KFA Board awards more than $4 million for prevention services
After giving more than $6 million in grants in September aimed at supporting substance abuse and addiction treatment services across the state, the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board has awarded a second round of funding, this time providing more than $4 million in support of prevention services. The latest KFA grants, which focus on […]
Billie Hall, foundation President & CEO, announces plans to retire in early 2024
After serving as president and CEO of Sunflower Foundation for more than 22 years, Billie Hall has announced her plans to retire from the health philanthropic organization in early 2024. Hall, who assumed her duties in August 2001 following the organization’s incorporation in 2000, is the only CEO in the foundation’s history. “Billie has given […]
Director Sterling, Event Manager Lopez form new team at Nonprofit Center
Director Tami Sterling, left, and Event Manager Maria Lopez recently were promoted into their roles and now form the new leadership team at the Sunflower Nonprofit Center. Sunflower Foundation is pleased to announce its new Sunflower Nonprofit Center team, with the promotions of Tami Sterling to director and Maria Lopez to event manager. Sterling, who […]
Expanding Medicaid healthy for Kansans, state’s economy
With Gov. Laura Kelly making a renewed call for expanding Medicaid in Kansas, Sunflower Foundation has issued the following statement in support of Medicaid expansion: Improving access to quality, affordable health care and modernizing our health care delivery system continue to be urgent needs in Kansas, which is why Sunflower Foundation applauds the efforts of […]
Foundation helps Menninger family, committee celebrate new downtown park
Members of the Menninger family and the Menninger Pocket Park Committee visited the Sunflower Nonprofit Center on Thursday to celebrate the recent dedication of the park in downtown Topeka. The park, which pays tribute to the Menninger family legacy and its contributions to psychiatry and the Topeka community, features a life-sized statue of C.F. Menninger and […]
Grants to help build organizational capacity for health-related nonprofits
Sunflower Foundation is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for its 2023 Capacity Building Grant Program: Strengthening Our Sector: Stronger Nonprofits for a Healthier Kansas. Nonprofit organizations are vital to improving the health of a community, but many do not have access to the funding streams required to sustain their […]
Needs assessment to guide future KFA investments
Sunflower Foundation is in the process of identifying a vendor to develop an innovative and comprehensive statewide needs assessment of substance use disorder (SUD) systems and related work in Kansas that will help guide the long-term priorities and investments of the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board. KFA grant funds, which support organizations providing substance […]
RFA seeks organization to develop needs assessment of SUD systems in Kansas
Sunflower Foundation, on behalf of the Kansas Fights Addiction (KFA) Grant Review Board, has released a Request for Applications (RFA) inviting interested and eligible vendors to apply for the opportunity to develop a large-scale, innovative and comprehensive statewide needs assessment of substance use disorder (SUD) systems and related work in Kansas. Results of the needs […]
KFA grant review board awards $6 million to organizations
The Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board has awarded a total of nearly $6 million for 35 projects across Kansas in support of substance abuse and addiction treatment services. The Office of Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced the list of organizations that received funding through the KFA grant program’s first round of funding, which […]
Gabrielle Talavera foundation’s new program associate
Sunflower Foundation has a new program associate, but she’s not new to the foundation. Gabrielle Talavera, who has been a familiar face around the Sunflower Nonprofit Center since joining our team as a student intern in December 2021, recently graduated from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor’s in Community Health and minors in Health […]