Fall Grants and Other Resources

And by Fall I mean Autumn, not fall prevention grants.  Although there are opportunities out there for that.  I’m still catching up after making 10 site visits to communities that received our Rural Community Grants.  It’s great to have the opportunity to travel Wisconsin in the fall, but it’s nice to be back in Madison. 

 

October 18-24 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week; this link has a number of resources including educational information, poster and links to state lead abatement program information.   Here in Wisconsin lead poisoning still affects more than 2,000 children each year, according to the Legacy of Lead: Report on Childhood Lead Poisoning in Wisconsin 2008.  The report states that for each lead poisoning we prevent, we can save $40-50,000 dollars in medical and other expenses.  The Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin has a great website detailing state resources.

 

Hidden Valley Salad Dressings sponsors the Love Your Veggies grant program.   They will awards grants of $10,000 to help schools implement innovative programs that will increase the access to, and consumption of, fresh fruits and vegetables.  This is a great opportunity to link your community’s schools with local farmers or to find other ways to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, like community gardens.  Apply online by November 7.

 

The Kresge Foundation will award grants up to $75,000 through their Caring Communities Safety Net Enhancement Initiative.  Their goal is to reduce disparities and improve the health outcomes of low-income children and adults by increasing opportunities for collaboration among community health centers (broadly defined—see the site for details) and organizations providing health and social supports in their communities.  This is a four-year initiative consisting of program planning and implementation phases.  Apply by November 16.

 

You can apply to get some of the federal stimulus money through the American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 Communities Putting Prevention to Work program.  This is a great opportunity to get some real, solid funding (multi-millions!) to implement wellness programming in your community or region.  They’re looking for proposals that address obesity, inactivity, smoking, etc.  Rural communities must coordinate with their “state health department”—you should start with your  local public health department.  This is a federal grant and you know what that means….  Allow PLENTY of time to prepare your proposal.  Electronic applications are due December 1.

October 21, 2009 · KJacobson · No Comments
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