Grants in Action
Installation of two sensory walls at KidsTLC provides education and promote self-reliance for children with ASD who have issues with sensory processing. Funding for this project was provided by the CPS Foundation and the Mader Family Foundation. READ MORE about this project!
05 May Developing Potential, Inc. Receives $74,318 from Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Developing Potential, Inc. was recently awarded a $74,318 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support the Increase Access to Services program. The Increase Access to Services program supports the medical needs of adults with developmental disabilities at DPI’s three locations in Jackson County. Funding will support the registered nurse who provides oversight, direct support, training, and education for the 115 individuals receiving onsite services at DPI. She also supports the additional 35 people participating exclusively in offsite services.
04 May YMCA of Greater Kansas City Receives $201,482 Grant from Kauffman Foundation
YMCA of Greater Kansas City recently received a grant for $201,482 from the Kauffman Foundation to support for 1) academic-focused, out-of-school time programming in the Center School District, 2) a Behavioral Specialist position to increase organizational capacity to manage increasingly challenging behaviors among enrolled students, and 3) Evaluation supports.
03 May Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Receives $2,929,812 Grant from Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) was recently awarded a $2,929,812 grant from Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund to create four additional preschool classrooms. Project SPARK will create four additional preschool classrooms. Two of these classrooms will be on KCKPS property and two will be on community sites. ...
02 May Jennings School District Receives $110,800 Grant from MO DESE
Jennings School District was recently awarded a $110,800 grant from Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide services that ensure homeless students have equal access to education without barriers, academic supports which lead to academic achievement, removal of enrollment obstacles, and services and supports that address mind, body, and spirit.
01 May Genesis School Receives $158,100 Grant from Jackson County Mental Health Fund
Genesis School was recently awarded a $158,100 grant from the Jackson County Mental Health Fund to support the Counseling Program. The Counseling Program will provide mental health services to 220 children ages 5-14 who are current students at the school. The proposed mental health services include individual therapy, group therapy, and psycho-educational groups.
30 Apr KC Public Schools Receives $1,500,000 Grant from MO DESE
Kansas City Public Schools was recently awarded a $1,500,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the teacher leadership model that builds the capacity of mathematics and science teacher leaders who will become highly trained and knowledgeable for the benefit of other teachers in their buildings.
29 Apr Samuel U. Rogers Health Care Foundation Receives $250,000 Grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Samuel U. Rogers Health Center Foundation was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City to support expenses associated with the transfer of assets from Cabot Westside Medical and Dental Center (Cabot) and the integration of Cabot to the Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center (SURHC).
28 Apr Developing Potential, Inc. Receives $50,000 Grant from Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City
Developing Potential, Inc. was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (HCF) to Increase Access to Services at its facilities in Kansas City (Missouri), Independence, and Lee’s Summit. HCF funding will provide compensation for the registered nurse who provides oversight, direct service and training and education for more than 130 clients, their families and caregivers. Funding will also be used to cover a portion of the costs of medical gloves that are needed by the nurse and direct care staff. Over the course of the grant period, DPI’s nurse and medically trained staff will provide at least 100 health screenings, handle more than 5,350 medication administrations and perform approximately 14,700 medical and health-related procedures.