Obesity and type 2 Diabetes Prevention Grants (opportunity)

Notah Begay III Foundation 2011 Small Grant Opportunity:
Childhood Obesity and Diabetes Prevention and Leadership Development Through Sports

NB3 FOUNDATION SMALL GRANT OPPORTUNITY

SANTA ANA PUEBLO, NM-The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its small grants program to support innovative and community- based work to prevent obesity and type 2 diabetes and leadership development of Native American youth through sports. The NB3 Foundation?s small grant program is designed to provide support to 501 (c)(3) organizations, Pueblos and Tribal Nations serving Native American youth. Small grants are competitive, and the Foundation will provide awards up to $1,000 that support sports and wellness projects that promote obesity and type 2 diabetes prevention and leadership development of Native American youth. Projects that include soccer or golf will be given special consideration although it is not a requirement. The deadline for online applications is April 15, 2011.

HOW TO APPLY

All organizations interested in applying for small grant funding must submit an online proposal by 5pm MDT on April 15, 2011. All applicants must complete the online
application form at 
http://www.notah.com/proposal-summary-report.html. Only online submissions will be accepted through the NB3 Foundation website.

GRANT GUIDELINES

Please see complete grant guidelines at http://www.notah.com/grant-opportunities.html.

AWARD NOTIFICATIONS

NB3 Foundation small grant awards will be announced by June 2011.

NB3 FOUNDATION BACKGROUND

In 2005, Notah Begay III, 4-time PGA TOUR winner and the only full-blooded Native American on the PGA TOUR, established the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation. Notah established the Foundation in order to begin to address the profound health and wellness issues impacting Native American youth and to empower those youth to realize their potential as tomorrow?s leaders.
The mission of the NB3 Foundation is to reduce the incidences of obesity and type 2 diabetes and advance the lives of Native American youth. To this end, the Foundation supports the development of evidence-based sports and wellness programming primarily in the forms of soccer and golf, which can serve as a vehicle to both improve the health of Native American youth as well as foster leadership and community development.

For more information, please contact:
Crystal Echo Hawk, Executive Director
Email: 
grants@nb3f.org 
Tel: 505.867.0775 
nb3foundation.com
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 Crystal Echo Hawk
Executive Director

"ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH" 
The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation
290 Prairie Star Rd. 
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004
Tel: (505) 867-0775
Fax: (505) 867-0776
Email: crystal@nb3f.org

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