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

Grant Name/Source	Scope	Eligibility	Award	Deadline	Website	
People's Garden Grant Program / National Institute of Food and Agriculture	To facilitate the creation of produce, recreation, and/or wildlife gardens in urban and rural areas, which will provide opportunities for science-based informal education.	State cooperative extension services, all colleges and universities, independent school districts, other research or education institutions and organizations, Federal and private agencies and organizations, individuals, and any other contractor or recipient.	Up to $150,000	8/26/11	http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/peoplesgardengrantprogram.cfm
	
Sodexo Youth Grants	Seeks to fund projects that engage a student's peers, friends, families, neighbors, Sodexo employees, and other community members in creative, youth-inspired solutions to ending childhood hunger in their community. 	Youth-led service projects involving youth between the ages of 5 and 25.	25 grants of $500	9/16/11	http://www.ysa.org/grants/sodexoyouth
	
Kids In Need Teacher Grants program / Kids In Need Foundation	Provides grants to K-12 educators working to provide innovative learning opportunities for their students.
	Certified K-12 teachers	$100 to $500	9/30/11	http://www.kinf.org/grants/index.php
	
2012 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth / National Child Labor Committee’s	To honor professionals and volunteers who do exceptional work on behalf of children.	Individuals who have made a commitment to the well-being, growth and development of youth. That commitment may be carried out in a paid job or through volunteering. 	$1000 and a paid trip to New York City for a media-covered ceremony in late January 2012.	9/30/11	http://nationalchildlabor.org/lha.html
	
Teacher Grant Program /
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc.	Funds classroom projects that teach students about the importance of agriculture and introduce them to agricultural producers and representatives in their area.	Certified Florida K-12 teachers wishing to integrate agricultural concepts into non-agricultural curricula.	Not stated	10/1/11	http://www.flagintheclassroom.com/grants.html
	
Fuel Up to Play 60 	Nationwide funding program can help your school jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements.	K-12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60.	$3,000 
	10/1/11	http://www.fueluptoplay60.com/
	
Lowes Toolbox for Education / Lowes Charitable and Educational Foundation 	Funding for parent-teacher groups to focus on basic, one-time project needs.	Public K-12 school or non-profit parent group associated with that public K-12 school.	$5000	10/14/11	http://www.toolboxforeducation.com/
	
Grants for Education, Violence Prevention, and Health / Verizon Foundation	To fund programs that help individuals increase their educational achievement, avoid being an abuser or victim of domestic violence, and sustain a healthy and safe lifestyle	Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, elementary and secondary schools that are registered with the National Center for Education Statistics, hospitals or medical research organizations with specific IRS status, and churches, provided their proposals benefit individuals regardless of religious affiliation.	Award amounts vary	10/16/11	http://foundation.verizon.com/grant/guidelines.shtml
	
UnitedHealth HEROES program / Youth Service America and UnitedHealthCare	A service-learning health- literacy program that awards grants to help youth between the ages of 5 and 25 create and implement local, hands-on programs to fight childhood obesity.	Schools, service-learning coordinators, nonprofits, and students in the health professions.	$500 to $1,000	10/17/11	http://www.ysa.org/heroes

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.