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Grant Alerts
I. 3-A-Day of Dairy
Nutrition Education Grants
Calling all Health Professionals & Nutrition Educators...
Applications Must be Postmarked by March 31, 2006
The 3-A-Day of Dairy nutrition education grant program, to be implemented within the school environment, is designed to empower children ages 9-18 to be advocates of healthy eating by including three servings a day of milk, cheese or yogurt.
2006 Application Materials
To download application materials and learn more about the program, click on the links below:
3-A-Day of Dairy Nutrition Education Grant Fact Sheet (PDF: 47k)
3-A-Day of Dairy Nutrition Education Grant Application (PDF: 107k)
2006 Submission Procedures
Grants in the amount of $5,000 each will be awarded on a state/regional basis. Please download the Dairy Council Directory to find the person to contact for your state/region. All applications must be postmarked by March 31, 2006. Winners will be notified on or around May 19. Please note California, Hawaii and Puerto Rico are not participating in the 2006 grant program.
Past Winners
For a complete list of the 2005 winners and to read highlights from the 2004 winning programs, please click on the links below:
2005 Winners (PDF: 44k)
Highlights from 2004 Program Winners (PDF: 47k)
The Aetna Foundation will fund philanthropic initiatives focused on the following health care issues: Childhood Health, Obesity (including diabetes) and Oral Health, and Depression. Applications will be accepted starting February 28, 2006. Up to $2.9 million will be awarded. Eligible regions include Mid-Atlantic, North Central, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and West. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501©(3) status.
Deadline: March 31, 2006
For more information and application guidelines, please visit http://www.aetna.com/foundation/communitygrants/2004_rfp.htm
The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools is not the administrator of this funding announcement. Please contact the organization mentioned in the grant alert paragraph for details. Thank you.
Related Links:
Childhood Overweight: What the Research Tells Us
Dental Health Services in Schools
Parents' Resource Center: Depression
NEW CHHCS SURVEY
How is your school responding to the challenge of childhood overweight? Tell us by taking our childhood overweight and schools survey http://www.healthinschools.org/obesitysurvey.asp
III. Brown Foundation (no website available)
Brown Foundation's current emphasis is on public education in Texas. It also focuses on community service projects that meet the needs of youth. The foundation accepts applications year-round. It takes approximately four months for approval. Contact the Brown Foundation for a copy of the guidelines: The Brown Foundation, Inc., Nancy Pittman, Executive Director, P. O. Box 130646, Houston, TX 77219-0646; Phone: (713) 523-6867, Fax: (713) 523-2917; email: bfi@brownfoundation.org.
IV. Coca-Cola Foundation -- Grants Focus on Youth Education
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops294.asp
V. The Milagro Foundation:
The Milagro Foundation supports underrepresented and underprivileged children
and youth in the areas of the arts, education, and health. http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops227.asp
VI. Health Programming Grants - The W.K. Kellogg Foundation:
The goal of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation's 2003-2008 Strategic Plan is
to promote health among vulnerable individuals and communities through
health programming. Health programming at the Foundation centers on improving
individual and community health, and improving access to quality health
care.
http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops230.asp
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