More Grants
General Mills Foundation Grant Awards
The General Mills Foundation, in partnership with the American Dietetic Association Foundation and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, developed the Champions for Healthy Kids grant program in 2002. Each year since inception, the General Mills Foundation 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. Application Deadline: January 15, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/champions.aspx [Nutrition and Activity for Health E-News Alert # 10]
Active Living Research and Healthy Eating Research Rapid Response Grants
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has posted a call for proposals (CFP) in the Childhood Obesity program area. The objective of this CFP for rapid-response grants is to support time-sensitive, opportunistic studies that can evaluate changes in policies or environments with the potential to reach children who are at highest risk for obesity, including African-American, Latino, Native American, Asian American, and Pacific Islander children (ages 3 to 18) who live in low-income communities or communities with limited access to affordable healthy foods and/or safe opportunities for physical activity. http://www.activelivingresearch.org/files/ALR-HER_RapidResponse_FINAL.pdf Nutrition and Activity for Health E-News Alert # 10
Aubrey Rose Foundation — Medical Expense Grants:
http://www.aubreyrose.org/grants.htm
The mission of the Aubrey Rose Foundation is to provide financial and emotional support to families caring for children with life threatening illnesses. The Foundation aims to provide a balanced giving program that considers the total well-being of the child and how the request benefits the entire family.
http://www.healthinschools.org
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation – Inclusion Champion Award:
http://meaf.org/grants-inclusion.php
The Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation’s Inclusion Champion Award honors individuals who have made significant efforts to promote the full inclusion of youth with disabilities in society. The focus of the efforts may include, but is not limited to, helping to create a culture of inclusion within an organization or community or developing innovative strategies for inclusive programming in school activities, after-school programs, community service, and leadership development.
http://www.healthinschools.org
A.L. Mailman Family Foundation, Inc. — Child Development Grants:
http://www.mailman.org/guidelines/index.html
A.L. Mailman Family Foundation, Inc. is accepting applications for its grant program to support projects improving the systems and policies impacting the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs of young children.
http://www.healthinschools.org
Hilton Hotels Corporation – Corporate Giving for Health and Education:
http://hiltonworldwide1.hilton.com/en_US/ww/business/citizenship.do#focus
The charitable giving interests of the Hilton Hotels Corporation are focused in the following four areas: K-12 Education Programs; Selected Healthcare Programs; Youth Programs; and Civic Affairs and Public Policy.
http://www.healthinschools.org
Allen Foundation Inc. — Human Nutrition Grants
https://www.allenfoundation.org/commoninfo/aboutus.asp
The Allen Foundation Inc.’s Human Nutrition Grants fund projects in the following areas: (1) relevant nutritional research; (2) programs for the nutrition education and training of mothers during pregnancy and after the birth of their children; (3) training of persons to work as educators and demonstrators of good nutritional practices; (4) dissemination of information regarding healthful nutritional practices and habits; and (5) programs to help solve immediate emergency hunger and malnutrition problems (in limited situations). http://www.healthinschools.org
