SDCOE K-12 Comprehensive Health Education Grant

Local educational agencies that meet at least one of the following criteria are eligible to receive the grant funding, which will be awarded based on student enrollment:

• Greater than 50% of student population receives free or reduced-price lunch
• Received a score of 3 or 4 on the Healthy Places Index (HPI)
• Greater than 50% of population are unduplicated students
• Other qualifying measure that identifies traditionally underserved schools

One grant will be funded per local education agency and funding is determined based on the following student enrollment.

The window to apply for a Comprehensive Health Education Grant will remain open until all funds have been allocated.

• The funding period will begin as soon as the contract is successfully executed between SDCOE and the local educational agency that is receiving the grant funding.
• Funding period and all grant activities must be completed by October 15, 2023

San Diego COunty youth need the skills to live and embrace a healthy lifestyle. They need practice setting goals, communicating about their own and others’ health, and experiencing the building blocks of mental and physical wellness for today, and into and through adulthood. To support the work of educators to empower our students, these requirements are in place for grant recipients. 

• Participate in SDCOE-facilitated quarterly meetings of grant recipients
• At least four representatives from the Local Educational Agency (LEA) will attend all four sessions of the SDCOE Health Education Framework Professional Learning Series or another approved professional learning opportunity that will enable the LEA to complete their contracted Scope of Work.
• Update current health education programming and instruction to align with the California Health Education Framework in one or more of the following content areas:
  • Nutrition and physical activity
  • Mental, social, and emotional health
  • Growth, development, and sexual health
  • Injury prevention and safety
  • Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
  • Personal and community health
• Complete and submit the following progress and spending reports:
  • Monthly progress and spending report (template will be provided)
  • Final project report (template will be provided)
• Submit a success story to share with other San Diego County local educational agencies and community partners
• Be available to present your efforts related to the grant to local educational agencies and community partners upon request (not to exceed two presentations during the contract period)
• All grant-funded activities must take place within San Diego County
• All grant-funded activities must comply with California Ed Code

These are some examples and this list is not exhaustive. Other interventions designed to update K-12 health education and build students’ health literacy may also be addressed.

• Analyze local data (Youth Risk Behavior Survey, California Healthy Kids Survey, parent and/or student surveys, etc) to determine greatest areas of need related to California Health Education Standards
• Strategic planning to update health education programming to meet student needs and provide access to required content and/or critical initiatives in any of the following health education content areas.
  • Nutrition and physical activity
  • Mental, social, and emotional health
  • Growth, development, and sexual health
  • Injury prevention and safety
  • Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
  • Personal and community health
• Collaboration to select, update, and/or design health education curriculum that is aligned to the California Health Education Framework
• Professional learning to familiarize teachers/administrators/staff with updated health education content, curricula, and best practices to provide skills-based health education instruction
• Professional learning to create an inclusive and safe environment for health education instruction
• Develop an ongoing district health education community of practice
• Collaborate with community partners to connect K-12 health education instruction with local resources

The window to apply for K-12 Comprehensive Health Education Mini-Grants will remain open until all funds have been allocated. Once an application is received, the local educational agency will receive a response within 30 work days.

• Completed applications will be evaluated by a team of content experts that may include:
  • Representatives from SDCOE
  • Representatives from the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency
  • Health education content experts not affiliated with a San Diego County local educational agency
• Applications will be evaluated based on:
  • Qualifications for receiving the grant funding
    • Greater than 50% of student population receives free or reduced-price lunch
    • Received a score of 3 or 4 on the Healthy Places Index (HPI)
    • Greater than 50% of population are unduplicated students
    • Other qualifying measure that identifies traditionally underserved schools
  • Efforts to align health education programming to the California Health Education Framework
  • Impact on students’ health literacy

• Ability to complete proposed scope of work by October 15, 2023.

Link to the application: https://forms.gle/5Sf5eBmR7yPJRBJ79

The application process requires the following:

• Contact information for person who will lead grant efforts
• Student enrollment for 2022-23 school year
• Exact funding requested (based on student enrollment table)
• Percentage of students eligible for free and/or reduced meals
• Health Places Index (HPI) score of district and/or school
• List of school sites impacted by health education funding
• Intended outcomes of health education funding
• Description of specific activities and timeline associated with health education funding
• Specific breakdown of budget to support activities and meet intended outcomes
• Expected impact on students’ health literacy
• Name and contact information for administrator who will oversee health education funding efforts