March 1 is the entry deadline for several KEHA contests, scholarships, and grants. All details and  requirements can be found in the KEHA Manual at www.keha.org. Be sure to submit your entries on time and to the correct address/email. For questions regarding any of these opportunities, contact the officer or chair listed in the Manual.

KEHA Contests – Entries are sent to the respective chairs who oversee the contests, as noted in the KEHA Manuel. Contests include:

• Creative Writing: Poetry, Memoirs, Short Story (KEHA Manuel pages 37-39) - Due to Cindy Moore, Cultural Arts & Heritage Chair, 2707 Sunnyside Road, Eminence, KY 40019, cjrn1@bellsouth.net.
• Adopt-A-Highway Awards (page 49) - Due to Rhonella Chaffin, Environment, Housing & Energy Chair, P.O. Box 1057, Louisa, KY 41230, rhonella@att.net.
• Food, Nutrition & Health Contests and Ovarian Cancer Fundraising (page 60-60a) - Due to Esther Bailey, Food, Nutrition & Health Chair, 304 Somerset St., Stanford, KY 40484, hadasah5@hotmail.com.
• Homemakers Support 4-H (pages 64-65) – Due to Denise Boebinger,  4-H Youth Development Chair, 3275 Bald Knob Road, Frankfort, KY 40601, dboebinger@me.com.
• International Contest and Awards (page 73) and One-Time International Mini Grant (page 72)  – Due to: Tammy Alford, KEHA International Chair, 165 Oak Ridge Road, Morgantown, KY 42261, tamalford@att.net.
• Community Volunteerism Awards (page 88 ) – Due to Cyndy Humble, KEHA Leadership Development Chair, 1687 Tebbs Bend Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718, HumbleC@msn.com.
• Family and Individual Development Contest (page 55) - Due to Amelia Godfrey, Family & Individual Development Chair, 625 Main St. Apt. 102, Paintsville, KY 41240,  Meme6968@yahoo.com.

KEHA Grants – KEHA offers two grant opportunities. Grant proposals/applications are due to KEHA 2nd Vice President Martha E. Colley, 204 Desert Inn Ct., Hopkinsville, KY 42240, marthaky3@live.com.

• KEHA Development Grants provide areas and counties with the opportunity to obtain funding for projects. Applications must be submitted by KEHA members. The guidelines and application form are included in the KEHA Manuel, Handbook section, pages 107-111, and on the KEHA website at www.keha.org. Applications must be sent by certified mail and postmarked by March 1.
• KEHA Mini Grants for Study or Research may be submitted by KEHA members, FCS agents, or FCS specialists. These mini grants are for up to $500 for study or research. The guidelines and application form are included in the KEHA Manual, Handbook section, pages 104-106, and on the KEHA website at www.keha.org. Applications must be submitted by March 1.

KEHA Scholarships – KEHA provides two educational scholarship programs with applications due March 1. Send applications to the KEHA Leadership Development Chairman Cyndy Humble, 1687 Tebbs Bend Road, Campbellsville, KY 42718, HumbleC@msn.com.

• Evans/Hansen/Weldon Scholarship is open to any full-time student attending a college or accredited undergraduate program in Kentucky and majoring in a Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Environment Science degree program. Details and the scholarship application are included in the KEHA Manuel, Handbook section, pages 94-98 and at www.keha.org.
• KEHA Homemaker Member Scholarship is open to KEHA members with a minimum of 3 years of active membership. The scholarship may be to any college or university as well as for a trade or technical school. It is intended for students pursuing their first degree or certification. Details and the scholarship application are included in the KEHA Manual, Handbook section, pages 99-102 and at www.keha.org.