Funding Opportunities

Requests for Proposals

2010 Youth Garden Grants
Application Deadline: November 2, 2009
The National Gardening Association (NGA) awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. For the 2010 grant cycle, 100 grants are available. Five programs will receive gift cards valued at $1000 (a $500 gift card to The Home Depot and a $500 gift card to the Gardening with Kids catalog) and ninety-five programs will receive a $500 gift card to The Home Depot. Winners will also receive educational materials from NGA.

Schools Out Washington Quality Enhancement Grants
Application Deadline: November 6, 2009
Grants program aims to improve the quality of Washington State's afterschool programs for school-age children ages 5-12, particularly those from low-income families, communities of color and those with special needs.  Afterschool programs licensed or certified by the Department of Early Learning are eligible to apply for this grant opportunity. Applicants can propose to use the grant for almost any project, as long as it will ultimately lead to program improvement.

USDA CSREES Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program
Application Deadline: November 19, 2009
The Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program promotes self-sufficiency and food security in low-income communities through community food projects and training and technical Assistance projects. Grants are intended to help eligible private nonprofit entities in need of a one-time infusion of federal assistance to establish and carryout multipurpose community food projects. Projects are funded from $10,000 to $300,000 and from 1 to 3 years. These one-time grants require a dollar-for-dollar match in resources.

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.