Two funding opportunities this week for Wyandotte County nonprofits

Some Wyandotte County organizations are seeking grants this week.

The deadline for two funding opportunities is coming up soon in Wyandotte County. One is a public hearing tonight for Community Development Block Grants. Another is the Hollywood Casino-Schlitterbahn grant fund, with an application deadline of Friday, April 7.

The public hearing for Community Development will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the Commission Chambers, City Hall, lobby level, 701 N. 7th St., Kansas City, Kansas. It is scheduled during the Unified Government Commission meeting. Housing and community development needs will be discussed, along with other topics outlined at www.wycokck.org/uploadedfiles/Departments/Development/Public%20Hearing%20Notice%204%206%2017%20final%20version.pdf.

The UG-Hollywood Casino-Schlitterbahn grant fund also is accepting grant proposals from nonprofit organizations until Friday, April 7. For more information on this grant fund visit www.growyourgiving.org/grant/unified-government-hollywood-casinoschlitterbahn-vacation-village-grant-fund.