The Rapides Foundation is seeking proposals for the Healthy Behaviors Mini Grant to prevent and control tobacco use, prevent and reduce obesity, and prevent substance and alcohol abuse by funding communities to implement programs (classes, workshops, events) based on evidence-based strategies that support healthy behaviors in the nine parishes served by the Foundation (Allen, Avoyelles, Catahoula, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, Vernon, Winn).
Donor Name: The Rapides Foundation
State: Louisiana
Parish: Selected Parishes
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/14/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $25,000
Grant Duration: 14 months
Details:
This Healthy Behaviors Mini Grant funding opportunity is to support implementation of new or expanded community programs that encourage individuals to make healthy choices by:
- Increasing physical activity
- Increasing healthy eating
- Preventing tobacco use and promote cessation
- Preventing substance and alcohol abuse Community programs can include: workshops, classes and events.
Types of Projects
- Increase consumption of healthy foods:
- Nutrition education classes
- Evidence-based nutrition curriculum
- Healthy cooking demonstrations and tastings
- Promotion of healthy food consumption (ex. newsletters, social media marketing, yard signs, how-to videos, etc.) in conjunction with programs (classes, workshops, events)
- Parent/family education to improve healthy eating attitudes and knowledge
- Multi-component interventions that address nutrition and physical activity
- Gardening classes and education Note: healthy food is being defined as fruits, vegetables, and minimally processed foods.
- Increase participation in physical activity
- Evidence-based physical activity curriculum
- Sports, athletic activities, and active after-school programs for youth/adolescents
- Family-based physical activity programs
- Community fitness programs in settings such as community buildings and parks (ex. aerobic dance, yoga, jogging, sports, cycling, etc.)
- Community challenges (ex. weight loss, steps, etc.)
- Activity programs for older adults
- Promotion of physical activity messaging (ex. social media marketing, how-to videos, texting, etc.) in conjunction with programs (classes, workshops, events)
- Open streets events
- Walking and biking to school or work
- Multi-component interventions that address nutrition and physical activity
- Reduce substance and alcohol abuse and prevent under-age use
- Evidence-based youth prevention education
- Evidence-based mentoring programs with set program and session goals
- Marketing to prevent substance abuse and alcohol misuse and promotion of cessation in conjunction with programs (classes, workshops, events)
- Community substance and alcohol abuse education events with set program and session goals
- Evidence-based family programs that result in reducing substance abuse
- Reduce tobacco use and prevent initiation
- Evidence-based youth-driven tobacco-free strategies, peer-to-peer learning, cooperative learning
- Evidence-based tobacco prevention curriculum (led by trained facilitators preferred)
- Promotion of tobacco prevention messaging and cessation resources in conjunction with programming (classes, workshops, events)
- Tobacco cessation programs
Funding Information
Funds up to $25,000 for a 14-month (November 1, 2023- December 31, 2024) project are available. The Foundation will consider only one application per organization or agency and funding must align with project needs and the mission of the project organization.
Grant funding may be used for:
- Staff time
- Meeting expenses
- Educational activities
- Project-related supplies and equipment
- Marketing (not to exceed 15% of project budget)
- Training
- Contract services for: logistics and coordination, instructors and facilitators
- Indirect cost rate (not to exceed 10% of project budget)
Eligibility Criteria
The primary applicant (grant fiscal agent) must meet all of the following requirements:
- Classified as a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code or a government 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.
Grant funds are not for:
- Lobbying or political programs or events.
- Activities, projects, or programs exclusively benefiting members of sectarian or religious organizations.
- Biomedical, clinical or educational research.
- Direct support to individuals or endowments.
- Funding that supplants existing sources of support.
- Individuals, including patient assistance funds.
- Social events or similar fundraising efforts or telethons.
- Projects outside of the Foundation’s service area.
- Direct funding for medical or social services already funded through existing third-party reimbursement sources.
- Operating expenses not used for significantly expanding the services of ongoing organizations.
- Vans or other vehicles.
- Capital or capital improvements.
- Leagues or tournaments.
- Garden equipment startup costs.
- Garden maintenance staff.
- Programs that duplicate the Healthy Behaviors Initiative School District Partnership Grant work plan at schools during the school day
For more information, visit The Rapides Foundation.
