Competitive Grant Program

Competitive Grant Program is sponsored by Western Kansas Community Foundation. Provides funding for projects that address community issues and enhance the quality of life in Southwest Kansas.

Grant Application | Western Kansas Community Foundation | Garden City, KS Please review the Grant Guidelines prior to applying. If you have not previously applied to the Western Kansas Community Foundation or Women of Purpose through this system, please watch the video below outlining how to access the system, set up a new account, and proceed through the application process.

If you have previously applied to us through this system, please feel free to bypass the video and move on to Step 2 below. Click the button below to login or create a new account and begin the application process. ***If you do not receive an email notifying you of our receipt of your submission, your application has not gone through.

Please re-enter the system and review your application for any missing required information, and submit. If the problem persists or you have additional questions about the application process or system, please don't hesitate to contact the office at 620-271-9484.

Example grant applications : Well-written grant application example (app view) Well-written grant application example (packet view) Insufficient grant application example (app view) Insufficient grant application example (packet view) reasons applications could be seen as insufficient: Application lacks enough information for the Grant Committee to understand the organization or program Narrow scope of impact defined (population served and geographic area) Lack of strong goals and measurements of goals Budgets, either total project or grant funding, don't match between the Organization Information and Project Budget sections Lack of any other funders for the organization (particularly for the organization as a whole) Wrong documents uploaded (i.e. bank statements instead of balance sheets, letters of support from someone within the applicant organization, IRS determination letters for sales tax exemption forms, totally blank documents, etc...)

NOTE: Once you are directed to the grant system login page, you may wish to save the address in your internet favorites list in order to easily access your account and view your current and previous applications as well as any correspondence from the Foundation regarding your application in the future. Otherwise, you will need to revisit this page and click the apply button in order to reach the website.

In the application process, you will be asked how you plan to acknowledge the WKCF grant. If you would like to use a logo in your acknowledgment, please feel free to use any of the logos that are attached below. WKCF Color Logo WKCF Square Logo WKCF w/Vertical Tag WKCF w/Horizontal Tag For more information about professional advisors, contact us .

Newsletter - February 2026 Learn more about the different options we have available to make it easy for you to contribute. Get in touch with us today to get more information about our Funds, Giving Options, and Grants.