NUTRITION &
HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

Grant Range $50,000 to $500,000

Applications Open March 4, 2024

Concept Papers Due March 22, 2024

Applications Due May 6, 2024

Awards Announced Sept. 2024

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Details about all of our past grants are available in our searchable Grant Database.

2022 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Grants

Communities In Schools of Michigan
Student Voices for Healthy Choices

Community Food Club           
Community Food Club Replication Initiative

Crim Fitness Foundation        
Community Building for a Healthier Flint & Genesee County

Detroit Public Schools Foundation    
DPSCD Horticulture Career Pathways Program

Fair Food Network     
Evaluation and Capacity Building for Community Engagement

Family Service and Children's Aid      
A Systems Approach to Black Food Sovereignty in Jackson, MI

Food Bank Council of Michigan         
Refining a Sustainable Model for Fresh Food Pharmacies

Health Emergency Lifeline Programs
Keep It Movin' for LGBTQ+ Health

Health Net of West Michigan
Scaling FitKids360 Mentor Garden Program

Ishpeming Public School District       
Building Ishpeming's re:Generate Initiative

Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities          
Food Connections: Multigenerational Health & Wellness

Marquette-Alger RESA           
LIFT-UP: Locally Integrated Food Teams in the UP

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services          
Michigan Active Communites

Michigan State University     
Eat My ABCs: Integrate healthy eating into school readiness

Michigan State University     
Nourishing Indigenous Children with Cultural Health & Equity

Muskegon Area Intermediate School District
Muskegon County Creating Healthy Schools

Oakland University    
Tech Rx: Increasing produce prescription program efficacy

Oakland University    
Pontiac STEPS that Support Active Living

Saginaw County Health Department 
Step Up Saginaw: Physical Activity & Nutrition Education

The Regents of the University of Michigan   
Statewide dissemination and implementation of InPACT

2021 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Grants

CATCH Global Foundation    
CATCH Michigan: Expanding Whole Child Wellness Statewide

Community Action Agency   
A Systems Approach to Food Security for Black Children

Community Mental Health of Ottawa County        
Healthy Living and Learning Ottawa County

Crim Fitness Foundation       
Growing Resilience: Mind, Body and Community

Detroit Public Schools Foundation   
Horticulture Career Pathways Program Planning

Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan       
Native American Nutrition Prescription Program

Michigan Department of Education 
Best Food Forward

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance      
Local Food Ecosystem Improvement Project

Michigan State University     
Expansion of Produce Prescriptions: A Prenatal Pilot

Michigan State University    
Food as Medicine for High-Risk Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Michigan State University    
Advancing Health & Equity via Michigan’s Local Food Councils

Northern Michigan University
Exploring a Healthy, Sustainable Food Network in MI UP

Sparrow Foundation - Sparrow Health System
Feeding Your Growing Family – Addressing Food Insecurity among At-Risk Mothers

Superior Health Foundation 
Improving Food Insecurities in the U.P.

Vista Grande Villa
Village Garden Venture

Wayne State University
Functional Aging & Mindfulness for Seniors

Wayne State University        
BHC: Reducing Health Disparities in Schools

Wayne State University        
Citizenship for Health

2020 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Grants

Access of West Michigan
Re-centering Health Through Small Ag

American Heart Association
Target: BP-Growing and Extending

Care Free Medical
Capital Area Prescription for Health

CATCH Global Foundation
CATCH Michigan Planning Grant

Communities in Schools of Michigan
Integrated Nutrition Supports

District Health Department #10
Northwest Michigan Chronic Disease Prevention: Partnership for Prescription for Health

Food Bank Council of Michigan
A Sustainable Food Pharmacy Model for Michigan

Henry Ford Health System
Henry’s Groceries for Kids

Henry Ford Health System
Optimizing Gestational Weight Gain

Kids’ Food Basket
Hunger Relief, Nutrition Education, and Healthy Food Access

Leaders Advancing Helping Communities
FQHCs and LAHC Building Health Communities Together

Michigan State University
Impact of Pediatric Prescriptions for Fruits and Vegetables

Michigan State University
Native American Breastfeeding Initiative Embracing Culture

Michigan State University
Successful Nutrition Programs Across the Lifespan: A Roadmap

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
HALTing Diabetes with Innovation and Collaboration

Playworks Education Energized
Growing Safe and Healthy Play for Michigan: Part II

ProMedica Bixby Hospital
ProMedica Farms Improved Access to Healthy Food and Lifestyles

Spectrum Health Foundation
Family Kitchen Rx 2.0

The Regents of the University of Michigan
Maximizing Reach of the InPACT program in Michigan Schools

United Way of Southeastern Michigan
Better with Breakfast Oakland County

Wayne State University
Physical Literacy and Nutrition Education Program

2019 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Grants

American Heart Association
EmPowered Clinicians: Improving Hypertension Through Clinical Quality Improvement and Lifestyle Change

District Health Department #10
Northwest Michigan Chronic Disease Prevention: Partnership for Prescription for Health

Eastern Market Corporation
Nourishing a Sustainable Culture of Health and Wellness in Detroit

Feeding America West Michigan
Mobile Food Pantries + Health Interventions

FoodCorps
FoodCorps Michigan: Program Expansion in Detroit and Muskegon

Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities
Cultivating Community Resilience: Expanding culinary medicine to grow culinary literacy, increase food access and promote a culture of healthful eating in NW Lower Michigan

Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
Mishkikiiwan Miidjim

Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities
FQHCs and LAHC, Building Healthy Communities Together

Michigan Department of Education
Best Food Forward

Michigan State University
Happy Family, Healthy Kids

Muskegon Area Intermediate School
Creating Healthy Schools Project

Oakland University
Prescription for a Healthy Pontiac

The Regents of the University of Michigan
Creation of a Learning Health System for Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity Across the State of Michigan

The Regents of the University of Michigan
Helping Michigan's Babies Make Major Gains

Trinity Health dba St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
Two-way Learning for At-risk Children and Physician Residents through Nutrition Buddies Pilot Program

United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Feeding, Eating and Succeeding Together (FEAST)

Vista Grande Villa
Village Garden Venture

Wayne State University
Dearborn SHINES (School Health through Integrated Nutrition & Exercise Strategies (D-SHINES) for Healthy Kids – Wave 2

Wayne State University
Building Healthy Communities

2018 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Grants

NEW PROJECTS

Beaumont Health Foundation 
Dearborn SHINES (School Health through Integrated Nutrition & Exercise Strategies) for Healthy Kids!

Eastern Market Corporation 
Cultivating a Culture of Health and Wellness in Detroit

Fair Food Network 
Double Up Food Bucks: Successfully Creating and Meeting Demand for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Among SNAP Shoppers Statewide 

Kids’ Food Basket 
From Hunger Relief to Nutrition Education and Access

Marquette-Alger-RESA 
Pe-NUT Expansion Phase III

Michigan State University 
Food as Medicine for Older Adults with Chronic Health Conditions

Michigan State University 
Innovative Nutrition Practices in Pediatric Health Care: Assessment of Fruit and Vegetable Prescriptions for Children and Families in Need 

Playworks 
Education Energized Growing Safe and Healthy Play in Michigan

ProMedica Bixby Hospital 
ProMedica Veggie Mobile

Spectrum Health Foundation 
Spectrum Health Culinary Medicine

YMCA of Greater Grand Rapids 
YMCA Healthy Corner Store Initiative

RENEWALS

Delta-Schoolcraft ISD 
U.P. Health Project

Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan Michigan 
Tribal Food Access Collaborative Project

Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association 
Incorporating Health and Wellness into School Improvement Plans Statewide Pilot Project

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan 
PEACH (Project for EArly Childhood Health) 

Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties 
Healthy Kids U.P. 

Sparrow Foundation – Sparrow Health System
Be Well in the Kitchen

Wayne State University 
Community Health Pipeline Youth Catalyst for Change

2017 Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles Grants

Alpena Area Senior Citizens Council, Inc.
Project Student Gourmet

Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Expansion of Flint and Genesee Access to Healthy Food Initiative

Delta-Schoolcraft ISD
U.P. Health Project

Fair Food Network
Innovating Technology and Expanding Geographies for Double Up Healthy Food Incentives

Food Bank Council of Michigan
Defining the Needs of Michigan’s Emergency Response Network

Health Net of West Michigan
FitKids360 Expansion & Infrastructure

Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
Michigan Tribal Food Access Collaborative Project

Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association (MEMSPA)
Incorporating Health and Wellness into School Improvement Plans Statewide Pilot Project

Munson Healthcare Foundations
Building a Child-Focused Health and Wellness Culture in Northern Michigan

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
PEACH (Project for EArly Childhood Health)

Public Health, Delta & Menominee Counties
Healthy Kids U.P.

Sparrow Foundation – Sparrow Health System
Be Well in the Kitchen

Wayne State University
Community Health Pipeline: Youth Catalyst for Change

Michigan boasts the nation’s second most agriculturally diverse economy, yet one in seven residents experience food insecurity. Trails and waterways beckon with endless opportunities to explore and be active, but fewer than a quarter of Michigan children get an hour of physical activity each day. Michigan’s bounty is plentiful, but we don’t all have access to it—and that disparity contributes to poor health outcomes, especially for racial and ethnic minorities, people with lower incomes, and other marginalized groups. 

Access to nutritious food and physical activity are linked to other social determinants, such as our built environment. These factors shape the environments in which we live, learn and grow, affecting what we eat and how we move with profound significance for our health. Recognizing these connections, the Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles program takes a holistic approach that strengthens food systems, informs policy, and amplifies the power of communities to address their priorities. Across these strategies we fund projects that engage community leaders in decision-making and benefit the people most affected by a particular issue, ultimately leading to a healthier, more equitable Michigan for all.

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