Team Nutrition Training Grants, available from the USDA's Team Nutrition Program, are available to assist State agencies that administer NSLP, SBP, and CACFP in improving children's lifelong eating and physical activity habits using the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the USDA Food Guidance System.
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Grants, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, support comprehensive education, mental health, law enforcement, juvenile justice system, and social services that promote healthy child development and safe, disciplined, drug-free school environments.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a non-profit organization seeking to improve the health and health care of all Americans, awards grants to combat childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating and physical activity in schools and communities.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation has state-specific chapters, many of which provide grants for improving healthcare and access in low income communities.
New Hampshire
is one example of a state-level foundations. Also, if Blue Cross Blue Shield provides healthcare for your staff, you may be able to work with them to provide on-site health services, health and wellness fairs, or staff health services.
The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAPHERD)
offers grants to support and enhance physical activity and physical education programs in schools.
The 3-A-Day Nutrition Educational Grant Program, supported by the National Dairy Council, funds programs designed to improve overall diet, by including three servings of milk, cheese, or yogurt in children's diets each day.
