Featured Grant Opportunity: National Recreation and Park Association
The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is offering grant funds to support children’s health through park and recreation out-of-school time programs. Most featured grant opportunities that we post have some time before the application due date, please note that the 2014 grant deadline for NRPA is this week: Thursday, March 6th. Good luck to those applying, and for those interested but not yet applying, watch for this opportunity to surface again in early 2015.
We’re including basic program information below. For complete information, please visit the 2014 National Recreation and Park Association Grant Page here.
Program Overview: The NRPA grant program supports children’s health through park and recreation out-of-school time programs. 2014 grants focus on three main goals:
1. Increase the number of healthy meals children in low-income communities receive through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) during out-of-school times;
2. Provide evidence-based, age-appropriate nutrition literacy to children that create behavior change by teaching the importance of healthy eating; and
3. Implement nutrition and physical activity standards that increase access to healthier foods and increase opportunities for physical activity.
Award: Awards are expected to range from $25,000 to $35,000 and are one-year grants. Additional in-kind nutrition literacy materials valued at $10,000 will also be provided to each grantee.
Who Can Apply: Applicants must be local government agencies providing park and recreation services and serve meals/snacks through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and/or the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in 2014.
When is the Deadline? March 6th, 2014.
Something Cool or Unique About This Opportunity: There are many allowable ways to use these grant funds to achieve the stated goals of the program. Food service equipment, marketing and promotions within the local community, staffing to support program implementation, transportation costs, and supplies are all listed within the use of funds description. NRPA also provides an evidence-based, nutrition literacy curriculum for agencies to use and implement.
Where Can I Get More Information? Visit the 2014 NRPA Grant Application Page.
