Posted on July 27, 2012
Deadline: October 15, 2012

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation Invites Schools to Apply for Healthy Habits for Life Grant Program

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation is inviting applications from K-12 schools in Kansas forHealthy Habits for Life, a grant program designed to address childhood obesity.

The program will provide funding to assist schools in promoting healthy lifestyle choices to their students. The foundation is seeking programs that will help Kansas youth reduce their cardiovascular risk, increase their physical activity, and/or learn healthy eating habits.

School nurses, physical education teachers, health or family and consumer science teachers, principals, and other administrators are encouraged to apply. Past grant recipients are also eligible to apply but must explain how an additional grant would allow them either to expand their existing program or create a new one.

A total of $150,000 is being offered in the foundation service area, which includes all Kansas counties except Johnson and Wyandotte. The maximum grant amount is $1,000 and grants will be limited to one per school. Funds cannot be used to pay the salary or wages of any staff or employee. Funds can be used for programs administered during the 2013 calendar year.

Visit the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation Web site for complete guidelines, program ideas, and the application form.

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Link to Complete RFP

Primary Subject: Health
Secondary Subject(s): Education, Children and Youth
Geographic Funding Area(s): Kansas

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