ASAHPERD Fall Conference
Don’t forget that the Alabama State Association for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (ASAHPERD) Fall Conference is November
17, 18, & 19 at the Wynfrey at the Galleria in Birmingham. If you did not pre-register you may register
during the conference. The conference
information, schedule, and membership may be found at www.asahperd.org
Friday, November 15 4:00 PM is the final deadline to register
for CEU credit for the conference. Many
people have had difficulty registering for day 3 of the conference. If you experience difficulty contact the person in your
school who handles STI Professional.
Fitness Testing
January 1, 2014 is the deadline to
post your fall fitness scores into INow Health. The INow reporting piece has been revised and
is now much more time efficient and much easier to post scores. To get online training go to http://www.alsde.edu/home/general/hpeinformation.aspx
where you will find all of the fitness information. At the bottom of the page under additional
links is the online training and written instructions.
Please keep in mind that spring testing dates are March 1
through May 1. Make sure to check your
school calendar for state required testing so that your fitness testing does
not conflict with those dates. June 1 is
the final deadline to post spring scores.
If your school is on block scheduling you will test one time
and post those scores.
Grant Opportunities
Together Counts
The Find Your Balance Challenge is open to elementary school
classrooms in grades K-5 and rewards student teams for taking steps toward
achieving Energy Balance in your own school communities. Winning schools have a
chance to win a $30,000 Grand Prize Grant. One Second Place winning class will
receive a $10,000 grant. One Third Place school will receive a $5,000 grant.
Applications will be accepted from August 27, 2013 until January 31, 2014.
Award Amount: $5,000 - $30,000
Deadline: January 31, 2014
Fund for Teachers
The purpose of this funding is to enrich the personal and
professional growth of teachers by recognizing and supporting them as they
identify and pursue opportunities around the globe that will have the greatest
impact on their practice, the academic lives of their students and on their
school communities. Grants of up to $5,000 for individuals and up to $10,000
for teams will be awarded to select applicants. Pre-K though grade 12 teachers
with at least three years of experience and the intent to return to the
classroom the following school year are eligible to apply.
Deadline: January 30, 2014
For More Information, Click Here
Deadline: February 28, 2014
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the American Heart
Association, and a team of experts from across the childhood obesity movement
have teamed up through the Childhood Obesity Rapid Response Fund. The mission
of the fund is to make effective strategic investments in ongoing state, local,
and tribal public policy campaigns in order to increase public policy impact on
healthy weight and living among children. This funding is mostly targeted at
passage of new public policy, however proposals for defense of existing critical
policy as well as addressing policy implementation deficiencies are also
eligible. Grants will be made only to non-profit organizations. A phone
consultation prior to submitting a step-one application is required.
Award Amount: $15,000 - $100,000
Deadline: Rolling
The PeyBack Foundation
The PeyBack Foundation is a nonprofit organization
established to assist programs that provide leadership and growth opportunities
for at-risk children. Emphasis is placed on programs that have a direct benefit
to children through relationships and activities, specifically programs
intended to enrich the lives of disadvantaged youth through activities
conducted outside the typical school day. Activities include healthy living,
mentoring, and leadership skills. Multiple grants averaging $10,000 will be
awarded to selected applicants. Nonprofit organizations serving economically
disadvantaged youth between ages 6 and 18 in Indiana, Louisiana, Tennessee, and
the Denver metro area are eligible to apply. The 2014 PeyBack Foundation Grant
Application will be available October 15, 2013.
Award Amount: $10,000
Deadline: February 3, 2014
The LEGO Group
The LEGO Children's Fund will provide quarterly grants
for programs with a special interest paid to collaborative efforts and in
providing matching funds to leverage new dollars into the receiving
organization. Focus areas include: early childhood education and development,
and technology and communication projects that advance learning opportunities.
Priority is given to programs in communities where Lego operates with a special
focus given to organizations serving Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.
Award Amount: $500 - $5,000
The Safeway Foundation
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.
Award Amount: $2,500 - $10,000
Deadline: Rolling
For More Information, Click Here
The Rite Aid Foundation
The Rite Aid Foundation is offering funding to nonprofit
organizations that focus on health and wellness in the communities in which
Rite Aid operates. The Foundation accepts proposals throughout the year and the
submission deadlines for our quarterly board meetings are as follows: July 15,
October 15, January 15 and April 15.
Award Amount: Award amounts vary
Deadline: October 15, January 15 and April 15
MetLife Foundation
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.
Award Amount: Award amounts varyDeadline: Rolling
For More Information, Click Here
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, American Heart Association
Voices for Healthy Kids is a new collaboration between the
American Heart Association and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation working to
engage, organize and mobilize people to improve the health of their communities
and reverse the childhood obesity epidemic. Voices for Healthy Kids' Strategic
Campaign Fund is awarding grants with a mix of lobbying and non-lobbying
resources to support strategic issue advocacy campaigns focused on fighting
childhood obesity through state, local, and tribal public policy campaigns
aligned with the Voices for Healthy Kids policy priorities. Six awards for up
to a maximum of $90,000 per award is available for 501(c)(3) organizations to
support strategic issue advocacy campaigns focused on fighting childhood
obesity aligned with six advocacy priorities. Applications will be evaluated by
an independent review committee and announcement of awards will be made
approximately 6-8 weeks after submission.
Award Amount: $90,000
Deadline: RollingFor More Information, Click Here
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