The Florida Literacy Coalition is seeking proposals for Health Literacy Grant funding to help Florida adult ESOL and family literacy programs integrate health education into their instruction.
Donor Name: Florida Literacy Coalition
State: Florida
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/06/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $5,000
Details:
The Florida Health Literacy Initiative is funded through a grant from the Florida Blue Foundation and managed by the Florida Literacy Coalition. The program provides training, resources, and funding to help Florida adult ESOL and family literacy programs integrate health education into their instruction. This national award-winning Initiative has collaborated with community providers to serve more than 20,000 students statewide, enabling these individuals to gain information and skills to make informed choices regarding their health and nutrition.
Florida Blue and the Florida Blue Foundation are committed to improving the health and well-being of all Floridians and seek to find real and meaningful solutions to some of the most critical social issues facing Florida’s communities. Because a literate, educated, and informed society is key to state’s overall success, Florida Blue and the Florida Blue Foundation have made supporting family and healthy literacy programs a cornerstone of its community investments strategy.
Purpose: Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
Funding Information
The Florida Literacy Coalition plans to award grants of up to $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria:
Organizations interested in applying must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization or government-based agency (such as school districts and state/community colleges) that provides adult ESOL and/or family literacy instruction in Florida;
- Provide literacy services via classes, small groups, and/or one-to-one tutoring; and
- Commit to basic reporting requirements.
For more information, visit Florida Literacy Coalition.
