Deadline: 28-Mar-23
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announces the availability of fiscal funds through The State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (SPAN) that aims to support health for all Americans, especially those most impacted by chronic diseases as well as optimal early life growth and development.
This program works at the state level to implement evidence-based nutrition and physical activity strategies and collaboratively leverage state investments, partnerships, and resources from various sectors (e.g., agriculture, transportation, education, healthcare, parks/recreation, business, housing, and defense/military) that address health disparities related to poor nutrition, physical inactivity, and/or obesity. This NOFO focuses on strategies for nutrition; physical activity; breastfeeding continuity of care; and integrating nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding national standards and advancing Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) programs into statewide ECE systems.
Funding Information
- Approximate Number of Awards 17
- Total Period of Performance Funding: $75,500,000
- Average One Year Award Amount: $888,000
- Total Period of Performance Length: 5 year(s)
- Estimated Award Date: August 30, 2023
Outcomes
Period of Performance Short-term Outcomes
- Increased access to healthier foods
- Increased policies, plans, or community design changes that increase access to physical activity
- Increased access to programs that provide continuity of care for breastfeeding families
- Increased state level ECE policies and activities that improve nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding standards and Farm to ECE
Eligibility Criteria
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Eligible Applicants:
- State governments
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Small businesses
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Unrestricted
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Additional Information on Eligibility:
- Applicants must be physically located and operate within the state for which the work is proposed as demonstrated by their legal mailing address on the application. Applicants must identify the state in which they will do the proposed work along with the physical address in the project abstract. If this information is not identified in the project abstract the application will be deemed non-responsive and will not receive further review.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.