1. Tips and Strategies for Securing Funds and Community Support for
Grant Writing 101:
Tips and Strategies for Securing Funds
and Community Support for
Your HPE Program

2. Grant Writing 101 Presenters
Patty Kestell Karen Petermann
2013 National Elementary PE TOY National Elementary PE TOY
Thorson Elementary School Longfellow Elementary School

3. Health, Wellness, and PE Grants and Resources
Where should you look for potential grants and non- monetary support for your health, wellness, and physical education activities?

4. Tips and Strategies for Securing Grants/
Non-Monetary Support
for your HPE Program
How can you gain access to funds or non-monetary resources to support your HPE curriculum and other activities for your students, school and community?

5. Creating Community Support for Your HPE Program
Who, What, and How
can you garner support for your health and/or physical education program?

6. Health, Wellness, and PE Grants and Resources
Grants and Funding Resources

7. Tips and Strategies for Writing Successful Grant Applications
Know the target group and purpose that a grant is meant for. Does your school/program qualify?
What is the deadline for the grant?
What information do you need to
research for the grant application?

8. Tips and Strategies for Writing Successful Grant Applications
3. What are the goals and objectives you hope to
accomplish and how will the grant help you reach
your goals?
Be specific, thorough, and innovative in your explanation.

9. Tips and Strategies for Writing Successful Grant Applications
4. How will you use the grant funds?
What equipment or resources will you need to
purchase? How much is each item? Is there S + H?
Most grants will want an itemized
breakdown of how the funds will be
utilized.

10. Tips and Strategies for Writing Successful Grant Applications
5. How will you kick off your grant funded program
and sustain the program after funds are used up?
6. How will you recognize the grant funder within
your program?

11. Tips and Strategies for Writing Successful Grant Applications
7. How can you utilize a student wellness committee
to help promote, organize, and support your
activities?

12. Tips and Strategies for Writing Successful Grant Applications
8. Who else will you partner with to promote your
program?
Partner with local businesses and
families. Include them!
Utilize community volunteers and resources.
Parents want to be involved in their kids’ education!

13. Health, Wellness, and PE Resources
Non-Monetary Resources

14. Creating Community Support for Your HPE Program
Health and PE Promotion
Equipment check-out for the weekend
Incorporate curriculum that is family friendly: disc golf, sledding, snowshoeing, biking
Family fitness/wellness nights
National PE week
Take Your Parent to PE/ Health Week
Recruit parent volunteers to help with Fuel Up to Play 60, RC, JDRF, All School Walks
HPE staff presentions at local events and school board meetings
Kids present at school board meetings, rotary, foundation events
Incorporate academic language from Common Core math, science, language arts, social studies concepts within HPE. It’s EASY. Classroom teachers will respect and acknowledge your role.

15. Creating Community Support for Your HPE Program
Social Media Promotion
Student/Staff/Admin Involvement
Monthly newsletters
School HPE web page
Bulletin boards - in shared high traffic area of school
Local newspapers- photos and captions are the best!
Student wellness team leaders/
ambassadors for your program
Student thank you’s to businesses/United Way
Food service director
Staff colleagues
Invite administrators/school board members to your events

16. Creating Community Support for Your HPE Program
Community/Family Partnerships
Volunteer Work/Community Service
Local businesses
Families
Include them! Utilize community volunteers and resources; parents want to be involved in their kids’ education!
Community service volunteers
Recognize local supporting businesses at community events
Food drive
Raking
Garbage clean up in local park/playground
Shoveling
Concession stands
Bake sales

17. Creating Community Support for Your HPE Program
Promotion of Program/Sponsors
Local and homecoming parades/pencils, bananas, water
Archery shirts
Running club shirts
Bumper stickers
Logos of all sponsors and supporting businesses on your shirts/incentives
Post signs acknowledging sponsors
School announcements/assemblies
Newsletter articles