Applications are now being accepted for the 2 Round of Healthy Kids Grant with focus on mental health of youth and children.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
State: Virginia
County: Arlington County (VA), Fairfax County (VA), Loudoun County (VA), and Prince William County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/03/2022
Size of the Grant: up to $2,000
Details:
With support from the Chin Family Charitable Fund and the J.O.Y. Charitable Fund, donor established funds with the Community Foundation, Healthy Kids Grants are made each year to individual public schools in Northern Virginia that implement a program or strategy to encourage better nutrition or more activity among their student body during the school year.
The Community Foundation’s report, Finding our Way Back to Mental Health, revealed that 22 percent of parents reported overall worsened mental or emotional health for their school-age children. Globally, rates of depression and anxiety for children and youth have doubled from their pre-pandemic levels. Therefore Grants are being given to individual public schools in Northern Virginia that implement a program or strategy to support students’ mental health and well being during the school year.
Funding Information
- Grants up to $2,000 each are available.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public elementary, middle and high schools located in Northern Virginia are all eligible to apply.
- Schools are limited to one application each year. Multiple applications will not be considered.
- Applications that are incomplete or late will not be considered.
For more information, visit The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia.