Grant Announcements

January 2011 Deadline

• Special Olympics Get Into It Grants - grants for schools to bring togther students of all abilities to fight childhood obesity in their schools and communities - January 19, 2011

February 2011 Deadline

• Asthma and Child Care On-line Training Program - Illinois Department of Public Health - funding to provide online asthma education and training tailored to child care facilities - February 1, 2011
• School Employee Wellness Awards - The Directors of Health Promotion and Education - funding and awards for school employee wellness efforts - February 1, 2011
• Welch's Harvest Grants Program - funding and educational materials to support school gardening programs - February 11, 2011
• Tom's of Maine Dental Health for All - Goodness 2 Go Project - sponsorship funding for mobile dental clinics - February 14, 2011
• National Football League Fuel Up To Play 60 Grants - funding to jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements - February 15, 2010 
• Open Meadows Foundation Grants - support for projects led by and benefitting women and girls, particularly those in vulnerable communities - February 15, 2010

March 2011 Deadline

• Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - support for research on environmental and policy strategies with potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among low-income and racial ethnic groups at a higher risk for obesity - March 10, 2011

July 2011 Deadline

• Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity - provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this call for proposals supports research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activty among children and adolescents - July 1, 2011
   

January 2013 Deadline

• School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes Research Grant - National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - January 7, 2013

Rolling Deadline (in alphabetical order by funder)

• Abbott Laboratories Fund - areas of interest include education and health and welfare
• Albertsons - Health & Nutrition Grants
• Allen Foundation - supports efforts affecting health and nutrition
• American Savings Foundation - Youth and Family Grants
• Annenberg Foundation - Health and Human Services Grants
• Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation - Children's Health and Wellness Grants
• Charles Lafitte Foundation - Healthy Living Grants
• CIGNA Foundation - funding areas include the health of women, children and families and the connection between a healthy mind and a healthy body
• Commonwealth Fund, The - Child Development and Preventive Care Grants
• Dell Foundation, Michael and Susan - Helping Children in Urban Poverty Grants
• FedEx Corporation - Social Responsibility Program
• Heineman Foundation - areas of interest include research into prevention, education, and treatment of childhood illnesses
• KaBOOM! Playspace Opportunities 2009 - KaBOOM! has ongoing opportunities for community organizations, including schools, to build a new playground or skatepark
• Kaiser Permanente - Community Benefit Grants
• Kresge Foundation's Health Program - to influence and assist in the creation of safe, healthy communities for underserved populations
• LEGO - Children's Fund Grants
• Liberty Mutual - Responsible Sports Community Grant
• Lowe's, International Paper, and National Geographic - Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
• Magic Johnson Foundation Community-Based Grants - provides grants and assists community-based organizations and programs that serve the health needs of those residing in inner-city communities, including Chicago
• Nathan Cummings Foundation Health Program Grants - provides grants as part of its commitment to improving people's health and well-being, especially for those with low- to moderate-socioeconomic status and the disadvantaged
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy - Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Grants
• Nike, Inc. - Physical Activity Grants
• PepsiCo Foundation - Health and Wellness Grants
• Quaker Company - Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Grants - focused on hunger, nutrition and the education of children in low-income communities
• RadioShack's Neighborhood Answers Grant - programs or projects conducted by nonprofit organizations 
• RGK Foundation - interests include programs that promote the health and well-being of children
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence Grants
• Sara Lee Foundation - to decrease food insecurity and increase access to fresh produce and meals. Significant funding consideration is given to programs that focus on food recovery, increased access to fresh produce and protein, meal programs when schools are not in session, and hunger awareness
• Verizon Foundation - helps people to achieve and sustain their health and safety
• Wachovia Community Needs Grants - strives to improve education, community development, and environmental health, ensure access to health and human services, and to bolster civic engagement in low- to moderate-income communities - Wachovia Foundation
• Wal-Mart Foundation - supports programs and initiatives addressing education, workforce development, economic sustainability, and health and wellness
• Wells Fargo Foundation - education and health and human services grants
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation and The Oliver Foundation: The OrganWise Guys Core Kit - 125 schools nationally will qualify to receive this science-based elementary school nutrition and physical activity educational program