January 1st and April 1st for a June grant determination and July 1st and October 1st for a December grant determination
• Grant applications with supporting documentation of an emergency need will be accepted any time
• The Grant Committee will provide a decision to an emergency (urgent occasion for action or pressing necessity)request within 3 days
• The Grant Committee may consider multi‐year grants for up to three years, however, the committee may fund at decreasing levels in years two or three to encourage a diversified funding base. Multi‐ year funding is not guaranteed and organizations and programs requesting repeat grants must re‐apply for funding through the grant process, showcasing results of prior funding. 

  Grant Application Guidelines for Patients in Need of Assistance (PDF)

Overview:
The Foundation makes grants to patients in need of assistance. These procedures ensure that recipients are selected on an objective and nondiscriminatory basis. The procedures for a the “Patient Assistance Fund Grant Program” apply to families in need that include one or more children age 18 and younger who are receiving medical treatment in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico or Montana.
**All grants must come through a social worker.


Cycle for Grant:       

• Grants shall be awarded semi‐annually in June and December
• Grant applications are accepted between January 1st and April 1st for June grant decisions and June 1st and October 1st for December grant decisions  
• Grant applications with supporting documentation of an emergency need (urgent occasion for action or pressing necessity) will be accepted any time  
• The Grant Committee will provide a decision to an emergency request as described above within 3 days.