Healthy Lifestyles in Youth Project

For programmatic or technical questions:
Carmen Licavoli Hardin
844.447.3387
diabetesprogram@ihs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Donald Gooding
301.443.2298
Donald.Gooding@ihs.gov

This program offers funding to a single entity to promote healthy lifestyle development, nutrition, and physical activity for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) children and youth ages 7-11. The grantee will provide technical assistance and training to selected Native Boys and Girls Clubs to develop health and wellness programs that include the Together Raising Awareness for Indian Life (TRAIL) curriculum to help reduce or end the trend of obesity and diabetes among AI/AN youth.

Objectives include:

• Collaborate with selected Native American Boys and Girls Club sites via a grant application process
• Provide health and physical education programs
• Help youth achieve and maintain healthy lifestyles through participation in fitness programs
• Help youth acquire a range of physical skills
• Help youth develop a sense of teamwork and cooperation

Eligible applicants are organizations with extensive experience developing and managing youth programs, health advocacy and education, and outreach related to AI/AN healthcare on a national scale.

Award ceiling: $1,250,000
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 1

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.