Green Buckeye RN

Grant Program to Fund Fresh Produce Programs at Elementary Schools
 
Deadline: November 7, 2008

 The Love Your Veggies grant program ( http://www.loveyourveggiesgrants.org/ ) is sponsored by the  makers of Hidden Valley Salad Dressings in partnership with the  School Nutrition Foundation ( http://www.schoolnutrition.org/ )  and is supported by Produce for Better Health Foundation  ( http://www.5aday.org/ ). The program will award grants to  elementary schools (grades k-6) across the United States in  support of programs that help provide students with increased  access to and consumption of fresh, healthy foods made available  through an on-campus vegetable consumption program.

 The program will award ten grants of $15,000 each. Each grant  award will support an elementary school in developing a program  offering fresh vegetables and fruits lasting through the 2009-10  school year.

 Grant awards will be based on proposals that demonstrate need,  sustainability, innovation, and potential for community involve-  ment. Funding must be spent on any of the following: fresh produce  (vegetables and fruits); a vegetable station (such as a dedicated  salad bar); kitchen equipment (primary usage must relate to the  proposed program); program staffing (cafeteria personnel, lunch-  room staff, etc.); nutrition education supplies; or food safety  training.

 Visit the program’s Web site for complete guidelines and an  application form.

 RFP Link:
 http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15014894/loveyourveggies