Florida Department of Education, Office of Healthy Schools
Grant Alert – December, 2011

Grant Name/Source	Scope	Eligibility	Award	Deadline	Website	
Soccer for Success Social Innovation Fund Subgrant/U.S. Soccer Foundation	Award to support the replication of Soccer for Success, the foundation's free after-school youth development soccer program, which was designed to combat childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles for children in low-income urban communities.	Nonprofit organizations serving economically disadvantaged youth in grades K-8.	$100,000 to $300,000	12/22/11	http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/site/c.ipIQKXOvFoG/b.7790191/k.3796/Soccer_for_Success_SIF_SubGrant.htm	
“I Can Grow” Youth Garden Awards/Burpee Home Gardens	Award to support urban school and community gardens across the United States.	Schools, youth groups, community centers, public garden organizations, and others interested in supporting urban youth garden installations	$ 2,500; Up to 500 vegetable and herb plants; and video camera
	12/23/11	http://burpeehomegardens.com/ICanGrow/_YouthGardenAward.aspx	
The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries/ Laura bush Foundation 	Award to provide books and reading materials to the school libraries and students that most need them in the United States and its territories.	Schools in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, all American territories, and Department of Defense schools; open to all school categories 	up to $6,000 to update, extend, and diversify libraries' book collections.	12/31/11	http://laurabushfoundation.unt.edu/

	
Youth Social Settings Research/ William T. Grant Foundation	Award to proposed program that enhances understanding of how youth settings work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved for youth ages 8- 25	Colleges and universities;  U.S. and international; non-profits 	$100,000 to $600,000 for projects of two to three years.	letters of inquiry:
January 5, 2012	http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/funding_opportunities/research_grants/investigator_initiated_grants	
The Big Read/National Endowment for the Arts	Award to develop community-wide reading program	501(c)(3); a division of state, local, or tribal government; or a tax-exempt public library. Eligible applicants include such organizations as literary centers, libraries, museums, colleges and universities, art centers, historical societies, arts councils, tribal governments, humanities councils, literary festivals, and arts organizations.	75 awards- ranging from $2,500 to $20,000	February 1, 2012	http://www.neabigread.org/application_process.php	
Shade structure Program/American Academy of Dermatology	awards grants for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas	Non-profits and schools; sponsored by an AAD member dermatologist and have a sun safety/skin cancer awareness program in place for at least one year prior to application.	$8,000	Spring 2012	http://www.aad.org/skin-care-and-safety/skin-cancer-prevention/shade-structure	

						

						

Please be sure to check below for additional links to grants.
Links to Other Grant Resources

Florida Department of Education, Office of Healthy Schools, Grants and Funding webpage: http://www.fldoe.org/BII/CSHP/h-grants.asp
Florida Department of Education, Office of Healthy Schools, School Gardens Program funding webpage: http://www.fldoe.org/BII/CSHP/schoolgarfund.asp
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education – http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=In
This site contains information on all U.S. Department of Education grants from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) – http://www.samhsa.gov/grants
This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site lists current grant funding opportunities in the areas of substance abuse and mental health services.

The SPARK Grant-Finder Tool – http://www.sparkpe.org/grants/grantfunding-resourcesA resource for locating national and state-specific grants for Physical Education, After School, Early Childhood, or Coordinated School Health Programs.
Teachers Network – http://teachersnetwork.org/grants/
Teacher’s Network is a professional development organization for teachers. This site includes information about events, grants, and fellowships for professional development.