Russell County applications are accepted twice a year: between February 1 to March 31 (end of day) and August 1 to September 30 (end of day). Awards will be announced by the end of May and November respectively and determined based on stated criteria through a competitive application process.
Qualifying counties eligible for participation through GNWKCF include: Cheyenne, Decatur, Ellsworth, Gove, Graham, Logan, Norton, Phillips, Osborne, Rawlins, Russell, Sheridan, Sherman, Thomas and Wallace.
Annually, funding is made available for each of these county-wide funds as “pass-through” grants: $25,000 being made available in April, and an additional $25,000 in September. This grant program will sunset at the end of 2025.
County-wide participation in a Strategic Doing initiative supported by the Hansen Foundation is required. Individual Community Foundations may opt to participate in the Ripple Effects Mapping process sponsored by the Hansen Foundation as well.
Grant applications are accepted online, and available to all counties listed above. The Dane G. Hansen Foundation serves a 26-county area in Northwest Kansas; the other eligible counties not listed can apply through the Greater Salina Community Foundation.
Grants are made to nonprofit organizations exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and Educational, Governmental, and Religious Institutions. Grants are not made to individuals or businesses.
Please note – there are many nonprofit organizations that fall under a different IRS tax code that are not eligible. Please look into this prior to filling out your application.
Grants can address:
Applications must be received, complete with all items, through the online grant application link no later than the day of the deadline. The deadline is the LAST day of each month**, in order to be reviewed the following month. **Note: Graham, Ellsworth, Osborne, and Russell Counties accept grants twice a year, not monthly. See their fund information for specific deadlines.
Generally, there is no maximum or minimum on grant requests. Some community foundations have established a maximum request and should be noted on the grant description when you apply for the application online. It is the intent of the Hansen Foundation that the Grant Funds be used to award multiple grants in each county. Each county foundation, at its discretion may choose to establish maximum or minimum limitations for the respective county.
If the request is for significant dollars (more than $10,000), covers multiple counties within the service area, is a multi-year request, or for a project that was previously funded directly by the Hansen Foundation, it is suggested the applicant apply directly to the Dane G. Hansen Foundation.
Also, please ONLY attach PC compatible files in Adobe PDF, Excel (xls or xlsx), Word (doc or docx) or PowerPoint (ppt or pptx). MacIntosh /Apple file formats are not accepted.
Requests for grants will be made to the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation online and will be reviewed by local Community Foundation staff and / or advisory committees established within each county.
Applicants are notified by e-mail of an award or decline, normally within thirty days, with some exceptions taking up to sixty days from the application deadline. Applicants will be notified by e-mail if the committee chooses to table the application until the following month, which is usually due to the committee wanting additional information.
A final project report will be required from all grant recipients. In addition to answering questions on the project and how the funding was used, you will be required to provide the following:
The due date for your final report is set 30 days after your project is complete based on your estimated timeline as noted within your application. A request for extension may be allowed with sufficient reasoning.
Unused grant funds for the stated project must be paid back to the Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation, PO Box 593, Bird City, KS 67731 and will be credited back to that county’s grantmaking Fund.
Please email [email protected] or
call 785-734-2406 if you still have questions.
Greater Northwest Kansas Community Foundation
% Hansen Community Grants
PO Box 593
Bird City, KS 67731
GNWKCF received a grant in April 2016 and April 2018 from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation for the purchase of the Foundant Software that is now used for our online grant application process.
We highly recommend you read the questions in this section before you apply for a grant.
If you have questions that are not answered on this page, please contact us at [email protected] or by calling 785-734-2406.
Yes. You can download a PDF giving detailed instructions on how to apply here: Download
When you click on the Grant Application link, you will be redirected to the GNWKCF Logon Page. If you are a first time applicant, you will need to click on the button “Create New Account” and complete the following information:
Then click the Next button
Then click the Next button
Then create a password and confirm the password (note that it must be at least 6 characters long)
Click CREATE ACCOUNT
You will then be prompted to confirm whether or not you have received an email that the account was created successfully. Check your email. If you do not receive the confirmation, be sure to check your SPAM or Junk Mail folder. You can continue without receiving this email; however, if it is not confirmed, you may miss important updates or notifications sent via email.
Contact us at 785-734-2406 or [email protected] if you have questions.
When you click on the Grant Application link, you will be redirected to the GNWKCF Logon Page. If an application has been submitted on behalf of the organization before, you have two choices:
It is always preferable to use an existing account if the organization has received prior funding; however, we understand that some organizations will have more than one person apply for funds. In these cases, each individual may create a unique logon for the organization. As long as the same FEIN number is noted, GNWKCF can combine the accounts on the back-end of the system. In this case, just follow the process to create a new logon.
If you want to use an existing account but cannot recall the logon information, click on the “FORGOT PASSWORD” button to have a password reset. If you do not remember the email account associated with the account, please call our office for assistance at 785-734-2406 or email us at [email protected].
We understand that in rural Kansas, it is not uncommon for one individual to help write grants for multiple organizations. Unfortunately, the grant application portal will only allow one email address to be used for one organization account.
There is a new option to use a “Collaboration” feature in the grant management portal. Click HERE to read how to use this feature.
If you believe there is an existing account setup for your organization but do not have that information, you can contact our office at 785-734-2406 or [email protected] to request assistance.
At a minimum, you will need the following:
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