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The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has selected 76 organizations across Kansas – two from Hays – as 2026 Leadership Transformation Grant partners. The grants will help the partner organizations create a culture that embraces change, tackles problems and seizes opportunities.
“KLC has been awarding grants to civically engaged organizations around the state for the past 11 years. While this program has grown every year, this year we intentionally selected fewer partners to shift our focus on making a more profound impact for each partner. We look forward to helping these organizations make lasting progress on their biggest challenges,” said Kaye Monk-Morgan, president and CEO of the Kansas Leadership Center.
The 2026 Leadership Transformation Grant partners from Hays are:
- The Chamber in Hays, Kansas
- Fort Hays State University
Leadership Transformation Grants provide the opportunity for participants to learn, practice and engage with the KLC Framework. The program also utilizes KLC’s best-selling book, When Everyone Leads.
“Changing individual engagement with complex challenges is how organizations can improve innovation and employee satisfaction. We offer these experiences in order to help organizations create and support cultures where more people are exercising leadership,” said Monk-Morgan. “When everyone leads, we make progress on our most important challenges. That’s what the Leadership Transformation Grants are all about – engaging people across the state to solve daunting challenges in their communities, organizations and professional lives.”
Organizations who receive a Leadership Transformation Grant will establish a core team of three to six individuals to take on the responsibilities of the grant. Organizations chosen will have one year to participate in KLC’s dynamic program experiences and utilize KLC resources and consultation.
“The Leadership Transformation Grants provide access to programs on the KLC Path, a three-step sequence which teaches that leadership is an activity—not a position—and that anyone within an organization can exercise leadership effectively. These programs offer a framework by which organizations can share a common language and skills to approach their challenges and empower employees to mobilize others to create progress in their organization and communities,” said Camille Scott, KLC partner manager.
In the 11 years awarding these grants, KLC has given 776 grants, trained more than 15,000 people and partnered with 416 Kansas organizations and communities. Applications for Leadership Transformation Grants are accepted in the fall each year. See the complete list of 2026 partners.