COAHPERD

Dear Partners:

Thank you for reviewing these new funding opportunities from the Colorado Health Foundation! Please pass this along to school districts that may be interested and/or incorporate into your newsletters as you see fit. Let me know if you have questions!

With the goal of encouraging students to be more active and improving physical education programs throughout the state, the Foundation recently introduced two new funding opportunities for schools -- Active Play Areas and Physical Education Quality Improvement. The Foundation invites school districts to submit applications to increase the number of children who have access to safe, age-appropriate play spaces that promote physical activity during and beyond the school day. School districts also are invited to submit applications to increase the number of students who engage in moderate or vigorous physical activity through its new Physical Education Quality Improvement funding opportunity.

Active Play Areas
If kids attend a “healthy school” where they are served healthy meals and have opportunities for physical activity and access to basic health care, then they are better able to learn and maintain healthy habits into adulthood. Learn more

Physical Education Quality Improvement
Providing students with high quality physical education is one component of an overall “healthy school,” and offers a meaningful opportunity to improve student fitness and learning. Learn more

Encouraging Colorado nonprofits to work in areas of high need, funding opportunities are created to drive applicants to apply for specific types of grants the Foundation has identified as high impact. Our next deadline is October 15, 2010.

Sincerely,

Hillary Fulton

Hillary Fulton
Program Officer
The Colorado Health Foundation
501 S. Cherry St., Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80246-1325
hfulton@coloradohealth.org
TEL: 303.953.3626
FAX: 303.322.4576

Our next proposal deadline is October 15, 2010 by 5:00 p.m.
Apply online at www.ColoradoHealth.org