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Grant Opportunities and Funding Strategies

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Upcoming Grant or Award Deadlines

Annual Student Bicycle Essay Contest
Sponsored by the International Bicycle Fund. Entry categories for students 8 and under, 9-12, and 13-16. Deadline: May 1, 2009

Grant Listings and Databases

The Healthy Youth Funding Database
Database with funding opportunities for adolescent and school health programs from federal agencies and the private sector. Listings are selected based on relevance to adolescent health or one or more of the eight components of Coordinated School Health Program.

SchoolGrants
Grant opportunities and grant writing resources for schools. Includes funding from government agencies, foundations, as well as state-specific grants.

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools Funding Alerts
Lists health-focused grants for schools.

National Association of Sport & Physical Education Grants Page
Includes information on specific grants, grant listings, and grant writing resources.

Shaping America's Youth Program Funding Opportunities Listing

Funding Strategies

Funding a Local Wellness Policy - USDA
Strategies and examples of funding sources.

Financing Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Federal Funding Sources and Other Strategies (PDF)
Profiles federal funding sources that may be used to support obesity prevention strategies.

Grant Writing Resources

Peaceful Playgrounds
Tips for grant writing language, budgets, etc.

Presentations from the Winning Grants for Physical Education Conference
Presentation on grant writing basics, lessons learned, and succes stories from a National Association for Sport and Physical Education conference held in 2005.

 
 
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