Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth is excited to announce a new round of three-year funding to support community efforts to reduce and prevent childhood obesity.
Donor Name: Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/17/2022
Grant Size: $31,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The purpose of the Request for Best Value Proposals (RFP) is to solicit online proposals to establish a contract through competitive negotiations for the purchase of the implementation of childhood obesity prevention activities by the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth. These activities will be conducted through the work of Healthy Communities Action Teams (HCATs). This solicitation is using Best Value procurement procedures.
The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth awards funding through grants to local partnerships to prevent and reduce childhood obesity and tobacco use in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
VFHY funding provides infrastructure support to build and sustain Healthy Communities Action Teams (HCATs). These community collaboratives drive long-term policy, systems and environmental (PSE) changes that support at least one of eight healthy behaviors that prevent and reduce childhood obesity:
- Breastfeeding
- Decreasing Screen Time
- Eating More Fruits and Veggies
- Getting Sleep Reducing
- Reducing Consumption of Energy-Dense Foods
- Reducing Stress with Increased Mindfulness
- Moving More
- Decreasing Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages