Opportunity Overview
CommonSpirit Health’s 2027 Community Health Improvement Grants are open for eligible nonprofit organizations serving vulnerable and underserved populations in three participating Kansas hospital service areas. The program funds defined community-health projects that address priorities in each hospital’s current Community Health Needs Assessment and strengthen local service systems.
Deadline and Grant Period
The application period is open through September 18, 2026. CommonSpirit does not publish a specific closing time or time zone in the controlling public program materials, so Atlas does not infer one. Funding decisions are expected on or about January 20, 2027. Funded projects begin April 1, 2027 and end March 31, 2028.
Kansas Participating Hospitals and Funding
- St. Catherine Hospital — Dodge City: fixed award of $8,750.
- St. Catherine Hospital — Garden City: $21,750 to $35,000.
- Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital — Ulysses: fixed award of $6,750.
For all three Kansas pathways, the current hospital list identifies the same priority significant community-health needs: access to care, behavioral health, and chronic disease management.
Who Can Apply
Applicants must be IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in good standing, or use a qualified 501(c)(3) fiscal agent capable of administering grant funds. Projects must serve vulnerable or underserved people within the applicable hospital service area, address one or more current CHNA or implementation-strategy priorities, and provide sustained project activity for approximately 9 to 12 months.
For requests of $20,000 or more, the proposal must include at least two collaborating partner organizations, not including the granting hospital, with distinct, complementary, and substantive roles. Partners may be nonprofit or public organizations.
Budget and Cost Rules
Current program guidance permits equipment purchases up to $5,000 plus computer equipment up to $2,500, with total equipment not exceeding 50% of the grant request. Vehicles are treated as equipment. Indirect costs are allowable up to 10% of the request.
The program does not fund unrestricted general operating support, event sponsorships, projects shorter than nine months, capital projects such as buildings or renovations, lobbying or political campaigns, or contracts for services. A proposal structured primarily as a purchase of vendor services or products for a hospital or its patients is not an eligible grant model.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100. This is a strong Kansas community-health opportunity because all three hospital pathways explicitly prioritize access to care, behavioral health, and chronic disease management. The principal limitation is timing: the published deadline date is today and the controlling public materials do not state an exact closing time or time zone.
N9+ Fit: 30/100 conditional. A limited applicant-led equipment pathway exists, but equipment is capped at $5,000 plus up to $2,500 for computer equipment, total equipment may not exceed 50% of the request, and contracts for services are expressly excluded. Do not position N9+ as a stand-alone vendor sale or hospital service contract.
QC Healthcare Fit: 5/100 conditional. Any equipment role would need to be subordinate to a qualifying nonprofit-led community-health project and comply with the equipment caps. Direct Dr. Miltie applicant fit is 0/100 under the verified 501(c)(3) lead-applicant requirement.
Next Action
Because fewer than 48 hours remain and the exact closing time and time zone are not published, do not initiate new applicant outreach. Publication remains appropriate. Already-engaged eligible applicants should use the hospital-specific CommonSpirit portal and current program materials to complete any submission they independently choose to pursue before the published September 18 date.
Official Sources
CommonSpirit Health — Community Health Improvement Grants