Smith Center, Kan. – SunPorch has been awarded a $25,000 grant through the Kansas Health Foundation’s Impact and Capacity Grants (ICG) initiative. This funding will help support Staff enhancement and the procurement of much needed PPE supplies.
“We are so excited to be one of the recipients of this grant from the Kansas Health Foundation!” stated administrator Tammy Pettijohn.
The ICG initiative provides one-year grants of up to $25,000 for nonprofits, faith-based and government organizations mission-aligned with the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) and focused on COVID-19 response and recovery. The KHF board recognized the need to repurpose the ICG funds specifically for COVID-19 due to unprecedented circumstances of the pandemic and the effect it is having on the state. KHF fielded 477 funding proposals from organizations across the state.
“This surge of requests for COVID-19 assistance demonstrates clearly that Kansans are experiencing overwhelming need as we grapple with this unprecedented crisis,” said Reggie Robinson, KHF president and CEO. “We’re proud to support these vital organizations as they continue to serve their clients and communities.”
This spring, KHF awarded more than $2 million through this program to help 91 organizations with COVID-19 response and core operations support to work toward recovery. To date, KHF has authorized more than $16.3 million to support emergency COVID-19 response and recovery efforts across Kansas.
For more information about this project or to learn how you can make a donation or volunteer, please visit SunPorchsmith.org or contact Tammy Pettijohn at 785-282-6722 or tammy@sunporchsmith.org.
