Texas Healthy Kids, Healthy Families Grant
Grants designed to increase nutrition education, physical activity, disease prevention and management, and safe environments for children in the state of Texas. Geographic coverage: Texas -- Health Care Service Corporation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - March 20, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Illinois Healthy Kids, Healthy Families Grant
Grants designed to increase nutrition education, physical activity, disease prevention and management, and safe environments for children in the state of Illinois. Geographic coverage: Illinois -- Health Care Service Corporation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - March 20, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Medica Foundation Grant Program
Grants designed to improve primary care and preventive health services for people with disabilities, early childhood health, and organizational core mission support. Geographic coverage: Minnesota, western Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota -- Medica (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - March 7, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Early Childhood Reading Grants
Grants for programs that foster a love of reading and encourage young children (pre-K-3) to read together with their families. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Target Foundation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - March 3, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Farm to School Grant Program
Grants to plan, establish, or sustain a Farm to School program that improves access to local foods in schools. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Food and Nutrition Service (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - February 24, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

National Center of Excellence for the Prevention of Childhood Agricultural Injury (U54)
Awards funding to operate a National Center of Excellence that would work to prevent childhood agricultural injury through outreach, education, networking, training, prevention, intervention, and research. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - February 24, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Reaching Practicing MCH Professionals in Underserved Areas Through Education and Training Program
Awards funding to develop innovative education and training programs that will use flexible, distance training methods to train public health workers in isolated areas of the country who may lack access to traditional Maternal and Child Health training programs. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Maternal and Child Health (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - February 19, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Children's Initiative
Funding for new programs designed to create and promote stability and resiliency for children who have been exposed to domestic violence. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Weyerhaeuser Family Foundation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - February 11, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Michigan Building Healthy Communities Program
Awards funding to Michigan elementary schools to undergo a "Healthy School Transformation", which will involve infusing healthy nutrition, education, and physical exercise throughout the school environment to increase children's health, fight childhood obesity, and improve academic achievement. Geographic coverage: Michigan -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - February 7, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Kentucky Community Engagement Matching Grants
Awards grants to nonprofit organizations in Kentucky working toward promoting responsive health policy and developing comprehensive community-based initiatives, including school programs. Geographic coverage: Kentucky -- Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - February 5, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Research on Children in Military Families: The Impact of Parental Military Deployment and Reintegration on Child and Family Functioning
Funds to encourage conferences and meetings to examine questions relating to the impact of parental military deployment, combat-related stress, and military reintegration. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institutes of Health (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - February 4, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

WellPoint Foundation Grants
Supports health and wellness programs. Geographic coverage: Operates in 25 states -- WellPoint Foundation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - January 30, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Services Grant Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Grants to expand the availability of comprehensive, high quality residential treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women who suffer from alcohol and other drug use problems. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - January 29, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Indian Education Formula Grants to Local Educational Agencies (Part 1)
Grants to support local educational agencies (LEAs) to address the unique education and culturally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students. Funds support professional development, after school programs, early childhood education, tutoring, and dropout prevention. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Education (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - January 21, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding

Louisiana Angel Award
Awards to honor volunteers who perform extraordinary work for Louisiana's at-risk children. Geographic coverage: Louisiana -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation (Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Children funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - January 15, 2014 Category: Child Development Source Type: funding