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Mini-Grants
The Los Angeles Collaborative for
Healthy Active Children offers mini-grants to help
groups conduct projects that will improve the health
of local children and support the efforts of the
Collaborative.
The Collaborative will support
these mini-grants with funds provided by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture/California Department of
Health Services/Network for a Healthy California grant.
All activities and materials paid for with these
funds must be targeted to low-income individuals or
households eligible for Food Stamps. Proposed
projects should:
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Promote, encourage or advocate
increased daily consumption of fruits and
vegetables as part of healthy eating that is
consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines
for Americans and USDA Food Guidance System.
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Promote, encourage or advocate
healthy eating and active lifestyles that
are consistent with the current Dietary
Guidelines for Americans and USDA Food Guidance
System.
Who can apply?
Eligible applicants must be Los Angeles County
nonprofit organizations exempt from Federal income
taxes under Section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue
Codes.
Timeline
Eligible applicants may apply for up to $5,000. . The funding
must be spent by
the end of September each year.
LA Collaborative Mini-Grant RFP 2008-2009
Mini-grants are available
for nutrition education projects that support the vision and mission of
the Collaborative and serve Food Stamp eligible populations in LA
County. Eligible applicants may apply for up to $5,000.
Proposed projects should:
- Promote, encourage or advocate
increased daily consumption of fruits and vegetables as part of
healthy eating that is consistent with the current Dietary Guidelines
for Americans and USDA Food Guidance System.
- Promote, encourage or advocate healthy
eating and active lifestyles that are consistent with the current
Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA Food Guidance System.
To download the
application, please
click here.
Mini-Grant Training- for interested
applications
Tuesday, August 12th from 10:00am-12:00pm.
3530 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Conference Room C
Please RSVP to Lauren Neel at
lneel@ph.lacounty.gov. Space is limited.
Mini-Grant Project Summaries 2007-2008
Maternal and Child Health Access (MCHA): The NEST
Project- Nutrition Education, Support and Training
City of Duarte: Duarte Spring Health Camp
Northeast Valley Health Corporation : Youth
Empowerment Through Nutrition Education (YENE)
SOSMentor Healthy Steps to Healthy Lives ShapeUp
Project 2008 at Garfield High School and 4th Street
Elementary School
Enrichment Works: Food For Thought II: The Message
Comes Home
Los Angeles Child Care and Development Council, Inc:
Your Favorite Foods a Lighter Way
The Marilyn Magaram Center: Children’s Summer
Cooking Camp: Increasing Nutrition and Food
Awareness within the Community and Environment
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