Friday, October 31, 2008

Here's a new grant opportunity that your club may be eligible for!

A new mini-grant available from Youth Service America for service-learning projects addressing childhood obesity -

UnitedHealth HEROES Service-Learning Grants (applicants from selected states in the USA)

UnitedHealthcare and Youth Service America are excited to offer the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning grant program for youth-led community education projects in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee, and in the following specific areas: Florida—selected counties, Illinois—Chicagoland and Peoria, and New York—Long Island, New York City and Syracuse.

These grants of up to $1,000 support teachers, service-learning coordinators and students in the health professions to implement service-learning projects around childhood obesity and engage children and youth ages 5 to 25 as volunteers. We encourage semester-long projects that launch in February, and celebrate Global Youth Service Day, April 24-26, 2009.

To learn more, download materials below. Questions? E-mail: healthheroes@ysa.org.

Deadline: January 15, 2009.

1. To download the Introduction and Requirements (pdf) click here. http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/grants/uhc/UHG_Requirements.pdf
2. We provide a brief eligibility quiz to assist potential applicants in figuring out whether they are eligible to apply. To download and take a brief eligibility quiz (htm) click here. http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/grants/uhc/program_eligibility.htm
3. We provide the application questions in pdf format to help applicants gather relevant information prior to beginning an application. To preview the application form and guidelines (pdf) click here. http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/grants/uhc/uhg_preview.pdf
4. To download our web-based application form (htm) click here. You can save the document to your computer and complete it at another time. http://tools.ysa.org/downloads/grants/uhc/uhg_application.htm Please note the following:
• You must complete the entire application in one session, including the budget template. Information that you fill in cannot be saved. Please preview questions and gather information requested before you begin the application.
• You must be connected to the internet to access the online resources provided as hyperlinks in the application.
• You must be connected to the internet to submit the completed form and budget spreadsheet.
• Upon successful submission of a completed application, you will receive an automated confirmation by email. If you do not receive the confirmation, your application was not submitted correctly.