Health promotion grant applications are being accepted until Dec. 3. Grants of up to $2,000 per project are offered through the Sunrise Health Region. The grants support non-profit agencies and community groups with projects that promote healthy living and well-being, or prevent illness and injury to residents in the health region.
Consideration will be given to projects that promote community health in the areas of:
• Healthy child development
• Active living
• Recreation activities
• Injury/falls prevention
• Cultural events and projects
• Tobacco Reduction initiatives
Guidelines influencing successful grant application include the involvement by more than one group in the project, a demonstrated need for the initiative and that the project would not duplicate an existing program. The maximum eligible amount is $2000.00 per grant request.
Research projects, the purchase of non-health related equipment, professional development, food and accommodation costs, and investments in land or buildings are not eligible.
Last year at this time, 30 grant applications were received, resulting in $28,000 in funding support being provided. In total, 18 projects in Sunrise received all or part of project funding requests in 11 communities including: Canora, Esterhazy, Foam Lake, Gerald, Kamsack, Preeceville, Round Lake, Runnymede, Springside, Stockholm, and Yorkton.
Applications forms are available on the Sunrise Health Region web-site home page www.sunrisehealthregion.sk.ca under “Education, Events and Links / Health Promotion Grants”. Applications can also be accessed by calling the Public Health Office in Yorkton 786-0604.
