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Funding by Topic: Physical activity

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Foundation For the Mid South Grants
Grants for organizations in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi working in the areas of health disparities, physical health, mental health, education, financial security, and the growth and prosperity of communities.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Foundation For the Mid South
Native American Fitness Instructor Certification Courses
Courses for native fitness instructors to take Native American Fitness Council courses that lead to certification.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Native American Fitness Council
T.L.L. Temple Foundation Grants for Eastern Texas
Grants for projects in the T.L.L. Temple Foundation service area of rural communities in Eastern Texas. Priorities include education, economic opportunity, health, human services, arts, and culture.
Geographic coverage: 23 counties in Eastern Texas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: T.L.L. Temple Foundation
Vitalyst Health Foundation: Technical Assistance for Nonprofits in Arizona
Technical assistance and capacity building resources for community-based leaders, organizations, and coalitions working to improve the health of communities across Arizona.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Technical Assistance Partnership of Arizona, Vitalyst Health Foundation
Michigan Building Healthy Communities Step Up for School Wellness Program Inactive
Supplies Michigan students, teachers, and administrators with resources and tools needed to create a healthy school environment that supports a culture of wellness.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Michigan Building Healthy Communities: Engaging Middle Schools Through Project Healthy Schools Inactive
Technical assistance for schools in Michigan to establish a healthy school environment that encourages healthy eating and physical activity while supporting higher levels of academic achievement.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, University of Michigan
Michigan Building Healthy Communities: Reducing Health Disparities in Elementary Schools Inactive
Technical assistance for schools in Michigan to establish a healthy school environment that encourages healthy eating and physical activity while supporting higher levels of academic achievement. The program is focused on schools, teachers, students, and families in areas that are experiencing health disparities.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
A Cultural Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country Inactive
Grants for projects designed to reduce rates of death and disability from chronic diseases and the prevalence of commercial tobacco use, prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, oral disease, and other chronic disease risk factors and conditions in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Colorado Comprecare Fund Inactive
Grants for either program support and/or general operating support for organizations working toward optimal wellness for older adults in Colorado. This is a statewide fund, and organizations in rural and urban areas are encouraged to apply.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Jun 14, 2024
Sponsor: The Denver Foundation
Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Opportunity to Advance Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities (SOAR) Inactive
Funding for planning, implementation, outreach, training, capacity, and staff-building projects in Southeastern New England. Projects should address climate change and the historic, long term impacts of environmental and social injustices in disadvantaged communities. Tribal lands are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and the 3 tribal nations within the geography
Application Deadline: Jun 7, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency