This FAQ provides answers to the most commonly asked questions about the Be Healthy School Grants. If you have questions not covered here, please email us.
You will be asked to provide school contact info, project specifics (name, amount requested, focus area, description, budget, timeline, and measurement methods), school background information, community details, and agree to the grant review quidelines.
You will be asked to provide main and alternate contact names, title/relationships to the school, emails, and phone numbers. Please be aware we may need to contact people during the summer.
Project name, amount requested, focus area, detailed description of your projects, any other funding recieved or collaborations with other schools/organizations, itemized budget, timeline, and measured results methods.
School name, website/social media links, community summary, school type, Title 1 status, enrollment, previous grant awards, free/reduced lunch percentage, grade levels and school district information.
Agreement to spend funds during 2026-2027 school year, use funds for the project, contact for issues/changes, grant visit, and compliance understanding. Please note there are additional acknowledgements/ follow-ups assigned should you be awarded a grant.
The maxiumum awared amount for each grant is $20,000. If your request exceeds that amount it will not be considered for funding. If your entire project exceeds $20,000, please provide a complete detailed list of your additional funding. The additional funding must already be secured. We will not consider becoming part of a larger project if you do not already have the other funding secured.
Example: If you are applying for a playground that costs $50,000 and we are your first source of funding, then we cannot consider your request.
Example: If you are applying for a playground that costs $50,000 and we are your first source of funding, then we cannot consider your request.
No, the funds remain with the school for which the application was submitted. You are applying for the grant on behalf of the students at your current school. Grants are awarded to schools, not individuals
We cannot consider projects such as mulch or erosion materials for outdoor spaces. We also cannot consider projects such as fencing for outdoor spaces. We cannot link those back to physical education, even if they are part of an outdoor physical education space. We can consider prep work for outdoor spaces such as tracks or playgrounds if the additional funding has already been secured.
We love projects that benefit the entire community. Examples of those might be walking tracks/trails, or school gardens. If considering a project like a garden, please explain how you will continue to maintain the project once our funding runs out. Please keep in mind the grant area created must be on school property and the primary usage must be for the students of the school.
You may be receiving that message for two reasons.
- First, another school in your system may already have an account and is using the same tax id number.
- Second, it is possible your school has an old account that you are not aware of.
If your school already has a grant account in our system, please check the account details before submitting your request. Our system does not update the main account details every time the school applies for a new grant. Please make sure all details are up to date. Example: Address, phone number, email address, principal name, primary account contact, etc. These details can change from year to year.
You cannot apply for athletic equipment to benefit a sports team. Example: You may purchase volleyball equipment to use for a unit on volleyball in your general physical education class. You may not purchase equipment, uniforms, etc. for the school volleyball team.
We will request follow up information through the entire grant implementation process and school year. We may request to visit your school at some point during the year to see your grant in practice. We love to see pictures and video of the children enjoying the materials purchased with the grant funds.
For more grant and application questions, please visit our Funding Guidelines and Sample Grant Application links located on the Be Healthy Grant Homepage.