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Health/Nutrition

ALDI

November 7th, 2017|Athletic Programs, Community Engagement, Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition, The Arts|

Deadline: Rolling.

Funds: Grants range from $100 – $5,000.

Eligibility: Communities within geographic areas where ALDI has stores, offices or warehouses, and conducts business.  See website for searchable database.

Description: ALDI solicits applications for the ALDI Smart Kids Program.  The program provides funding and gift cards to organizations that promote kids being active and healthy.

Examples include physical activity, nutrition, socializing, education, and the arts.

Email: giving@aldi.us

Web: https://corporate.aldi.us/en/corporate-responsibility/aldi-smart-kids/

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Hopey’s Heart Foundation

July 5th, 2017|Athletic Programs, Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition|

Deadline: Rolling

Funds: Unspecified

Eligibility: Local Government, Non Profits, Other, Schools/School Districts and State Government

Description: The purpose of this program is to prevent sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) from claiming the lives of promising student athletes and to improve sports safety by raising awareness of SCA. To support this goal, this program provides automated external defibrillators (AEDs), health education, and medical equipment for the prevention of heart and other injuries among student and amateur athletes in schools and community and recreational centers.

Agency Address: HopeyÂ’s Heart Foundation P.O. Box 340551 Jamaica, NY 11434

(347) 330-3045

Email: info@hopeysheart.org

Web: www.hopeysheart.org

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Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores

July 5th, 2017|Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition, The Arts|

Deadline: Rolling

Funds: Unspecified

Eligibility: Local Government, Non Profits, Schools/School Districts

Description: The purpose of this program is to support local community and national causes that align with the charitable tenets of the funding agency. Specifically, this program will support projects in the areas of:

  • Arts and education
  • Health and wellness
  • Military support

Agency Address: Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, 5555 Darrow Road Hudson, OH 44236

Web: http://www.joann.com/givinglp.html

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The WaWa Foundation

June 1st, 2017|Community Engagement, Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition|

Deadline: ongoing for letters of inquiry.

Funds: Grants up to $2,500.  The Foundation also makes in-kind product donations.

Description:  The WaWa Foundation provides support in the ares of health, hunger, and everyday heroes.

Contact:  The WaWa Foundation, 260 W. Baltimore Pike, WaWa, PA 19063.

Email: online email form located on website.

Web: www.thewawafoundation.org/our-impact/types-of-support

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PHIT America

May 24th, 2017|Athletic Programs, Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition|

Deadline: TBA.

Funds: Grants range from $1,000 – $5,000.

Eligibility: Elementary Schools.

Areas:  To apply, schools must indicate the need of their students to develop their motor skills, reduce obesity, and increase physical literacy and fitness

Funds may be used for equipment, facilities, professional development for adults, and programs that increase students’ physical activity to the recommended 60 minutes or more per day.

Description:  PHIT America, ASICS America Corporation, and KIDS in the GAME solicit applications for the PHIT America GO! Grants program.

The program helps schools that are in desperate need of gear, programming, or training for their physical activity programs.

Contact:  KIDS in the GAME, 875 S.E. 3rd St., Suite #240, Bend, OR 97702; (541) 508-3966.

Email:  info@kidsinthegame.org

Web: www.kidsinthegame.org/go-grant-school-activity-grants

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Brinker International

February 22nd, 2017|Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition, The Arts|

Deadline:  Ongoing.

Funds:  Varies by request. The company provides both monetary and in-kind dining certificate donations.

Eligibility:  Nonprofit organizations, schools, and institutions of higher education.  Previous grantees have included community programs and projects affiliated with children and family, arts, civics, and university-related educational programs.

Description: Brinker International provides support in the areas of health, social services, arts and education, and diversity.

 

Contact: Brinker International, 6820 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75240; (972) 980-9917.

Web: www.brinker.com/company/givingback.asp#gui

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Life Time Foundation

February 21st, 2017|Grant Opportunities, Health/Nutrition|

Deadline:  Ongoing.

Funds:  Cash and in-kind grants. One recent grantee received over $600,000 in support.

Eligibility:  School districts that have at least one school within a 20-mile radius of a Life Time destination.

Description: The Life Time Foundation partners with school districts to help them make healthy and sustainable changes to the school food program.  Specifically, the foundation seeks to help schools remove the “harmful seven ingredients of concern” from their food programs:

  • Trans fats and hydrogenated oils.
  • High-fructose corn syrup.
  • Hormones and antibiotics.
  • Processed and artificial sweeteners.
  • Artificial colors and flavors.
  • Artificial preservatives.
  • Bleached Flour.

Areas:   Partners receive access to:

  • Food Subsidy Grants:  short-term grants to offset the cost of serving healthier food that eliminates the “harmful seven ingredients of concern.”
  • Capital Equipment Grants:  one-time grants for kitchen equipment to make it possible for schools to serve healthier, scratch-cooked food.
  • Educational tools and materials that encourage kids to eat healthy.
  • An annual Culinary Boot Camp for school nutrition staff.
  • A free series of six 20 minute lessons on nutrition and physical activity.
  • An online community created specifically for school nutrition staff and school food experts.
  • A free online resource that provides tools and education to help improve school food.

Contact: Life Time Foundation, 2902 Corporate Place, Chanhassen, MN 55317; (952) 229-7226.

Email:  foundation@lifetimefitness.com

Web: www.ltffoundation.org/for-schools

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