Funding Opportunity: Capacity Building Grant for Native Communities

The Notah Begay III Foundation's Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures has announced a new Capacity Building Grant Opportunity.  "The purpose of Native Strong and the Capacity Building Grant is to address childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in Native communities. These grants {up to $20,000} support Community Health Assessments to better understand the root causes of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes resulting in strategies and an action plan to address this issue, and/or Community Planning and Capacity Building to create a community-driven action plan to address childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes."  Deadline for applications is Friday, September 12th.  An informational webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, August 13, 1:00  2:00 (EDT).