Highmark Foundation Announces School Challenge Program
The Highmark Foundation, an affiliate of Highmark that supports initiatives designed to improve community health, has announced that it will award $1 million in total grants on a rolling basis in 2008 through the Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge grant program. Grants will be awarded to public, private, parochial, and charter schools in the 49 Pennsylvania counties served by the foundation.
The Highmark Healthy High 5 School Challenge is a grant program designed to support schools in the effort to introduce programs that will ultimately create healthier, more successful students. Grants will provide funding of programs addressing bullying prevention and self-esteem, in addition to nutrition and physical activity.
Grants will be awarded to schools quarterly in January, April, July and October. Applications for grants will be accepted all calendar year.
Schools are invited to apply for School Challenge grants by visiting the Highmark Healthy High 5 Web site.