Healthy Eating, Active Living Initiative

The Healthy Eating, Active Living Initiative will award a total of $105,000 in grants over two years. Grants will range in size from small to large and in length from one year to two. Funding will be based on the size and scope of the project. If all the funds are not granted in the first year, a second grant process will take place in early 2011 using the same criteria and process.

Once the awards are made, each grantee must sign a grant award letter which will stipulate any grant conditions as well as reporting requirements. All funded projects will be required to submit six- and 12-month reports.

In addition, the funded organizations may be convened regularly for peer learning. Our experience shows that regular peer meetings with grantees offer opportunity for additional learning and partnerships. Given the focus of the grant program, we expect this will be a rich experience for the funded organizations.

Site visits will be conducted and grant applications reviewed during March and April. Grant awards will be announced by the end of April.



Healthy Eating, Active Living Grants Committee

In partnership with the Convergence Partnership Fund of the Tides Foundation, the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, United Way of the Mid-South, Assisi Foundation of Memphis, Inc. and the Plough Foundation are excited to share this opportunity with our nonprofit and community partners.

For more information, please contact Ashley Harper at (901) 722-0022.