Opportunity Overview
Open now. The Hillsboro Community Foundation (HCF) is accepting applications for its inaugural 2026 Hillsboro Health Grant. The program supports specific projects, programs, and initiatives that address identified community health needs and improve the well-being of residents in and around Hillsboro, Kansas.
Funding and Deadline
The 2026 Community Health Grant cycle runs from September 1 through September 30, 2026. Applications must be submitted online by September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM. HCF states that approximately $10,500 is available for distribution. Requests must be at least $2,000; the Foundation does not establish a maximum individual award, so final awards depend on the competitive review and available pool.
Who Can Apply
Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, schools, government entities, and churches serving the Hillsboro area. Organizations that are not independently eligible may be able to participate through an approved fiscal sponsor, subject to Foundation requirements.
Allowable Project Framework
Funding requests must be tied to a defined project, program, or initiative that addresses community health needs and benefits the broader community. HCF does not fund general organizational operating expenses through this program, and grants may not be awarded retroactively for projects that are already complete. Award notifications are expected after the review period, with grants tentatively made in early November.
Reporting and Sustainability
All grantees must complete the funded project or program and submit the required impact report by June 1, 2027. Prior grantees must also satisfy applicable impact-report requirements to remain eligible for new HCF funding.
Atlas Assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 92/100. This is a strong local community-health and school-health funding lane because schools are expressly eligible, community health is the controlling purpose, and the program encourages projects that create measurable local impact. The relatively small approximately $10,500 pool means proposals should be tightly scoped and should not manufacture unnecessary technology quantities or costs.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 0/100 — Path B only. Dr. Miltie is not in the verified applicant classes for this grant. A school, nonprofit, government entity, church, or approved fiscal-sponsor structure must apply. N9+ hardware, platform access, implementation, training, or QC Healthcare services should be included only if HCF confirms the relevant cost category is allowable and the component is material to a defensible community-health project. QC Healthcare should remain secondary where it would duplicate existing local clinical services.
Recommended Next Action
Eligible Hillsboro-area organizations should define a specific community-health need, confirm applicant eligibility and any partner roles, document the proposed project’s measurable impact and sustainability, verify the allowability of any technology or professional-service costs before final budgeting, and submit the online application by the September 30 deadline.
Official source: Central Kansas Community Foundation Grants Portal — 2026 Hillsboro Health Grant.