Healthy Families, Healthy Schools
Grant
The “Healthy Families, Healthy Schools” grant’s purpose is to increase parental and community involvement in schools to support school health initiatives. This funding opportunity is comprised of four benchmarks that each school must complete to receive total funding. The grant amount is $3,000 for completion of all four grant benchmarks. After completing all benchmarks, each school must submit one success story and other items that highlight changes in the school environment as a result of this opportunity. MDE is offering technical assistance for the completion of this application as well as grant implementation.
This grant is discretionary. Schools in the following districts are eligible for this funding:
Marion County School District
Jefferson Davis School District
Lawrence County School District
Franklin County School District
Columbia Municipal School District
Simpson County School District
East Jasper School District
West Jasper School District
Quitman Municipal School District
Jefferson County School District
Smith County School District
Copiah County School District
Deadline: One (1) original copy of the application must be received by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2010.
Application (Word format) Application (.pdf format)
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