Grant Opportunity: Saucony Run for Good Grants
Saucony Run for Good Grants are an amazing way to initiate, expand, or improve running programs for children and/or teens. The Foundation is “committed to reversing obesity rates by offering children the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of running and a healthier lifestyle.” Applicants must provide proof of tax exempt status, serve participants 18 of age or younger, and demonstrate that programs will increase participation in running in order to positively impact the lives of participants.
The upcoming grant deadline is February 1st, 2016 with maximum award size being $10,000. For complete details visit the Saucony Run for Good Grants application here.
Featured Grant Opportunity: Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program is now open with applications due 1/15/2016.
“The purpose of the AFG Program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards by providing direct financial assistance to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated EMS organizations, and State Fire Training Academies (SFTA) for critically needed resources to equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience.”
For complete information on the AFG Program visit the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program on FEMA.gov
We are offering three different AFG services: narrative writing and uploading and submission of the full application, narrative writing only, and editing for a narrative written by a member of your fire department or eligible EMS organization. If you are interested in discussing your project and our services please contact us by filling out our online form here or emailing info@insightgrants.com
Grant Opportunity: Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools Grants (State of Washington)
In Washington (state), the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction recently released the Healthy Kids-Healthy Schools grants. These grants are specifically equipment and/or facilities upgrades for existing schools. Grants are available for Nutrition (kitchen, cafeteria, gardens, greenhouses), Physical Activity and Physical Education (indoor and outdoor equipment, covered play structures, playground equipment), and/or Access to and Appeal of Water (water bottle filling stations).
Applicants can apply for funding for one or more topic areas. Free/reduced lunch rate is one of the factors considered, so highest-need schools as defined by free/reduce lunch rate are likely to have some competitive advantage.
Award Amounts: Grants are available for up to $200,000 per district.
Application Deadline: Applications are due 2/19/2016.
For complete information visit the Healthy Kids-Healthy School grants page.
Featured Grant Opportunity: NYSED Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program
The New York State Education Department has announced a new grant competition, the NYSED Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program. The program’s primary purpose is “to provide support to students through extended school day activities and/or school safety programs which promote violence prevention.”
Extended School Day (ESD) programs must serve students in grades PreK-12, and a total of at least 50 students must be served. ESD programming may take place before or after school, Saturdays, Sundays, and/or during the summer. ESD programs must operate at least 3 days per week for at least 2 hours per day. The RFP states ESD programs must, “Provide extracurricular enrichment activities including but not limited to athletics, academic enrichment, art, music, drama, academic tutoring, mentoring, community services and related programs that will increase student achievement and contribute to school violence prevention.”
The RFP indicates, “School safety activities include goods and services to provide safe corridors, diversity programs, collaboration with law enforcement agencies or community-based organizations, metal detectors, intercom systems and other intra-school communication devices, devices to increase the security and safety of program personnel and students. School safety activities may also include comprehensive school-based intervention models that reduce violence and improve school safety.”
Additional Details:
- Applications are due January 8th, 2016.
- Public school districts and not-for-profit organizations working in collaboration with a public school district(s) are eligible to apply.
- Maximum annual request is $350,000.00 per year. There is a per-student cap on Extended School Day activities that could reduce the individual applicant’s maximum request amount. There is no per-student cap on violence prevention activities.
- The grant period is 5 years – from July 1st, 2016 to June 30th, 2021.
- A total of $24.3 Million is available per year.
- Funds will be allocated to geographic areas across NYS at: 55% to NYC, 15% to Buffalo/Rochester/Syracuse/Yonkers, and 30% to the rest of the state.
- Applications must be submitted electronically through the new FluidReview portal at https://nysed-esdsvp.fluidreview.com/and hardcopies must also be submitted.
For complete details and grant documents visit the NYSED Extended School Day/School Violence Prevention Program page.
Visit Insight at the 2015 NYSAHPERD Conference!
We are pleased to announce that we’ll be attending the 2015 NYSAHPERD conference taking place Thursday, November 19th – Saturday, November 21st at Turning Stone Convention Center in Verona New York. It is the 78th Annual Conference for The New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
We’ll be discussing grant opportunities and grant related ideas with conference attendees who stop by our booth. Our booth is #32 located in the Cypress Hallway. Exhibit Hall hours are 8am to 5pm on Thursday, 11/19/2015 and 8am to 3pm on Friday, 11/20/2015. Dedicated exhibit times each day are:
- Thursday: 11:50am-12:20pm and 2:55pm-3:25pm
- Friday: 10:40am-11:10am and 1:55pm-2:25pm
As a general session sponsor, we are sponsoring the David Casullo keynote on Friday, November 20th. David’s speech is titled “How To Lead Change by Improving Presence and Influence.” Should be a terrific presentation–plan to attend!
For information on the conference, visit the NYSAHPERD Conference website as well as the keynote speakers bio page. We look forward to meeting attendees at our booth throughout the conference!
