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Funding by Topic: Food security and nutrition

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

Georgia Shape School Physical Activity and Nutrition Grant Program Inactive
Grants for public school programs that address physical activity and nutrition for children in Georgia.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: May 18, 2022
Sponsor: Georgia Department of Public Health
Food and Health Research Using the Consumer Food Data System Inactive
A partnership between Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service to make data on trends and emerging issues in agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America available to researchers. The overall goal is to support research that will help to overcome structural barriers to equitable access to healthy food.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): May 16, 2022
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2022
Sponsors: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania Research Grant and Mini Grant Programs Inactive
Research grants in Pennsylvania to conduct applied policy research that can result in legislative or program policy considerations and mini grants for projects that focus on basic data collection/analysis, timely issues, and/or the preparation of reference materials.
Geographic coverage: Pennsylvania
Letter of Intent (Required): May 16, 2022
Application Deadline: Aug 22, 2022
Sponsor: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
ACT on Health Equity: Community Solutions Challenge Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations positively impacting underserved populations through regional and local community-based programs focused on community health and well-being and youth STEM education and career readiness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 13, 2022
Sponsor: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Gilead COMPASS Initiative Transformative Grants Inactive
Grants for organizations working in the southern United States to build the capacity to provide and sustain high quality and accessible HIV education and care. Priority is given to organizations that provide services in rural areas or identified service desert areas.
Geographic coverage: The service area is 12 southern states including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
Application Deadline: May 2, 2022
Sponsors: Emory University, Gilead COMPASS Initiative
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program Inactive
Grants to provide graduate and postgraduate traineeship programs at eligible institutions of higher education for meeting the national need to develop scientific and professional expertise in the food and agricultural sciences.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 26, 2022
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Social and Economic Development Strategies for Alaska (SEDS-AK) Inactive
Support for village-specific projects to improve and strengthen the administrative and management capacity of Alaska Native village governments, which are central to social and economic self-sufficiency in Alaska.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Apr 19, 2022
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Small, Rural School Achievement Grant Program Inactive
Funding for small, rural Local Education Agencies for initiatives aimed at improving student academic achievement. Activities may include drug prevention, violence prevention, school-based health services, and other health-related programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 15, 2022
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Fuel Up to Play 60 Grants Inactive
Funding for schools to improve opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 13, 2022
Sponsor: Fuel Up to Play 60
Illinois Community Recovery and Rebuild Fund Inactive
Grants to support innovative direct services in Illinois dedicated to advancing health system objectives that improve health condition and health insurance literacy, increase access to healthcare, enhance care coordination, and address social determinants of health to reduce health disparities.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 8, 2022
Application Deadline: May 27, 2022
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois