Grant Opportunities.

Dane G. Hansen Community Grant

To date, Decatur County is one of 26 counties in northwest Kansas that has been awarded eighteen rounds of grant funding from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation. This grant fund was established to allow qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; or educational, governmental or religious institutes per IRS, to apply for funding assistance for projects intended for Decatur County benefit. Qualifying entities may apply online; grants are awarded through a competitive application process.  The Hansen Foundation has guaranteed additional rounds of funding to continue through 2029, providing continual county-wide participation in the Decatur County Strategic Doing Initiative. For criteria and application information, click here.

GROW Decatur County Foundation Grant

Thanks to the Dane G. Hansen Foundation's Match Month Initiative, GROW has been able to set up an endowment from which community grants can be given. To date, over $1 million has been raised for this fund by the community with the Hansen Foundation's match. As this endowment fund continues to grow, a percentage of the fund balance has been made available annually to benefit Decatur County through grants dollars to help support projects throughout the county and communities within. Grant applications from the GROW Decatur County Foundation Fund accepted between February 1 and December 1 annually. For application details and guidelines, click here.