Applicant Capacity and Experience. (up to three single-spaced pages) • Describe applicant organization’s mission and how the Healthy Living proposal is related to that mission. • Describe applicant’s capability and resources to ensure timely start-up and implementation of the proposed activities. • Identify and describe qualifications and related experience of key personnel who would direct/oversee the grant-funded activities. • Describe applicant’s experience with similar projects. • Identify any other organizations that will serve in key roles for the project.
Applicant Capacity and Experience. The mission statement for the City of Wichita is listed below. The mission of the City of Wichita is to provide an environment to protect the health, safety, and well being of all who live and work in the community. In directing policies and programs to that end, the City assumes a stewardship role to preserve the assets and natural resources entrusted to its growth, to assure equality of opportunity and to contribute to the quality of life for all citizens. In order to help achieve the City of Wichita’s mission, the City develops and maintains official plans to help guide its future actions. On February 5, 2013, the Wichita City Council endorsed the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan (Bicycle Plan). The Bicycle Plan (developed with funding from the Department of Energy) calls for increases in the amount of bicycling, improvements for the safety of bicyclists, and efforts to help promote a culture where bicycling is a viable and accepted form of transportation – all of which improve Wichita as an active living environment. As a guide, the Bicycle Plan also identified the agreed strategies that the City should employ help facilitate that change. The proposed activities to be funded with Kansas Health Foundation Healthy Living Grant funding will also help to support and undertake some of the priority activities recommended within the Bicycle Plan. The City of Wichita has the capacity and resources to ensure timely start-up and implementation of the proposed activities. The City is responsible for public roadways and paths within the city; and the enforcement of laws and regulations related to the use of public spaces. The City has the expertise, resources, and authority necessary to implement the proposed activities. The City has extensive experience constructing multi-million dollar facilities, conducting large-scale community planning initiatives, and undertaking large public safety initiatives. Below is a listing of key personnel who would direct/oversee the grant funded activities.
