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Each year, local March of Dimes chapters award grants to external organizations across the state in order to address unmet maternal and infant health needs. These community grants are one way that the March of Dimes pursues its mission of saving babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.		  
Greater Kansas Chapter Grant Funding 2010

The chapter community grants program is designed to invest in priority projects that further the March of Dimes mission, support national and state objectives, and further our strategic goal of reducing disparities in birth outcomes. In an effort to pursue substantial impact on preterm birth, the Greater Kansas Chapter with the Chapter Program Services Committee, has chosen to transition to a Chapter-Directed Mission Investment funding plan.  This structure allows us to identify focus areas relevant to our chapter and commit to the targeted and long-term support necessary to impact change.  Additionally, it allows greater flexibility in our support of programs that pursue our focus areas and gives us ownership of our visibility, outcomes and impact.  The Greater Kansas Chapter has committeed to two primary issues: 

-Disparities in Preterm Birth

-Late Preterm Birth

First, we seek to address disparities in preterm birth such as preconception and prenatal care through incentive-based programs.  For example:

-Stork's Nest

-Comenzando bien

-Becoming a Mom

Second, the Greater Kansas Chapter of March of Dimes seeks to address late preterm birth through Quality Improvement initiatives primarily focused on hospitals and physicians with the purpose of reducing elective c-sections and inductions.

Proposals will be accepted from organizations wth the capacity, competence and experience to accomplish project goals and objectives relating to one of our target issues.  Project interventions may be provider and/or consumer focused. Interventions must be provided within the local chapter's specified geographic area.

In order to be eligible to receive a March of Dimes chapter grant, an organization must be an incorporated not-for-profit 501(c)(3) or for profit organization or government agency. The March of Dimes does not award grants to individuals.

If your program meets these requirements, we invite you to contact us for additional information and application instructions.  Contact Diane Daldrup, State Director of Program Serives, at ddaldrup@marchofdimes.com or (913)387-3608.