Grant Alert Detail

The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) is accepting applications for its Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for Heart grant program. The purpose of the program is to enable organizations that have held a Jump Rope for Heart or Hoops for Heart event in the previous year to purchase equipment to improve their physical education opportunities for children, receive the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) quality Physical Education (PE) package, continue membership with AAHPERD, and attend the AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition.

Award amounts are up to $2500 and include: up to $1300 towards AAHPERD membership and for travel expenses to the AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition; $1200 in the form of US Games certificate redeemable for equipment; and a free NASPE Quality PE package. Eligible applicants include schools that have held a Jump Rope for Heart or Hoops for Heart event in the past year.

Deadline: October 14, 2011

Please Note: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) does not administer this funding opportunity.

Contact the AAHPERD grant program directly for more information and to apply for this funding: http://www.aahperd.org/jump/awards/grantprogram/

For more information on physical education, please visit: For Teens!: Physical Activity and Sports http://www.healthinschools.org/Educators-and-Families/Teens/Physical.aspx

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