Accelerating Efforts to Introduce Youth to Outdoor Experiences
Foundation for Youth Investment 2012 Catalyst Fund
The Catalyst Fund supports organizations that connect underserved youth with outdoor experiences within or near their communities. This funding opportunity must be used to connect youth ages 13-18 to the outdoors. Eligible entities include federal and California tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations, public agencies, school districts, or federally recognized tribes.

Deadline: June 21, 2012

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After School Education and Safety Program - ASES Grant Renewal
California Department of Education
The After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program provides funding to local educational agencies to create safe physical and emotional environments, educational and literacy programs, and enrichment elements including physical fitness, recreation and coordinated school health. Applicants are strongly encouraged to use research-based curricula and strategies that are aligned to California's state standards and are appropriate for after school audiences. Grant Cycle A due November 2012.

Deadline: Check the funder website for grant renewal deadlines.

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Childhood Obesity Prevention
United States Department of Agriculture
Funding is available to generate new knowledge of the behavioral, social and/or environmental factors that influence childhood obesity and use this information to develop and implement effective family, peer, community and/or school-based interventions for preventing overweight and obesity and promoting healthy behaviors in adolescents (ages 15-19 years). Eligible applicants for Integrated Projects include: 1) colleges and universities; 2) 1994 Land-Grant Institutions; and (3) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities.

Deadline: June 5, 2012

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Annie’s Grants for Gardens
Grants for Gardens offer a limited number of small grants up to $250 to community gardens, school gardens and other educational programs that connect children directly to real food. These funds can be used to buy gardening tools, seeds or other needed supplies.

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Deadline: Continuous

Baseball Tomorrow Fund
Major League Baseball
The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is a joint initiative between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association designed to promote and enhance the growth of youth participation in baseball and softball. Grants are intended to finance a new program, expand or improve an existing program, undertake a new collaborative effort, or obtain facilities or equipment necessary for youth baseball or softball programs.

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Deadline: Rolling (Letter of Inquiry Required)

Chargers Champions Grant Program
The San Diego Chargers Champions School Grant program was created to assist San Diego County schools with meeting some of the basic physical fitness, nutrition and athletic needs of their students. The program annually provides selected schools with grants of up to $75,000 for high schools; up to $40,000 for middle schools and up to $30,000 for elementary schools.

Website for more information - 2012 Application

Deadline: June 29, 2012

Children's Health & Wellness Grant
The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation provides direct support for children in the areas of health and wellness. The Foundation's goal is to provide grants to help many programs that are working hard to make the world a healthier and happier place for kids. Grant requests will be accepted from March until August 31, 2012.

Deadline: August 31, 2012

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Community-Based Partnerships for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Control: Research to Inform Policy
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
The sponsors provides support to enhance childhood obesity research by fostering the formation of local, state, or regional teams consisting of researchers, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders in order to identify research questions and hypotheses, design and implement the relevant research, and translate the research into evidence relevant to potential policy efforts in this area. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism. Although the size of award may vary with the scope of research proposed, it is expected that applications will stay within the budgetary guidelines for an exploratory/developmental project; direct costs are limited to $275,000 over an R21 two-year period, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. The deadlines for receipt of standard applications under this announcement are: February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually.

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Deadline: October 16, February 16, and June 16

Community Grants
The Wal-Mart Foundation supports programs and initiatives addressing education, workforce development, economic sustainability, and health and wellness. Health and Wellness examples include programs that support nutrition and active lifestyles, educating people of all ages about their health, preventing and managing chronic disease. Nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, church or faith based organizations, and government entities are eligible to apply.  Applications are accepted Feb. 1 through Dec. 31.

Deadline: December 1, 2012

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Community Grants
Albertsons is accepting grant applications in the following areas: hunger relief, dietary health, and nutrition education. Nutrition Education includes healthy lifestyles and nutrition promotion and education, as well as access to healthy foods. Eligible applicants are 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and schools in areas where Albertsons grocery stores operate.

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Deadline: Rolling

Community Support Program
The Coca-Cola Foundation aims to make a greater impact on the communities Coca-Cola serves around the world by being responsive to the citizenship priorities of the communities in which we live and work. The Coca-Cola Foundation is interested in funding organizations in these areas: Water stewardship, healthy active living, community recycling, and education. Healthy active living includes providing access to exercise, physical activity and nutritional education programs.

Deadline: Rolling

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Do Something General Grant
American Express & dosomething.org
Did you recently create a sustainable community action project, program or organization or have a great idea for helping your community? Do you need $500 to further the growth and success of your program or turn your idea into reality? If you answered, "YES!", you are eligible to apply for a Do Something Grant.

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Deadline: Rolling

Donors Choose
A great source for funding for teachers is the Donors Choose organization which is a very innovative and cool way to connect to your community. A teacher can post a project they need funding for and the community (which can be individuals) select those they wish to support and make donations to that particular project. One organization just recently gave over a million dollars to complete funding for every Donors Choose Project in California. Wow!

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Deadline: Rolling

Education Grants
The Safeway Foundation supports numerous youth development organizations as well as a broad range of after-school and physical education programs. Local grants are reviewed biannually. For grant requests that are national or multi-regional in scope, requests are reviewed on a quarterly basis.

Deadline: Rolling

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Foundation Funding
WellPoint Foundation

The WellPoint Foundation invests in domestic initiatives that help improve the lives of people and the health of local communities. The Foundation promotes healthy behaviors, health-risk prevention, and healthy environments. Focus areas include childhood obesity prevention. The Foundation considers both local and national initiatives whose outcomes predominantly impact any of the 14 states in which WellPoint, Inc. does business. Tax exempt public charities under Section 501(c)(3) are eligible to apply.

Deadline: September 7, 2012

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Fuel Up to Play 60
National Dairy Council and the National Football League
Funding is available to K-12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60. The competitive, nationwide funding program can help your school jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements. Funds can be used to conduct in-school promotions focused on creating a healthier school and to implement Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Plays. Funds can also be used for professional development, nutrition education materials, and physical education equipment & materials.

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Deadline: June 1, 2012

Grant Making for a Healthier California
The mission of the California Wellness Foundation is to improve the health of the people of California by making grants for health promotion, wellness education, and disease prevention. Non-profit organizations and government agencies are eligible to apply and should submit a letter of interest.

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Deadline: Rolling

Grants for Sports Programs
The LA84 Foundation's mission is to serve youth through sport and to increase knowledge of sport and its impact on people's lives. The grant program funds are primarily intended for the development of youth sports below the elite level and groups and communities underserved by traditional sports programs, including girls, ethnic minorities and the physically challenged. Nonprofit, tax exempt organizations that serve southern California with sports programs for youth ages 6-17 are eligible to apply. For programs beginning between October and December 2012, the application should be completed by June 8, 2012. For programs beginning between January and May 2013, the application should be completed by September 7, 2012.

Deadline: June 8 and September 7, 2012

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Healthy Habits
MetLife Foundation supports projects to empower people to lead healthy, productive lives and strengthen communities. The Foundation makes grants in health, education, civic affairs and culture. Underlying the Foundation's programs is a focus on education at all ages and a commitment to increasing access and opportunity.  The Healthy Habits program seeks to promote healthy habits and physical fitness for illness prevention, especially among children. Requests are accepted and reviewed throughout the year.

Deadline: Rolling

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Impact Grants
Foundation for Youth Investment
The Impact Fund is designed to provide youth-serving organizations with the resources they need to get underserved youth between 13 and 18 years of age connected to the outdoors. Multiple grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to select applicants. California nonprofit organizations, public agencies, school districts, and federally recognized tribes that have been in operation for at least one full calendar year are eligible to apply.

Deadline: June 7, 2012

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Kaiser Permanente Southern California Grants Program
The Kaiser Permanente Southern California Grants Program provides support to nonprofit organizations in Kaiser Permanente service areas throughout Southern California. Current funding priorities include improving community health and obesity prevention. Kaiser Permanente developed the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) initiative in Southern California to address the increasing obesity epidemic. Eligible projects focus on creating lasting policy, environmental and/or systems changes that support healthy eating and physical activity. Letters of Inquiry are required and are reviewed on an on-going basis.

Deadline: Rolling

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Learning Beyond the Classroom
The Mott Foundation's Pathways Out of Poverty program supports initiatives around the U.S. that promote learning beyond the classroom especially for traditionally underserved children and youth -- as a strategy for improving public education. Grantmaking under this objective seeks to provide optimum opportunities for academic support and enrichment for young people to learn and develop both in school, summer, and after school. Central to this effort are partnerships between school and community-based organizations and other local institutions. Search the grant listings for funding opportunities that best fit the needs of your organization and submit a Letter of Inquiry.

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Deadline: Deadlines vary by application

Liberty Mutual
Responsible Sports Community Grants
From equipment upgrades and facility repairs to scholarship programs for families in need of assistance, the $200,000 Liberty Mutual has awarded to date has improved the lives of many youth athletes and families.  And you can join the excitement, while learning how to teach valuable lessons and enrich the lives of players through positive role modeling.

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Deadline: May 31, 2012

Obesity Prevention Regional Grant Program
The Aetna Foundation
Grant-making in this area focuses on initiatives that create a better understanding of the root causes of the obesity epidemic. This includes all types of funding requests: research, project, and policy grants. Recent project grants include physical education and activity programs. In 2012 Regional Grant applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Please see website for the geographic focus for Regional grants.

Deadline: Rolling

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Regular Grant Program
The Weingart Foundation funds non-profit institutions and schools in Southern California that serve low-income children, youth, and the general community. The following seven counties are served by Weingart Foundation grants: Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego (Small Grant Program only), Santa Barbara, and Ventura. The Foundation will support capacity building, general operating support, program development, and capital/equipment projects. Large grants for over $25,000 are available by letter of inquiry throughout the year.

Deadline: Rolling

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Run for Good Grants
The Saucony Run For Good Foundation has been created to help reverse the alarming trend in childhood obesity. As a company by runners, and for runners, Saucony understands the benefits of running extend way beyond strong legs and healthy hearts; research shows running can also help children do better in school, manage stress, and reduce childhood obesity.

The Saucony Run For Good Foundation, has established a grant program to encourage active and healthy lifestyles in children.  They are currently accepting applications. 

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Deadline: Rolling

Safe Routes to School
The Safe Routes to School National  Partnership
Several potential sources of Safe Routes to School funding exist, and most programs benefit from combining a variety of these sources.

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Deadline: Deadlines vary

2011 Spotlight Award
The 2011 Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Spotlight Awards presented by the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation offer the opportunity to nominate an individual, organzation or event that positively impacts the physical activity, fitness levels and well-being of California's children and youth.

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Deadline: TBA

Spring 2012 Responsible Sports Community Grant Program
Liberty Mutual provides Responsible Sports Community Grants to non-profit youth sports organizations and educational athletic programs to help defray the many costs of running a successful youth sports program. Once your organization is registered, rally as many members and supporters to participate in the self-paced Responsible Sports coursework. Each credited certification brings your organization one step closer to earning a grant. Fifteen youth sport organizations with the most credited certifications will earn a Responsible Sports Community Grant.

Deadline: May 31, 2012 and November 30, 2012

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Whole Foods
School Garden Grant Application Process
Garden projects may be at any stage of development; planning, construction or operation. For cases in which an applicant facilitates garden projects in more than one school, multiple garden grants may be requested under a single application. In occasional cases, additional funds may be awarded for special projects. In selecting grant recipients, priority will be given to both limited-resource communities and to projects that demonstrate strong buy-in from stakeholders. There is a limit of one garden grant per school.

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Deadline: Rolling

Youth Football Fund Grants
NFL Players, Clubs and Coaches
Formal Youth Football Fund grant programs exist as an important grassroots youth football development strategy. Each program includes its own set of eligibility criteria and requirements. In many cases, these programs focus on NFL clubs and current and former NFL players to help advance and support youth and high school football initiatives nationwide. Please visit the website to read about each of these different grant programs: NFL Players, NFL Clubs, NFL Coaches, Fields & Equipment, Educational/Health & Safety, and USA Football.

Award Amount: Award amounts vary

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Deadline: Please check funder website for current deadlines for each grant program.

Youth Service of America
MLK Day of Service Grants
The goal of Youth Service America's MLK Day Lead Organizers program is to engage youth and adult volunteers on Martin Luther King Day of Service and to strengthen partnerships with other organizations including schools and youth development organizations. Focus areas include: economic opportunity, health, environment, education and literacy, and disaster preparedness and response.

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Deadline: Rolling