School-Based Interventions to Promote Equity and Improve Health, Academic Achievement, and Well-Being of Students

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Melissa Fahrenbruch
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Pamela Render
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This opportunity will provide funding to protect and improve the health and well-being of school-age children and adolescents in underserved and disproportionately affected communities. Projects should address social determinants of health and reach populations such as racial/ethnic minority students, students receiving free and reduced lunch, students of lower socioeconomic status, and those who live in rural/sparsely populated areas.

Expected outcomes include:

• Increase in the numbers of schools with an action plan based on the completion of CDC's School Health Index (SHI)
• Increased implementation of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAPs)
• Increased school nutrition and food security policies and practices
• Increased physical activity, healthy dietary behaviors, and self-management of chronic health conditions among students

Eligible applicants include:

• Local, city, county, state, special district, and territorial governments or their bona fide agents
• Federally recognized native American tribal governments
• American Indian or Alaska native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments
• Government organizations
• American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations
• Independent school districts
• Public, state controlled, and private institutions of higher education
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS
• For-profit organizations
• Small businesses

Award ceiling: $425,000 per year
Award floor: $375,000 per year
Project period: 5 years
Estimated number of awards: 16
Estimated total program funding: $31,500,000

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.