2025 Grant Projects
AmberMed (Sheridan County Hospital)
$2,500.00 - January
Funds will assist in the purchase of a Nikon Microscope used for diagnosing diseases, examining tissues, blood smears for cell abnormalities and enabling timely treatment interventions.
USD 412 Hoxie Community Schools c/o Hoxie FFA Chapter
$2,500.00 - January
Funds to assist with the purchase of supplies for the FFA Container Garden Library project focused on encouraging the at-home growth and consumption of health foods.
Hoxie Christian Church
$10,000.00 - January
Funding to assist with the replacement of the church's HVAC system necessary to continue utilizing the space for a number of community-wide, school, and other secular activities.
USD 412 Hoxie Community Schools
$727.50 - February
Funding to assist in sending students from the 6th Grade class to Hays to participate in the Smoky Hill Education Service Center's Ropes Course on the campus of Fort Hays State University.
Main Street Arts Council
$6,000.00 - March
Funding to assist with the 2025 Main Street Summer Theater Festival production of Disney's Dare to Dream Jr in Hoxie.
AmberMed c/o Sheridan County Wellness Center
$5,000.00 - May
Funding to assist with surveillance system upgrades at the workout facility in Hoxie.
USD 412 Hoxie Community Schools
$14,419.00 - May
Funding to assist with the purchase and installation of a new LED message board. This student-led project was initiated by recent Hoxie High School graduates Charlie Foote and Kash Schiltz, who served as the 2023-25 Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) board members with SCCF as well as former YAP Member Kinley Rogers. Foote and Schiltz also submitted a successful companion application to the Dane G. Hansen Foundation for an additional $7,500.00. The message board will be placed above the south entrance to the high school auditorium and will be used to share school and community information throughout the year, with installation expected before the 2025–26 academic year begins.
Hoxie Housing Authority
$6,000.00 - June
Funding to assist with the construction of shade structures at the north and south entrances of Ridgewood Manor. These additions will enhance comfort and accessibility for residents and visitors, creating more usable outdoor seating areas.
City of Selden
$4,000.00 - June
Funding to assist in the purchase of new audio equipment to be used at public events, improving the quality of announcements and music.
City of Selden c/o Sheridan County Beautification Committee
$10,000.00 - June
Funding to support the creation of a large-scale community mural that will honor Selden’s history and identity. The mural, designed to wrap around the north and west sides of the City’s shop building near U.S. Highway 83, will feature imagery symbolic of Selden and Sheridan County—such as a train, sunflowers, a tractor, a barn, and a Western Kansas sunset. Spearheaded by the Sheridan County Beautification Committee—formed through SCCF’s Strategic Doing process—this mural is envisioned as the first in a series of public art installations throughout the county.
USD 412 Hoxie Community Schools
$889.00 - July
Funding to assist with the SWANK Public Performance Site License fee, which allows movies to be legally shown in the Hoxie High School Auditorium.
Sheridan County 4H Council, St. Francis Cabrini Church (Cemetery Project), St. Francis Cabrini Church CYO/Youth CYO, Sheridan County Public Library, Sheridan County Amusement Co., Hoxie Christian Church
$250.00 each - July - Golden Star Surprise Grants - Funded by the Cultivate Sheridan County Match Month Fund
A special surprise grant scavenger hunt was conducted during the 2025 Sheridan County Fair and Carnival Week. Each organization selected by the lucky scavenger received a $250.00 surprise grant to further their individual missions for a total of $1,500.00.
Western Plains Arts Association
$2,000.00 - August
Funding to help bring cultural programming to Sheridan County as part of its 2025–26 season. Planned events include “The Wichita Lineman – A Tribute to Glen Campbell” on October 20, 2025, for the general public, and “The Three Little Pigs” performed by Wichita Children’s Theatre for elementary students during the school day on November 23, 2025.
High Point Advocacy & Resource Center
$1,500.00 - August
Funding to support of the Rock ‘N Recovery Family Event, to be held on September 20, 2025, that is designed to destigmatize addiction recovery. The all-day gathering will celebrate individuals living in long-term recovery while raising awareness that people can and do recover from substance use disorders.
USD 412 Hoxie Community Schools
$11,000.00 - October - Funded by the Cultivate Sheridan County Match Month Fund
Funding to assist with the Hoxie Schools Track Renovation Project.
USD 316 Golden Plains Elementary School
$5,000.00 - October - Funded by the Cultivate Sheridan County Match Month Fund
Funding to assist in the purchase of age appropriate playground equipment for Pre-K to 5 year old students.
Hoxie Gun Club
$4,404.20 - October - Funded by the Dane G. Hansen Community Fund
Funding to assist in the purchase of a 5-Stand Wobble Trap Thrower, enhancing recreational opportunities and promoting safe, skill-building shooting sports in the area.
Main Street Arts Council
$4,000.00 - October - Funded by the Dane G. Hansen Community Fund
Funding in support of its new Community Choir Project, which aims to bring together singers from across Northwest Kansas for concerts, education, and cultural exchange.
Selden Public Library
$250.00 - October - Funded by the Culitvate Sheridan County Fund
Unrestricted grant funding awarded as part of the 2025 Non-profits Needs Assessment incentive grant raffle.