Additional funding information can be found
in Appendix F
of Michigan's Safe Routes to School
Handbook. Visit the
Handbook
page to download the Handbook in
its entirety.
New SR2S Planning Mini-Grant Opportunity
from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Childhood obesity continues to be a
pervasive health issue across America. Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is offering
grants to improve Michigan elementary
students' physical activity levels and
eating habits. These grants are also
designed to build sustainable community
partnerships that will support continued
improvement beyond the grant period.
Building Healthy Communities: Engaging
Elementary Schools and Community Partners
grant program details, applications and
forms are at
www.bcbsm.com/buildhealth. Applicants
must submit an online Notice of Intent to
Apply form by midnight Friday, Feb. 12,
2010.
Fighting childhood obesity is part of the
Blues' wide-ranging social mission. Its
2010-2011 Building Healthy Communities grant
program features a toolbox of assessments,
curricula and activities for elementary
students. The tools engage students,
parents, staff and community partners in
efforts to encourage lifelong physical
activity and healthy eating habits among
children and those who influence them.
New Funding
Opportunity With Active Living Research
Active Living
Research has issued a Call for Proposals to
support research that informs policy and
environmental strategies that increase
physical activity among children and
adolescents. A total of $2.6 million will
be awarded. This would be a great
opportunity to submit a proposal for Safe
Routes to School-related research. The
application deadline is April 14, 2010.
More information is available at
http://www.activelivingresearch.org/grantsearch/grantopportunities/current.
Urban Revitalization 3.0 Grant Program
2010 - Michigan Economic Development
Corporation
The goal of the Urban Revitalization 3.0
program is to provide funds to Michigan’s
entitlement and Core Communities for
high-priority urban revitalization projects.
Applications may be submitted for a variety
of projects, including but not limited to:
public infrastructure, acquisition of
property or buildings, façade improvements,
way finding signage, public art and downtown
trails or bike paths. Communities will be
limited to one (1) project submittal that
will make an impact on their downtown.
This grant program is available to all
Michigan entitlement communities and
Michigan Core Communities.
This one-time allocation will require a
minimum 50/50 local cash match. Grant funds
will be available to individual qualifying
communities in any dollar amount between
$25,000 and $100,000. A letter from the
community stating its financial commitment
to the project is required. The total amount
of grant funds available in connection with
this RFP is $400,000. This will be the only
grant round in 2010.
More information is available on the
MEDC's website.
New Funding Opportunity with the Health
Impact Project
The Health Impact Project, a collaboration
of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and
The Pew Charitable Trusts, is a national
initiative designed to promote the use of
health impact assessments (HIAs) as a
decision-making tool for policymakers. HIAs
are a flexible, data-driven approach that
identifies the health consequences of new
policies, and develops practical strategies
to enhance their health benefits and
minimize adverse effects.
The project issued a rolling call for
proposals and is now accepting applications
to fund up to 15 HIA demonstrations at the
local, state or tribal level. Grants will
range from between $25,000 and $150,000
each.
For more information and to apply
online, visit
www.healthimpactproject.org.
