Thursday, May 8, 2014

New TCHF Funding Opportunities: Healthy Living

The Colorado Health Foundation is excited to announce the opening of two new funding opportunities within our Healthy Living outcome area. In Healthy Living, our focus is on ensuring that every kid in Colorado has the opportunity to eat healthy and engage in physical activity.

Funding Opportunity: Empower children and families to make healthy food choices
The goals of this funding opportunity are to increase individual knowledge and skills regarding the purchase and preparation of healthy foods and increase consumer demand by empowering individuals and families to easily make healthy food choices. To be considered for funding, applicants must meet specific criteria and associated measurable results.

Funding Opportunity: Increase affordability of healthy food and beverages 
The goals of this funding opportunity are to increase affordability of healthy food and beverages and influence customer purchasing power to increase healthy food consumption and decrease unhealthy food consumption in underserved communities. To be considered for funding, applicants must meet specific criteria and associated measurable results.

Open Deadlines: June 2014, October 2014, February 2015 and June 2015.

Get more information about these funding opportunities at an upcoming applicant information webinar or by contacting the assigned program officers. You can also learn more about recently announced changes to the Foundation’s goals, strategies and grantmaking approach. Thank you for your interest in joining us as we work to make Colorado the healthiest state in the nation.” [Source: The Colorado Health Foundation]

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