Grant Alert Detail
Communities Putting Prevention to Work
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Submitted: 9/28/2009 12:00:00 AM
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Communities Putting Prevention to Work
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are please to announce funding for Communities Putting Prevention to Work, a program aimed at increasing physical activity, improving nutrition, decreasing obesity, and decreasing smoking in U.S. communities. Funded projects will support evidence-based prevention strategies for youth and adults and will emphasize high-impact, broad-reaching policy, environmental, and systems changes in schools (K-12) and communities.
The $373 million in cooperative agreements will be awarded to communities through a competitive selection process. Eligible applicants include large cities, urban areas, tribal communities, state coordinated small cities and rural areas.
Deadline: 12/2/09
Please Note: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) does not administer this funding opportunity.
Please contact grants.gov for more information and to apply for this funding: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=49571
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