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

Grant Name/Source	Scope	Eligibility	Award	Deadline	Website	
Giulio Garden Fund  	Provides reimbursements for seeds, seedlings, or approved garden frame materials up to the awarded amount.	Schools, non-profit groups and/or individuals working with community gardens. Preference given to gardeners committed to organic methods of growing edibles.	Between $50 and $100	None	http://earth-learning.org/index.php?option=content&pcontent=1&task=view&id=73&Itemid=152&-Giulio-Garden-Fund
	
Green Prize in Public Education / National Environmental Education Foundation	Invites K-12 public schools across the United States to demonstrate how they have successfully taken on the challenge of becoming a green school in an innovative, sustainable, and replicable way.	A school does not necessarily need to have "greened" across all areas in order to be eligible for the award.	Winning school will receive an award of $10,000, while 2 schools will win $5,000 merit awards	2/15/11	http://neefusa.org/grants/green_prize.htm
	
Colin Higgins Youth Courage Awards / Collin Higgins Foundation	Seeks nominations of lesbian, gay, and bisexual, transgender youth who have bravely stood up to hostility and intolerance based on their gender and/or sexual orientation.

	Youth aged 21 and younger 	3 awards of $10,000 each	2/28/11	http://www.colinhiggins.org/courageawards/index.cfm
	
Neighborhood Revitalization Awards / Metlife Foundation and the Local Initiative Support Corporation	To celebrate exemplary collaborations between community groups and police that yield crime reduction as well as economic development outcomes such as real estate development, business attraction, and job growth.	Member organizations of partnerships that include, but need not be limited to, community organizations and police.	6 awards of $15,000 to $25,000 each	2/28/11	http://www.lisc.org/section/ourwork/national/safety/awards
	
Special Strategy Awards / 
Metlife Foundation and the Local Initiative Support Corporation	To community and police partners who have achieved significant accomplishments in applied technology, aesthetics and greenspace improvement, diversity inclusion and integration, drug market disruption, gang prevention and youth safety, and seniors and safety.	Member organizations of partnerships that include, but need not be limited to, community organizations and police.	5 awards of $15,000 each	2/28/11	http://www.lisc.org/section/ourwork/national/safety/awards\
	
Skatepark Grants / Tony Hawk Foundation	Provides grants to encourage and facilitate the design, development, construction, and operation of high-quality, public skateparks in low-income areas across the United States.

	501(c)(3) public charity or a state or local agency (including public school systems or public projects).	$1,000 to $25,000	3/1/11; 10/1/11	http://www.tonyhawkfoundation.org/skatepark-grants/apply/	
Mantis Awards for Community / Mantis and the National Gardening Association	For garden projects working to enhance the quality of life in their host communities.	Charitable or educational programs that are not-for-profit.	25  programs will be selected to receive a Mantis tiller/cultivator with border/edger and kickstand, as well as their choice of gas-powered two-cycle engine or electric motor.	3/1/11	http://www.kidsgardening.org/grants/mantis.asp
	
Bee Nature's Partner . . . Plants and Pollinators / National Garden Clubs

	To educate school students by creating native gardens on school grounds.	Must be sponsored by a federated club.	$25-$100	3/1/11	http://www.gardenclub.org/SpecialProjects/SchoolGardens.aspx

	
Research on Best Practices for Mentoring / U.S. Department of Justice	To enhance what is understood about mentoring as a prevention strategy for youth who are at risk of involvement or already involved in the juvenile justice system.	States, units of local government, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education.	Between $200,000 and $500,000 per award for a project period of 12 to 24 months. This is a one-time grant award.	3/8/11	http://www.ojjdp.gov/grants/solicitations/FY2011/OJJDPFY11RsrchBestPractMent.pdf
	
Healthy Eating Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation	Three types of awards aimed at providing key decision- and policy-makers with evidence to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic.	501(c)(3) non-profit organizations preferred 	$2.35 million will be awarded for the three award types	3/10/11
for Round 6 grants.
Final program deadline is 8/2/11
	http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21341
	
Shade Structure Program / American Academy of Dermatology	Awards for the purchase of permanent shade structures designed to provide shade and ultraviolet ray protection for outdoor areas.
	Nonprofit organizations and public schools	$8000	4/22/11	http://www.aad.org/ssp/
	
Dr. Alma S. Adams Scholarship for Outreach and Health Communications / American Legacy Foundation	To reduce tobacco use among the foundation's "Priority Populations" (those populations who are disproportionately targeted by the tobacco industry, or who often lack the tools and resources to combat smoking in their communities).	Individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to community service or used the visual arts or media to convey culturally appropriate health messages on behalf of a disadvantaged population.	$5,000 annually for up to two candidates to pursue undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States	4/30/11	http://www.legacyforhealth.org/adams-scholarship.aspx
	
Youth Development Scholars Program / William T. Grant Foundation	Supports research to understand and improve the everyday settings of youth between the ages of 8 and 25 in the United States	Applicants must have received their terminal degree within seven years of submitting their application and must be employed in career-ladder positions at nonprofit institutions.	Each year, four to six scholars are selected to receive $350,000, distributed over five years. Awards are made to the applicant's institution.	7/6/11	http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/

Please be sure to check the next page 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.