The Rapides Foundation is seeking applications for its Healthy Behaviors Program Grant to support implementation of evidence-based, community-driven solutions for preventing and reducing obesity, preventing and controlling tobacco use, and preventing substance and alcohol abuse.
Donor Name: The Rapides Foundation
State: Louisiana
County: Allen Parish (LA), Avoyelles Parish (LA), Catahoula Parish (LA), Grant Parish (LA), LaSalle Parish (LA), Natchitoches Parish (LA), Rapides Parish (LA), Vernon Parish (LA) and Winn Parish (LA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2022
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Rapides Foundation seeks to prevent and control tobacco use, prevent and reduce obesity, and prevent substance and alcohol abuse by funding communities committed to implementing strategic action and research-based prevention programs across the nine parishes foundation serves: Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.
This Healthy Behaviors Program Grant funding opportunity is to support implementation of evidence based, community-driven solutions for preventing and reducing obesity, preventing and controlling tobacco use, and preventing substance and alcohol abuse. Applicants are expected to use local needs and data to drive all strategy and intervention decisions. Applicants should focus on strategies with a broad reach and high probability of sustained behavior change. Proposals should consider community assets that enable healthy eating, active living and prevent substance and alcohol abuse and tobacco use, as well as any barriers to being successful. Effective interventions should include a mix of strategies.
Funding Information
The Healthy Behaviors Initiative Program Grant awards up to $100,000 per year for up to a three-year period is available with a maximum request of $300,000 (beginning July 3, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026).
Types of Projects
Healthy Eating & Active Living (HEAL)
- Increase access, availability and consumption of healthy foods: farmers market that target food deserts, food hubs, community kitchens, community supported agriculture, prescription food box programs, community gardens, mobile markets/food delivery, offering SNAP and WIC at markets, evidence-based nutrition education, making healthy food affordable (discounts/coupons/incentives) and worksite interventions such as healthy vending machines and water availability.
- Increase physical activity participation through programming and environments: extracurricular physical activities for youth and adults, family-based physical activity programs, community fitness programs, community weight loss challenges, physical activity environments such as safe and complete streets, building connections to schools, parks, and other destinations, walking signage, infrastructure supporting active transportation and bike and pedestrian master plans. Please note, applications that propose only capital upgrades will not be considered, programming must be included.
Tobacco Prevention & Control
- Reduce tobacco use and prevent initiation: creating tobacco-free environments, involving youth
in tobacco-free strategies, evidence-based prevention curriculum, tobacco-free policies,
reducing the access and availability of tobacco/vaping products, promotion of cessation
resources.
Substance & Alcohol Abuse Prevention
- Reduce substance and alcohol abuse and prevent under-age use: evidence-based youth
prevention education and mentoring programs, social norms campaigns on alcohol misuse
among college students, alcohol advertising restrictions, alcohol density restrictions, alcohol
access restrictions in public places, social host laws, promotion of cessation services, community
work that encourages a sense of neighborliness and installation of pill drop boxes for
prescription drugs.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations for this funding opportunity may include, but are not limited to: community-based organizations; faith-based organizations; not-for-profit postsecondary institutions; and governmental organizations.
Primary applicants must meet all of the following requirements:
- Classified as a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code or a governmental entity.
- Cannot be a private foundation under Section 509(a).
- Must be an organization within The Rapides Foundation Service Area or seeking funding support for projects restricted to the Foundation’s nine parishes.
For more information, visit The Rapides Foundation.
