Sunflower Foundation Health Care for Kansans

Grants to organizations that support the mission of the Sunflower Foundation to serve as a catalyst to improve the Health and wellbeing of all Kansans. Program areas include support for integrated Health Care systems, mental Health access, healthy eating and active communities, and capacity building to support a strong and resilient nonprofit sector. Responsive grants addressing the covid-19 pandemic were continued this year with an emphasis on food, public Health and mental Health. In addition, costs are allocated to the management of the grantmaking process, including research, evaluation, grantee education, building trust and partnerships with grantees, and other activities associated with ensuring proper use of funds and assessing impact.

The Kansas fights addiction act (kfa) (ksa 75-775, Kansas office of revisor of statutes) is a fund consisting of certain recoveries from opioid litigation that is under the responsibility of the Sunflower Foundation's sole member, the attorney general of the state of Kansas. The kfa fund must be used to address substance abuse issues, including treatment and prevention, throughout the state of Kansas. As permitted under the kfa, the attorney general requested the Foundation's support in developing a grantmaking program to advance the Health of Kansans. The Foundation will provide grant administration, development of rfp's, education, and other support to the attorney's general's office on behalf of the kfa fund.

The Foundation supports ongoing grantee education including collaborative learning, site visits and resource sharing. In addition, the Foundation has established a nonprofit center that will offer meeting and educational venues and collaborative (co-working) office space for nonprofits, charitable organizations, and public agencies whose work aligns with the Foundation's mission to serve as a catalyst for improving the Health of Kansans.