The Cambridge in Motion initiative is pleased to sponsor up to ten mini-grants for $1000 to promote healthy eating and physical activity in children and adults.
Donor Name: Cambridge Public Health Department
State: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/04/2022
Size of the Grant: $1000
Details:
The mini-grants are funded by the Cambridge Public Health Department. Grants are awarded in a competitive process by representatives from the Cambridge Food and Fitness Policy Council, Cambridge Public Schools, and city agencies including the Cambridge Public Health Department.
Goal of Funding
- This funding is intended to support initiatives in Cambridge that promote physical activity and healthy eating, making healthy choices easier.
- The grant funding is seed money to establish sustainable initiatives, which should be able to continue beyond the grant funding. Initiatives can be built around the creation of new practices by community organizations, city agencies, schools, businesses, and workplaces, and/or could promote greater use of existing local resources.
The Cambridge Public Health Department will provide:
- $1000 grants to cover project expenses.
- Technical assistance for the planning of proposed activity, if requested.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations serving Cambridge residents, students or workforce: adults and/or children.
- Cambridge-based employers, businesses, non-profits, community organizations, schools, and universities.
- Multiple applications are allowed from the same organization provided they are distinct projects and submitted by different staff members (ex: applications submitted by two different teachers at the same school).
- Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Selection Criteria
- Initiatives establish or promote healthy eating and/or physical activity.
- Overall quality of proposal, including timeliness of submission and adherence to instructions.
- Evidence of collaboration and/or community engagement.
- Creation of practices that are sustainable, meaning there is potential to continue beyond the grant funding.
- Projects that connect health and the environment or community resiliency will be viewed favorably.
For more information, visit Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Projects Grant.
