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NASPE’s national recognition program STARS is designed to honor outstanding physical education programs. Grants to qualifying schools are now available. To apply you must submit an Intent to Apply form online by August 15, 2008. For additional information visit the STARS website.
Advocates for Youth is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for community-based, minority, youth-serving organizations and institutions. Advocates for Youth is a national organization dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Funding Proposals are due by August 1st. For more information click on the provided link.
The Revolution - Take a Stand for a Healthier Future is a partnership between The National Dairy Council, your local Dairy Council and the National Football League on an initiative to revolutionize eating and exercise habits in kids. A Free Wellness Activity Kit and online resources are available to schools.
AAHPERD in partnership with the American Heart Association is sponsoring the Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for Heart Grant Program. AAHPERD strives to give back to those who are committed to improving the wellness of our nation's youth. The award amount of the grant is $2500.00. For details click on the provided link.
ADA Foundation: Samuel Harris Fund For Children's Dental Health -
competitive grants of up to $5,000 to applicants whose oral health promotion programs are designed to improve and maintain children's oral health through community education and outreach programs.
The application deadline is July 17, 2008.
Mississippi Department of Transportation
Safe Routes to School
 Forty years ago, roughly half of all children ages five to 18 years old walked and bicycled to school. Today, 85% of our children are driven to school either by bus or individual car. This change in transportation mode has added to traffic congestion, a reduction in air quality and the deterioration of our children’s health. Approximately 25% of the country’s morning traffic is made up of private motor vehicles driving children to school. And in Mississippi, four out of ten of our children are at-risk of becoming overweight or are overweight.
In response to these and other concerns, the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program was created by Section 1404 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users Act (SAFETEA-LU). The SRTS Program is funded at $612 million over five federal fiscal years (FY 2005-2009) and is to be administered by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs). For more information contact Cookie Leffler at cleffler@mdot.state.ms.us
Program Purpose
The Safe Routes to School Program empowers communities to make walking and bicycling to school a safe and healthy alternative to being driven to school by bus or motor vehicle. The SRTS program makes funding available for a wide variety of projects and activities, from building safer street crossings to establishing programs that encourage children and their parents to walk and bicycle safely to school.
Mississippi has and will continue to receive a minimum of $1,000,000 per year for five years
- to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school;
- to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and
- to facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of projects and activities that will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and air pollution in the vicinity (approximately 2 miles) of primary and middle schools (Grades K-8).
For more information or to download an online application please visit www.GOMDOT.com/SRTS. |
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