MERRIAM — The REACH Foundation on Thursday announced application timelines for its 2015 program and core operating grants.

Each year, the foundation awards grants to nonprofit organizations that are working to strengthen health care access and health care quality in the foundation’s six-county service area.

The foundation’s service area encompasses Allen, Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas; Cass, Jackson and Lafayette counties in Missouri; and the city of Kansas City, Missouri.

Program grants schedule

• Aug. 11, grant guidelines available online.

• Aug. 14, pre-proposal conference, 1-3 p.m., Wyandotte County Health Department, 619 Ann Ave., Kansas City, Kan.

• Sept. 4, deadline to submit letter of intent (step 1).

• Sept. 26, selected applicants invited to submit full proposal (step 2).

• Oct. 9, full proposal conference, 10 a.m.-noon, REACH Large Conference Room, 6700 Antioch Road, Merriam.

• Nov. 5, deadline to submit full proposal.

• January 2015, notification of grant awards; grant terms begin.

Core operating grants schedule

Organizations must be invited to apply.

• Sept. 25, core operating partners meeting, 1-3 p.m., REACH Large Conference Room.

• Oct. 23, deadline to submit application.

• Nov. 19, notification of grant awards.

• January 2015, grant terms begin.

See the schedule announcement for more information about changes in the foundation’s non-discrimination policy. The foundation’s website also has more information about its eligibility requirements.