The Broderick Crawford Fund is an initiative of the Kansas Birth Equity Network (KBEN) and is funded by Healthy Blue. This fund is named in honor of our dear friend & fierce advocate, Broderick Crawford, Sr.

These mini-grants are meant to provide support to local, grassroots, KBEN members & member organizations who are working to improve Black maternal, paternal, and infant health in Kansas & Missouri.

Three projects will be funded each quarter. We also invite project teams to share their work at the annual Black Maternal Health Week event in April!

Award Eligibility

  1. Open to active KBEN members.
    • Defined as attending at least 70% of KBEN meetings.
  2. The project should be completed in collaboration with at least two other KBEN members/member organizations.
  3. The project must be focused on an area identified in the KBEN Five-Year Research Agenda.

Application Process & Deadlines

  1. Download the project proposal template, complete it, and upload below.
  2. Applicants may request funding up to $3,000.
  3. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 
  4. Funded project teams will participate in a virtual site visit with KBEN staff and a Healthy Blue representative.

If you have any questions or difficulty submitting your proposal, please don't hesitate to contact us by sending an email to kben@kumc.edu.

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