Funding Announcement: Service Area Competition for Health Center Program

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), has announced fun...

Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Grants Announced

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the 2013 Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: Building Health Through...

Healthy Communities/Healthy America Grants

The American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation has announced the 2013 Healthy Communities/Healthy America Grant Program. The AMA Found...

The Affordable Care Act and Place-Based Community Work

On June 28, 2012, the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) as constitutional, meaning the law is legal...

HRSA Healthy Tomorrow Partnership for Children Program Grant Now Open

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the availability of $377,021 in grants for the Healthy Tomorrows Partners...

Forum on Child and Family Statistics Releases Annual Report on National Indicators of Child Well-Being

The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has released their new report on the well-being of children and families; thi...

Convergence Innovation Fund: Promoting Health and Equity through Built Environment and Healthy Food Access Policy

Earlier this month, the Convergence Partnership announced a new funding opportunity to promote equity and improve the health of low-income...

KaBOOM! Let’s Play Community Construction Grants Announced

The Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! are now offering grants for organizations to purchase playground equipment in accordance with the ...

Sodexo Foundation School Engagement Grant Announced

Youth Service America and Sodexo Foundation are now accepting applications for the Sodexo Foundation School Engagement Grant Initiative. K...

"Roadmaps to Health" Community Grants Announced

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced the Roadmaps to Health Community Grants program – an initiative that will help communiti...

National Competition to Support School-based Programs Promoting Physical Activity

ChildObesity180 and the Partnership for a Healthier America have announced the launch of the Active Schools Acceleration Project (ASAP), a...

Drug Free Communities Grants Announced

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced the availability of $3.75 million in grants for the Dru...

Funders and Policymakers Increasingly Support Innovative Models to Address Housing and Health

Where we live, work, learn and play has a significant effect on our health and well-being. Recently, in a commentary from Spotlight on Pove...

Engaging Communities to Improve Resident Health

In recent weeks, reports from the US Census Bureau have highlighted the bleak conditions in many communities. With the national poverty rat...

Community Transformation Grant Awards Announced

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced grant awards of $103 million to 61 states and communities through the Commun...

Healthy People 2020 Requests Proposals for Community Innovations Projects

Healthy People 2020 is a national initiative that aims to improve the overall health of people in the United States. Recognizing the impor...

$100 Million for the Community Transformation Grant Initiative

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the availability of over $100 million in funding for up to 75-100 Community Tran...

RWJ Foundation Launches Community Health Grants Program

The   Robert Wood Johnson Foundation   has launched a new community grants program called Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) ...

USDA Grant Opportunity Supports Effective Interventions to Prevent Obesity

A newly released grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support effective interventions to prevent childhood obesi...