America Walks and beneficiant companions from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Vitamin, Bodily Exercise, and Weight problems are excited to announce one other spherical of our fashionable Group Change Grant Program.
This program will award 6 grantees $2,000 for tasks associated to creating wholesome, energetic, and engaged locations to dwell, work, and play. This program helps the CDC’s Lively Folks, Wholesome Nation℠ initiative which goals to assist 27 million folks develop into extra bodily energetic by 2027.
America Walks has seen firsthand that the fervour, innovation, and exhausting work of native organizations to advance secure and pleasurable locations to stroll and transfer are what create the inspiration for walkable communities throughout the U.S. This grant program will work to offer assist to the rising community of champions, organizations, and companies utilizing modern and interesting packages and tasks to create change on the group stage.
We look ahead to funding tasks that reveal elevated bodily exercise and energetic transportation in a selected group, work to have interaction folks and organizations new to the efforts of strolling and walkability, and reveal a tradition of well being and design. Tasks will create wholesome, energetic, and engaged communities that assist strolling as transportation, well being, and recreation. Tasks should present a robust and intentional basis of engagement of the entire group.
We’re significantly all for tasks that middle the issues of essentially the most underfunded communities, attain throughout the demographics of communities to construct coalitions, and/or create distinctive civic partnerships with new views. Our want is for proposed tasks to have a specific give attention to participating in key problems with the day with new views and numerous companions/audiences, whereas highlighting the important function that strolling and transportation companions can play in a brand new period.
For the fifth 12 months, Basic Motors is funding 15 further grants at $2,200 every for Group Change Grant tasks in designated cities and cities with GM services! Eligibility necessities for GM grant: You could have a undertaking that engages Basic Motors workers from any facility (dealerships, vegetation, places of work) otherwise you dwell in a location with a major Basic Motors facility (checklist right here).
