Current Funding Opportunities

• Walmart Foundation - State Giving Program - grant focus areas include health and wellness - August 20, 2010
• Bikes Belong Grants - funds for organizations working to put more people on bicycles more often - August 27, 2010

September 2010 Deadline

• Hunger-Free Communities Grants - grants for public and not-for-profit organizations to evaluate food insecurity in communities and develop strategies to become hunger-free - September 1, 2010
• Heineman Foundation - Youth Development Grants - seed money for start-up projects and new projects within existing organizations for projects that conduct research into prevention, education, and treatment for childhood illnesses - September 1, 2010
• School Breakfast to School Wellness Partnership - Action for Healthy Kids and Kellogg's Corporate Citizenship Fund - awards for schools to implement Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge in elementary schools and Students Taking Charge in high schools to engage teachers, students and their families in making schools healthier - September 3, 2010
• Ronald McDonald House Charities - funding for non-profit organizations whose improve health and well-being of youth under age 21 - September 7, 2010
• 2010 PTA Healthy Lifestyles Grants - grants to support PTA efforts to engage schools and families in promoting physical activity and healthy eating habits - September 10, 2010
  

October 2010 Deadline

• Red Robin Foundation - U-ACT Grant Program -  awards for schools to create caring communities and inspire kindness among students - October 1, 2010
• The Subaru Healthy Sprouts Awards - funds for school gardening programs - October 1, 2010
• Get Ingrained Grants Program - Bimbo Bakeries USA - awards for people or organizations who lead or inspire health and wellness initiatives in their communities - October 4, 2010
• AIDS Foundation of Chicago 2010 Private Grants Program - funding for nonprofit organizations operating in the Chicagoland area providing HIV/AIDS prevention, care, advocacy, or legal services - October 22, 2010
• Youth Service America and UnitedHealth Group HEREOS Grants - grants for educators, students, and nonprofit leaders to create programs to fight childhood obesity - October 22, 2010
• U.S. Soccer Foundation - Annual Program and Field Grants - support for projects and programs that develop players, coache, and referees in economically disadvantaged urban areas especially those that incorporate youth development element - October 29, 2010
• CVS Caremark Community Grants -  awards funds to nonprofit organizations for programs targeting children with disabilites, programs focusing on health and rehabilitation services, public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give greater access to physical movement and play - October 31, 2010

Novemenber 2010 Deadline

• National Gardening Association and The Home Depot 2010 Youth Garden Grants - grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered gardening programs - November 1, 2010

December 2010 Deadline

•  Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL National Child Care Teacher Awards - awards to acknowledge the role of outstanding child care teachers in providing quality early care and education - December 6, 2010
  

July 2011 Deadline

• Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity - provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this call for proposals supports research to inform policy and environmental strategies for increasing physical activty among children and adolescents - July 1, 2011
   

January 2013 Deadline

• School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policies, Obesogenic Behaviors and Weight Outcomes Research Grant - National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - January 7, 2013
  

Rolling Deadline (in alphabetical order by funder)

• Abbott Laboratories Fund - areas of interest include education and health and welfare
• Albertsons - Health & Nutrition Grants
• Allen Foundation - supports efforts affecting health and nutrition
  
• American Savings Foundation - Youth and Family Grants
• Annenberg Foundation - Health and Human Services Grants
• Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation - Children's Health and Wellness Grants
  
• Charles Lafitte Foundation - Healthy Living Grants
• CIGNA Foundation - funding areas include the health of women, children and families and the connection between a healthy mind and a healthy body
• Commonwealth Fund, The - Child Development and Preventive Care Grants
• Dell Foundation, Michael and Susan - Helping Children in Urban Poverty Grants
• FedEx Corporation - Social Responsibility Program
• Heineman Foundation - areas of interest include research into prevention, education, and treatment of childhood illnesses
• KaBOOM! Playspace Opportunities 2009 - KaBOOM! has ongoing opportunities for community organizations, including schools, to build a new playground or skatepark
  
• Kaiser Permanente - Community Benefit Grants
• Kresge Foundation's Health Program - to influence and assist in the creation of safe, healthy communities for underserved populations
• LEGO - Children's Fund Grants
• Liberty Mutual - Responsible Sports Community Grant
• Lowe's, International Paper, and National Geographic - Outdoor Classroom Grant Program
  
• Magic Johnson Foundation Community-Based Grants - provides grants and assists community-based organizations and programs that serve the health needs of those residing in inner-city communities, including Chicago
• Nathan Cummings Foundation Health Program Grants - provides grants as part of its commitment to improving people's health and well-being, especially for those with low- to moderate-socioeconomic status and the disadvantaged
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy - Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Grants
  
• Nike, Inc. - Physical Activity Grants
• PepsiCo Foundation - Health and Wellness Grants
• Quaker Company - Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Grants - focused on hunger, nutrition and the education of children in low-income communities
• RadioShack's Neighborhood Answers Grant - programs or projects conducted by nonprofit organizations 
• RGK Foundation - interests include programs that promote the health and well-being of children
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Peaceful Pathways: Reducing Exposure to Violence Grants
• Sara Lee Foundation - to decrease food insecurity and increase access to fresh produce and meals. Significant funding consideration is given to programs that focus on food recovery, increased access to fresh produce and protein, meal programs when schools are not in session, and hunger awareness
  
• Verizon Foundation - helps people to achieve and sustain their health and safety
• Wachovia Community Needs Grants - strives to improve education, community development, and environmental health, ensure access to health and human services, and to bolster civic engagement in low- to moderate-income communities - Wachovia Foundation
  
• Wal-Mart Foundation - supports programs and initiatives addressing education, workforce development, economic sustainability, and health and wellness
• Wells Fargo Foundation - education and health and human services grants
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation and The Oliver Foundation: The OrganWise Guys Core Kit - 125 schools nationally will qualify to receive this science-based elementary school nutrition and physical activity educational program