Funding Opportunities

Requests for Proposals

Grants Available to Washington Schools to Implement Fuel Up and Play 60:
Register for the Webinar on November 23, 2009 to learn more
The Washington Action for Healthy Kids Team has teamed up with the National Dairy Council to offer grant money to local schools to implement the Fuel Up To Play 60 program. Please join the Fuel Up To Play 60 webinar on November 23 from 12:30 – 1:00 pm PST to learn how local schools can apply for grants to implement the Fuel Up To Play 60 program.
Register for the webinar

Bikes Belong Grant Program
Application Deadline: Quarterly - due dates for next grant cycles are November 23, 2009, February 26, 2010, and May 28, 2010
The Bikes Belong Grant Program strives to put more people on bicycles more often by funding important and influential projects that leverage federal funding and build momentum for bicycling in communities across the U.S. These projects include bike paths, lanes, and routes, as well as bike parks, mountain bike trails, BMX facilities, and large-scale bicycle advocacy initiatives. Since 1999, Bikes Belong has awarded 191 grants to municipalities and grassroots groups in 46 states and the District of Columbia

Got Breakfast: Silent Hero Grants Program Request for Applications (pdf)
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009
The got breakfast? foundation aims to increase access to breakfast programs to help fight obesity, raise test scores, and improve overall health. Public schools, non-profit private schools or 501 (c)(3) non-profit organizations participating in the National School Breakfast Program are eligible to apply. Grants will range between $2,500 to $10,000 and can fund serving equipment, staffing needs, food procurement, marketing materials, promotional items, and nutrition education material.

Call for 2010 ACHIEVE Healthy Communities Applications
Application Deadline: December 4, 2009 for NACCHO, NACDD, Y-USA) and December 11, 2009 for NRPA
The national organizations supporting ACHIEVE (NACCHO, NRPA. NACDD, and Y-USA) will be funding approximately 40 new communities in 2010. Each organization accepts applications from different groups including local health departments, local park and recreation agencies, local community coalitions or other local or regionally-based organizations in collaboration with state health departments, and YMCAs participating in Active America capacity building. Please see the ACHIEVE Web site for more information on each organizations' funding opportunity announcement.

Champions for Healthy Kids
Application Deadline: January 15, 2010
The General Mills Foundation, in partnership with the American Dietetic Association Foundation and the President's Council on Physical Fitness, awards 50 grants of $10,000 each to community-based groups that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle.

Health Impact Project: Advancing Smarter Policies for Healthier Communities
Application Deadline: Open
The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, encourages the use of the health impact assessment (HIA) approach to identify the health consequences of public policies, programs and projects, and help decision-makers make better-informed choices that avoid unintended harm and unexpected costs. The aim of this call for proposals is to demonstrate the effectiveness of HIAs and promote their incorporation into local, state, tribal and federal decision-making.