Grant ideas

Check out the following grant opportunities to see if your school qualifies.  

Fuel Up to Play 60 - National Dairy Council and the National Football League

Up to $4,000 per year is available to qualified K-12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 to jumpstart healthy changes.

Application Opens: Spring 2018  Find More Information here.

SPARK has some new nutrition and physical activity grants. Some are national grants while others are state specific. To see what is available in NH view the "SPARK Grant Finder." This easy to use tool will show you grants available in your area. The SPARK Grant-Finder Tool helps you locate funding for your Physical Education, After School, Early Childhood, Classroom Activity, or Coordinated School Health program. Grants can be used for curriculum, teacher training, or equipment.

Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools

Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools (LMSB2S) awards salad bar packages to help school districts expand their commitment to serving fresh fruits and vegetables. Schools use the grants to implement salad bars as part of their daily meal programs. As a managing partner of LMSB2S, The Chef Ann Foundation (CAF) helps school districts through the application, fundraising, and fulfillment processes. They also provide planning and implementation resources for Salad Bars at The Lunch Box.  For more information on eligibility and to access the grant application, visit the Salad Bars to Schools program page.

Target Fund - Target & Donors Choose

Target is giving up to $5 million this school year to schools everywhere in America in an initiative to promote health and activity for kids in their learning environment. Target is thrilled to invite public school students, grades K-12, to think up and develop projects that will help them to live healthier and more active lives, at school and beyond. Get started here.

Action for Healthy Kids – School Grants 

Thanks to our Game On grants, schools have increased physical activity and nutrition opportunities for schools all across the country. Our Game On Grants are currently CLOSED. Grants for the 2018-2019 school year open on Monday, February 5, 2018. Check back then for details!

New to our grant offerings, Parents for Healthy Kids grants will become available for the 2018-2019 school year. These grants are for parents or parent groups to implement physical activity and nutrition initiatives. Grants open on Monday, February 5, 2018. Check back then for details!

Thanks to our school breakfast grants, schools have served more than 44 million new school breakfasts since 2009. Action for Healthy Kids provides School Breakfast Grants to increase school breakfast participation by implementing alternative breakfast models like Breakfast in the Classroom, Grab and Go or other innovative model.   Our School Breakfast Grants are currently CLOSED. Grants for the 2018-2019 school year open on Monday, February 5, 2018. Check back then for details!