Funding/Grants

Funding/Grants

2019 SFA Equipment Grant Application SFA Equipment Grant	Financial grants from organizations may help advance nutrition efforts in our schools and communities. On this page you will find descriptions of specific grants with upcoming deadlines, as well as a list of organizations that make grants on an ongoing basis to support local nutrition, fitness, health, education, and community initiatives. 2019 National School Lunch Program Equipment Assistance Grants for School Food Authorities The 2019 NSLP Equipment Grant is now open Expanding 3E's Nutrition Grant Program (X3E) Application Due: March 20 The Texas Department of Agriculture(TDA) is currently accepting applications for the Expanding the 3E's Grant Program from public schools. Grant funds may be used to supplement or extend Farm Fresh Friday activities such as the following in the 2019-2020 school year: Building garden beds Planting an orchard Planting a pollinator garden Adding shaded areas to new or existing gardens to encourage outdoor learning Improving garden accessibility for students with disabilities Creating walking trails that invite physical activity near garden spaces Paying for staff time for garden maintenance Taste testing activities using seasonality focused products Networking events that strengthen local purchasing relationships with Texas farmers and ranchers Field trips to local farm or farmers market Meet the Farmer days For details, please visit the 3E’s Grant Programs Web page. Learn more about Farm Fresh Fridays by visiting FarmFreshFriday.org. Farm Fresh resources for schools are available at SquareMeals.org/TexasFarmFresh TexasAgriculture.gov.. This Grant Program is administered in accordance with Texas Human Resources Code § 33.026, in which the state legislature has appropriated funding to the TDA to award grants up to $10,000 to public school campuses that are in good standing with the Texas Comptroller’s Office and have clearly demonstrated the use of best practices in nutrition education. Administrative rules relating to the X3E are located in Title 4 of the Texas Administrative Code (4 TAC), Chapter 26. 2016 Establishing 3E's Grant Program Application period: CLOSED The Establishing the 3E’s program promotes the creation of new nutrition education programs in any child care institution or community organization. This program is geared toward 3-5 year old children. This program allows not only children, but their parents, to learn that proper nutrition education at an early age is pertinent to developing healthy eating and exercising habits. E3E -2016 Official Request for Application Attachment A: Healthier CACFP Recognition Award – General Information & Award Program Criteria Texans Feeding Texans: Surplus Agriculture Serving Students The 2016 application for the Texans Feeding Texans: Surplus Agriculture Serving Students grant program is now available. School districts, charter schools and nonprofits are eligible to apply for these grants that were developed to benefit students from low-income households. The applications must be received by the Texas Department of Agriculture by 5 p.m. Central on Thursday, October 22, 2015. School Food Authority Equipment Grants Ideas for Best Practices in Nutrition Education Grants Whether you work with schools or other child care organizations, starting something new or building up an existing program, Below are some valuable links to references & resources sure to guide you to some best practices sure to improve nutrition & nutrition environments for the children you care for and serve: USDA Team Nutrition Best Practices Report This report provides detailed information about six Team Nutrition educational materials including those aimed at child care centers as well as schools. www.k12.wa.us/childnutrition/pubdocs/TeamNutritionBestPractices.pdf No Kid Hungry Share Our Strength Center The No Kid Hungry Share Our Strength Center for Best Practices offers a list that summarizes funding opportunities for organizations operating child nutrition programs including School Breakfast Program (SBP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program. http://bestpractices.nokidhungry.org/child-nutrition-program-grant-opportunities Eat Smart. Play Hard. The Eat Smart. Play Hard.^TM Campaign was launched by USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to encourage and teach children, parents, and caregivers to eat healthy and be physically active every day. Eat Smart. Play Hard.^TM offers resources and tools to convey and reinforce healthy eating and lifestyle behaviors that are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPyramid Food Guidance System. Eat Smart. Play Hard.^TM is about making America's children healthier. It's about practical suggestions that will help you motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be active. Eat Smart. Play Hard.^TM Campaign messages and materials are fun for children and informative for caregivers. http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/eatsmartmaterials.html Grow It, Try it, Like it! Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables is a garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables - spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash. http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/growit.html *Changing the Scene - Improving the School Nutrition Environment* is a tool kit that addresses the entire school nutrition environment from a commitment to nutrition and physical activity, pleasant eating experiences, quality school meals, other healthy food options, nutrition education and marketing the issue to the public. This kit can help local people take action to improve their school's nutrition environment. The kit includes a variety of tools for use at the local level to raise awareness and address school environment issues that influence students' eating and physical activity practices. FNS developed the kit with input from 16 education, nutrition and health organizations. These groups and their logos are listed on the kit as collaborators. http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/changing.html HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Schools that achieve the award offer opportunities for nutrition education, physical education and physical activity while bringing their menus in line with the 2005 DGAs. www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthierus/index.html Additional Team Nutrition resources are available http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/library.html Sprouting Healthy Kids The Sustainable Food Center, which promotes healthy food choices, partnered with six middle schools in Austin, Texas, to implement Sprouting Healthy Kids. The pilot project was designed to increase children's knowledge of the food system, their consumption of fruits and vegetables and their access to local farm produce. www.rwjf.org/files/research/57334.final.pdf www.aap.org Fuel Up to Play 60 Fuel Up to Play 60 is a school-based program developed by The National Football League, National Dairy Council, and your local Dairy Councils. Fuel Up to Play 60 helps students eat healthy and stay active by empowering them to make smart choices about their nutrition and physical activity. www.fueluptoplay60.com/ www.thegrhf.org www.beahealthyhero.org Supporting Healthy Food and Activity Environments www.preventioninstitute.org/component/taxonomy/term/list/84/127.html Strategic Alliance ENACT Environments eatbettermovemore.org/sa/enact/members/index.php NAPSACC - The Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care Program www.center-trt.org/index.cfm?fa=opinterventions.intervention&intervention=napsacc&page=intent Other Obesity Prevention A complete list of interventions and programs is on the left side of the page. www.center-trt.org/index.cfm?fa=op.overview Maintaining a Healthy Weight www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/tools-resources/index.htm Changing Environments to Prevent Obesity www.dshs.state.tx.us/obesity/GrowingCommunity/default.shtm Strategies to Support Healthy Choices www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/community_strategies_guide.pdf Organizations Making Grants on an Ongoing Basis Nutrition Allen Foundation Inc. www.allenfoundation.org American Dietetic Association Foundation www.adaf.org Children's Nutrition and Fitness Grant Program, General Mills Foundation www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/foundation.aspx J.C. Penney Corporate Contributions Program -- Proposals for local organizations, projects with a local scope, hospitals, museums, and individual colleges and universities should be sent to the managers of individual J.C. Penney stores and facilities. www.jcpenney.net/social_resp/community/default.aspx Share Our Strength -- Grants specifically supporting CACFP, SFSP & NSLP www.strength.org/grants Fitness Baseball Tomorrow Fund www.baseballtomorrowfund.com Bowerman Track Renovation Program, Nike, Inc. www.nikebiz.com/responsibility/community_programs/bowerman_track_program/ Carol M. White Physical Education Program www.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed U.S. Soccer Foundation www.ussoccerfoundation.org Health & Education Abbott Laboratories Fund www.abbottfund.org Amarillo Area Foundation, Inc. www.amarilloareafoundation.org Amon G. Carter Foundation www.agcf.org Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. www.cftexas.org Hallmark Corporate Foundation http://corporate.hallmark.com/community/Community-Involvement-Program-Guidelines Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund, Inc. www.kempnerfund.org Houston Endowment Inc. www.houstonendowment.org Rockwell Fund, Inc. www.rockfund.org Samuel Harris Fund For Children's Dental Health Dentistry Grant Program www.ada.org/applyforassistance.aspx#harris San Antonio Area Foundation www.saafdn.org Scurlock Foundation www.scurlockfoundation.org Sid W. Richardson Foundation www.sidrichardson.org The Cailloux Foundation www.caillouxfoundation.org The Hoglund Foundation www.hoglundfoundation.org The Kerr Foundation, Inc. www.thekerrfoundation.org The Meadows Foundation www.mfi.org The Moody Foundation www.moodyf.org The Powell Foundation www.powellfoundation.org The Priddy Foundation www.priddyfdn.org Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation www.starkfoundation.org Sterling-Turner Foundation http://sterlingturnerfoundation.org George & Fay Young Foundation, Inc. www.gfyfoundation.org The Zachry Foundation www.zachryfoundation.org Community Abell-Hanger Foundation www.abell-hanger.org Albertsons Grocery Stores Donations www.albertsons.com/about/community.jsp American Honda Foundation http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf Annie’s Grants for Gardens www.annies.com/grants_for_gardens Bank of America www.bankofamerica.com/foundation Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund www.bridgestone-firestone.com/trustfund.asp Brookshire Brothers Grocery Donations www.brookshirebrothers.com/index.php/donation-policy The Brown Foundation, Inc. www.brownfoundation.org Captain Planet Foundation http://captainplanetfoundation.org/apply-for-grants Clorox to a Bright Future www.powerabrightfuture.com Corning Incorporated Foundation www.corning.com/about_us/corporate_citizenship/community/corning_foundation.aspx Do Something Seed Grant www.dosomething.org/grants/seedgrants Donors Choose www.donorschoose.org/ El Paso Corporation www.elpaso.com/contacts/foundation.shtm The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation An orchard www.ftpf.org/apply.htm Gannett Foundation www.gannettfoundation.org General Motors Foundation and Corporate Grants www.gm.com/corporate/responsibility/community/guidelines/index.jsp Grow Your Garden Grant from Texas PTA www.txpta.org/programs/healthy-lifestyles HEB Excellence in Education: Healthy Campus Grant www.heb.com/sectionpage/about-us/community/excellence-in-education/26501118 Kitchen Gardeners International http://kgi.org/grants The Kroger Foundation Donations www.thekrogerco.com/corpnews/corpnewsinfo_charitablegiving_foundation.htm Lowe’s Toolbox for Education www.toolboxforeducation.com/hta.html The NEA Foundation – Nickelodeon Big Help Grants www.neafoundation.org/pages/nea-special-grants-to-educator Proctor and Gamble Fund Grants www.pg.com/company/our_commitment/grant_application_guidelines.jhtml Share Our Strength -- Grants specifically supporting CACFP, SFSP & NSLP www.nokidhungry.org/ Texas Action for Healthy Kids www.actionforhealthykids.org/index.php Toshiba America Foundation www.toshiba.com/taf/index.jsp United Supermarkets From the Heart Donations www.unitedtexas.com/our-community/donations USDA Rural Development www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/programs-services-communities-nonprofits Walmart Foundation Local Community Contribution http://foundation.walmart.com/apply-for-grants/local-giving Whole Kids Foundation www.wholekidsfoundation.org/gardengrants.php Youth Garden Grants, National Gardening Association Grant Programs www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp YSA Grants www.actionforhealthykids.org/index.php

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