Alberta Health and Wellness established the Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund to address issues of health and wellness among children and youth within Alberta school communities. The fund supports projects that promote healthy school communities and aim to improve the health and wellness of school-aged children and youth.

The next round of funding is now available for projects that support healthy choices, such as active living, healthy eating, and positive social environments in school communities. For information on eligibility for funding and to read the attached guidelines, click here.

Two categories of funding are available:

• Category A. Larger Grant: Grants of over $5000 and up to $25,000 are available for new projects. Larger Grant projects must incorporate activities that demonstrate partnerships that include more than one school or community and preferably at a jurisdictional level and address at least two of the three priority areas of the Wellness Fund of Active Living, Healthy Eating, and Positive Social Environments. 

• Category B. Smaller Grants: Grants of up to $5,000 are available for smaller school community projects or activities or with the approval of the Project Coordinator, for specific components of   larger school community projects. The project must address at least one of the three priority areas of the Wellness Fund of Active Living, Healthy Eating, and Positive Social Environments. 
  

Information on the Healthy Alberta School Community Fund, including the application forms and work plan templates for both the Large and Smaller Grant Categories is available at the Alberta Coalition for Healthy School Communities website at http://www.achsc.org/

For more information contact:

Holly McPherson, Project Coordinator

Phone: 780-248-1071