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

Grant Name/Source	Scope	Eligibility	Award	Deadline	Website	
Fuel Up to Play 60 / National Dairy Council	A competitive, nationwide funding program that can help your school jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements.	K-12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60	Varies	6/15/11	http://school.fueluptoplay60.com/funds/funds_for_futp60.php
	
50 States for Good program / Tom’s of Maine	Seeks to support community nonprofit organizations around the U.S. in completing volunteer-driven projects that relate to “environmental goodness, healthy human goodness, or animal goodness."	501(c)(3) with an organizational operating budget under $2 million.	6 winners will be determined by a public online vote starting in early August. The winner will receive $50,000 in sponsorship funding; 5 additional organizations will each receive $20,000.	6/21/11	http://www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/living-well/project-sponsorships
	
Sun Life Rising Star Award program	Seeks to improve the lives of underserved youth by providing support to students and nonprofit organizations committed to increasing their success in high school and beyond.	Organizations must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and promote skills that directly translate to educational success in high school for students under the age of 21. Applicants must operate within forty miles of an eligible location. South Florida is an eligible location (Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Broward, Lee, Hendry, Collier, and Monroe counties).	3 organizations from each location will receive a grant of $50,000; a student involved in each of the winning organizations' programs will receive a $5,000 college scholarship. 
	7/1/11	http://www.sunlife.com/slfglobal/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=b2d818a8cdc0f210VgnVCM1000009c80d09fRCRD&vgnLocale=en_CA
	
Everyone Breathe Asthma Education Grants / Sunovion Pharmaceuticals and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America	An opportunity for parents of children with asthma to win money for their child's education and for their child’s school to help improve the quality of asthma care and educate students about asthma.	Parents of children with asthma in U.S. K-12 schools	$2,500 savings bond for their child's continued education and a $5,000 grant for their child's school	7/29/11	http://www.everyonebreathe.com/asthmaGrants/asthma-education-grants.html

Teen Substance Abuse Awareness through Music Contest / National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, along with MusiCares and the GRAMMY Foundation	Asks young musicians, to compose or create an original song and/or music video that explores, encourages, and celebrates a healthy lifestyle or accurately depicts a story about drug abuse. 	Students ages 14-18	All winners will receive a small cash award ; 1st place winner will be invited to Los Angeles to attend the 54th annual GRAMMY Awards Backstage Experience; 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners will have their musical entries posted on the GRAMMY365 website and the MTV Act blog, as well as on other venues.	10/10/11	http://www.nih.gov/news/health/may2011/nida-09.htm
	
Positive Youth Program Grants / Entertainment Software Association	To promote positive programs and opportunities that make a difference in the quality of life, health and welfare of America's youth.	Organizations must have  501(c)(3) status, seek funding for a specific project or program that is or will be in two or more states in the United States, and serve youth ages 7-18.	Varies	Rolling	http://www.theesa.com/foundation/application.asp

						

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-resources
A 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.