Deadline- September 5, 2012
The purpose of this Request for Applications is to support projects that seek to advance local obesity prevention policies in Missouri by increasing physical activity and encouraging healthy eating. Successful applicants must have experience in healthy eating and active living work and/or policy advocacy.
Awards of up to $75,000 are available to select applicants. Applicants and the majority of the population they serve must be located in the Foundation’s service area, which includes 84 counties and the City of St. Louis.
Eligibility-
- Applicant must have experience in healthy eating and active living work and/or policy advocacy.
- Applicant must have staff located in the community or region in which it plans to work.
- Applicant must be a state or local government agency or a nonprofit corporation exempt
- from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code. For state or local government agencies, MFH must be assured that its support will not supplant existing funding for activities.
- Applicant must be registered with the Secretary of State to conduct business in Missouri and must be classified by the state as being in good standing. Applicants not in good standing are ineligible to apply until their status has been resolved and reclassified to good standing.
- The total of current MFH funding cannot exceed 25% of an organization’s annual expense budget. All current MFH grants and contracts are considered in calculating an organization’s 25% limit. In-kind expenses are not considered in determining the size of an annual expense budget.
- Applicant cannot re-grant MFH funds to any other organization (i.e., an applicant whose primary purpose is to raise funds for a related organization and not to provide health-related services).
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