New York State & National Grants and Scholarships  

Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK)
Provides grants and support to districts and schools

Helping Children in Urban Poverty Grants
Michael and Susan Dell Foundation seeks to fund projects that directly serve or impact children living in urban poverty, particularly in the areas of education, childhood health, and family economic stability. Award amounts vary.

Lowes Toolbox for Education Grants
Lowe's will donate up to $5 million to public schools and public school parent-teacher groups to as many as 1,000 different public schools per school year. 

National Institute of Health Grants Process Overview
Learn about the steps required for an application to proceed from planning and submission through to award and closeout. Drill down to learn more about each step in the process for guidance that can maximize your understanding of the grant process and help you submit a successful grant application. 

New York State Department of Health: Locating and Applying For Health Promotion Funds
Provides an overview of the grant application process, preparation of materials, the proposal process, and where to locate potential funding. 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grants
Independent philanthropy is devoted to improving health policy and practice; for projects to be eligible for funding, they must address one of the following program areas of childhood obesity, health coverage, health professional leadership, and equity in healthcare for all.

Salad Bars to Schools
A comprehensive grassroots public health effort to mobilize and engage stakeholders at the local, state, and national levels to support salad bars in schools. The vision is to significantly increase salad bars in schools across the country until every child has the choice of healthy fruits and vegetables every day at school. The goal of the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools program is to fund and award 6000 salad bars over the next three years.

US Department of Education Grants

US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Provides grant application process information that benefits programs for individuals and families, loans, and contracting opportunities. 

Whole Kids Grant
Given the right opportunities, kids will get excited about fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and other nutritious foods.

Note: These grants are not administered by this Center. Please contact the organizations directly for additional information. 

Page Updated 6/27/24