Healthy People promotes healthy lifestyles, injury prevention, chronic disease surveillance and prevention throughout our lifespan; including pregnancy, early childhood, children, teens and adults. Healthy lifestyle choices improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and our communities.
The Community Food Action Grant program can provide grants of up to $5,000 to support community-led solutions and programs that use healthy food as a tool to build healthy and connected communities. Typical actions that are funded through this program include community gardens, community kitchens, bulk buying clubs, food related education programs
To be considered for funding your initiative must contribute to the three goals of the Community Food Action Program:
Grant applications are accepted throughout the year if funds are still available
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