Grants
School Grants for Healthy Kids
Through partners such as Kellogg’s and the Walmart Foundation, Action for Healthy Kids is pleased to release its School Grants for Healthy Kids opportunities for the 2012-2013 school year. Over 500 schools will be awarded funds that will range from $1,000 to $5,000 (average $2,000) with significant in-kind contributions from Action for Healthy Kids in the form of people, programs, and school nutrition expertise. We’ll also provide schools with management expertise and support to develop strong nutrition programs around school breakfast, competitive foods, summer meals, access to healthy food and nutrition education. Read the Entire Article...
Read MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Announces ASAP Innovation Competition
Innovation Competition Competition Now Open: Tell Us Your Story! What? ASAP Innovation Competition – a nationwide competition designed to identify and reward innovative and impactful physical activity programs and technologies with excellent promise to motivate quality physical activity at school and beyond. When? Now through April 2nd, 2012 at 5:00pm EDT Who? Schools, School Districts, Teachers, Technology Developers… people like you with a passion to make a difference and get our nation’s students active and healthy. Tell me more! Competition Category “School Programs”: Innovative in-school physical activity programs $25,000 prizes for Regional...
Read MoreActive Schools Grant
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...
Read MoreLemelson-MIT Program
Grant-supported projects have spanned many fields: from assistive devices to consumer goods to environmental technologies. Applicants are encouraged to consider the problems or needs of the world’s poorest people in brainstorming project ideas. Deadline: April 6, 2012 (March 1 for Preliminary Feedback) Click here to learn how to apply
Read MoreING Unsung Heroes
The ING Unsung Heroes program invites grant applications from K-12 educators describing class projects they have initiated or would like to pursue. Each year, one hundred educators are selected to receive $2,000 each to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those individuals will be chosen to receive awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000. All awards must be used to further the projects within the school or school system. Education professionals must be employed by an accredited K-12 public or private school located in the U.S. as a full-time educator, teacher, principal, paraprofessional, or classified staff member working on a project with...
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