Active Schools Grant
Posted on Feb 15, 2012 in Grants | 0 comments
ChildObesity180 and the Partnership for a Healthier America have announced the launch of the Active Schools Acceleration Project, a national competition to identify and reward effective school-based programs and technological innovations that promote physical activity for children. The competition will release $500,000 among schools with the most innovative, impactful, and cost-effective physical activity programs, and to technology developers who create new ways of using technology to promote increased physical activity among youth. School-based programs target children aged 5-12 and are already being deployed in a school setting. Technological innovations must motivate kids to get at least sixty minutes of moderate to vigorous activity every day and must demonstrate an impactful within an elementary school environment.
Deadline: April 2, 2012