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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Child/Youth Health, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Food Access, Community, Iowa, South Dakota
Deadline: Feb. 16, 2022 | Sept. 21, 2022
“The Wellmark Foundation is focusing its efforts on initiatives that will have a positive, long-term impact on overall health. We specifically look to fund sustainable projects that make it easy to eat healthy and engage in everyday physical activity. These two areas of focus are key drivers of positive, individual health outcomes. In February 2022, The Wellmark Foundation will start accepting grant applications for built environment and healthy food initiatives.
(1) Access to Healthy Foods and Built Environment: pocket parks; public playground structures and spaces; outdoor recreation areas; outdoor fitness/exercise stations; sport courts, fields, and courses; waterway access, including kayak, canoe, or peddle boat launch; water improvement projects for public swimming areas; public swimming pools, splash pads, or aquatic centers; trails, including links, spurs, and connectors; bicycle repair stations; hydration stations; Safe Routes to School plans and infrastructure; accessible and safe walking paths or routes; Share-the-Road plans and infrastructure, including safe crossing signs and lights; bike-share programs and infrastructure; and wayfinding signage and trail makers.
(2) Access to Healthy Foods: aquaculture initiatives; community gardens and greenhouses; edible orchards and landscaping; educational programming focused on agriculture, nutrition, science, food safety, or food preparation; equipment and materials needed to grow fresh fruit and vegetables, including growing benches, tents, and lights; farm/field/garden-to-table projects, including education; food system transformations and action; learning kitchens that provide cooking demonstrations and hands-on opportunities; mobile food pantry, food rescue, gleaning programs; one-time expenses that will increase food access or distribution; policies or councils working to create access to healthy foods and nutrition education; programming to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to be self-sufficient in maintaining healthy eating habits that contribute to positive health outcomes; programs that address societal and social causes of hunger; programs that induce change in eating habits through skill-building, and recipe strategies that drive sustainable health outcomes.”
Funder: The Wellmark Foundation
Eligibility: Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving Iowa and/or South Dakota.
Amount: Up to $100,000 | Up to $50,000
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