Get Healthy Utah!

Funding to Support Healthy Utah Communities

Get Healthy Utah believes all Utahns should have access to healthy communities so they can live happy, healthy, and productive lives. Policies, systems, and environments in our communities impact the ability of Utahns to make healthy choices. There are communities in Utah just a few miles apart that have more than a 10-year difference in life expectancy. Get Healthy Utah shares and supports evidence-based policies and practices to improve healthy communities. Utahns that have access to fresh foods, green space, safe walking and biking trails, connected community amenities, affordable housing, and quality education will have a better quality of life.

This funding opportunity is for local Utah cities, towns, and municipalities to create or improve upon a policy, system, or environmental change that will increase access to healthy food, active living, and/or positive mental health. Applicants can choose from the strategies associated with the Healthy Utah Community Designation or propose their own. Let’s work together to create Healthy Utah Communities!

Funding Requirements

Any city, town, or local municipality in Utah is eligible to apply.
Each community can apply for up to $5,000. Complete the budget included in this application on how you will spend funding.
Apply by June 10th, 2022 by filling out this application and emailing it to alysia@gethealthyutah.org
Priority will be given to cities and towns with the Healthy Utah Community Designation. Those who are not a designated Healthy Utah Community will be encouraged to apply if they are chosen to receive funding.
Funding must be used to work on a strategy associated with the Healthy Utah Community Designation or applicants must propose their own strategy that aligns with the topic areas. (Other ideas can be found on our Community Resources page)
Awardees must provide a final report on the impact the funding had on the community by December 31, 2022.

Apply now for this mini grant

Name *

Email Address *

Position *

Department/Organization (if applicable)

What Healthy Utah Community strategy will you use this funding for? Or if you choose a strategy not listed, please explain. *

Explain how you will implement the chosen strategy. List your goals and objectives to accomplish the project. *

How will you evaluate and measure the impact of the project? *

Will you use any other monies to fund this effort? If yes, please describe. *

How will you sustain the efforts made after funding ends? *

Why should your application be funded? *

What is the total amount of funding you are requesting? *

How do you propose to use the funding?

Example 1:
Item: Fitness equipment
Amount: $3,000
Quantity: 1
Total: $3,000

Example 2:
Item: Construction to convert vacant lot into a community garden with walking path
Amount: $20/hr
Quantity: 100 hours
Total: $2,000

Example 2:
Item: Staff time to implement a Complete Streets Policy
Amount: $20/hr
Quantity: 40 hours
Total: $800

Proposed Projects *

Total Requested *

Name

Funding Opportunity for Utah Cities and Communities

Active People, Healthy Utah
Learning Collaborative and Demonstration Project

Who Can Apply
Utah Cities and Communities

Funding Amount
$10,000 and technical assistance
*awarded to at least one urban and one rural community

Background

Active living is essential to the health and wellbeing of Utahns. Increased physical activity has many benefits including improved physical and mental health, reduced risk of chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease, increased academic performance and work productivity, and decreased healthcare costs. We also know that inequitable access to active living resources is a barrier that must be addressed in Utah. Get Healthy Utah works with communities to improve active living through the Healthy Utah Community Designation. To further this effort, Get Healthy Utah convened an Active People, Healthy Utah Partner Group in March 2022 to coordinate efforts and support Utah communities. The partner group is using the Active People, Healthy NationSM initiative as our framework, which has tools and resources to help with the national goal to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027.

Collaboration and Strategies

This is an opportunity for local Utah cities, towns, and municipalities to participate in an Active People, Healthy Utah Learning Collaborative and implement a demonstration project to improve active living.

Research has shown that working on various evidence-based strategies across sectors and settings is the best way to improve physical activity among community members. Each awardee will learn about various strategies and explore collaboration opportunities with Active People, Healthy Utah experts. The following is a sample of the various strategies communities can work on. Providing equitable and inclusive access to active living is foundational to each strategy.

Community Design for Physical Activity: ped/bike/transit transportation systems and land use/environmental design
Access to places for physical activity: parks and rec centers, green spaces, shared-use agreements, workplace facilities and policies
School and youth programs: comprehensive physical education, opportunities to be active before, during, and after school
Community-wide campaigns: events, campaigns, communications
Social supports: walking or activity groups, groups that support people with disabilities or chronic conditions
Individual supports: programs, coaching, technology
Prompts to encourage physical activity: signage, wayfinding, infrastructure

Collaboration is an important part of this demonstration project. The Active People, Healthy Utah Partner Group consists of active living experts that work across various sectors such as public health, education, transportation, outdoor recreation, nonprofit, and more. These partners will provide expertise and technical assistance as communities devise and implement a project plan to improve active living. As part of this Learning Collaborative, representatives from the awarded cities/communities will participate in:

Learning Sessions: Communities will participate in at least two virtual learning sessions, anticipated to each be one to two hours long. During these sessions, Active People, Healthy Utah experts will present on evidence-based strategies to improve active living in communities and will educate participants on Utah-based partners and programs.
Project Planning Sessions: Following the learning sessions, communities will participate in a minimum of two planning sessions with Active People, Healthy Utah experts, or more as needed. During these planning sessions, communities will choose at least three evidence-based strategies to work on and will develop a Demonstration Project Plan specific to the needs of their community.
Technical Assistance Sessions: Based on the Demonstration Project Plan, communities will be paired with Active People, Healthy Utah experts to receive technical assistance as they implement the project. Part of the technical assistance will include navigating and applying for other funding opportunities as applicable. A minimum of quarterly technical assistance sessions will be required.

At least one urban and one rural community will be chosen. Let’s work together to create an active people, healthy Utah!

Project Specifics

Awardees will use an existing health coalition or form a new team with representation from various sectors (i.e. local government, school, transportation, planning, public health, parks and rec, etc.) to participate in this learning collaborative project.
Awardees will participate in a minimum of two learning sessions, two project planning sessions, and quarterly technical assistance sessions.
Awardees will develop and submit a Demonstration Project Plan with at least three evidence-based strategies to be approved by the Active People, Healthy Utah Partner Group by December 31, 2023.
Awardees will have one year to implement the three strategies chosen in the project plan and provide a final report on the outcomes and impact of the project by December 31, 2024. Awardees may be asked to share their report at an event or webinar to other partners.
The full timeline for this project is July 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024 (18 months)
- July 1st, 2023 to December 31, 2023 (6 months): Communities will participate in learning and planning sessions and develop a Demonstration Project Plan unique to the needs of their community.
- January 1st, 2024 to December 31st, 2024 (1 year): Communities will implement the Demonstration Project Plan.
Any city, town, or local municipality in Utah is eligible to apply. At least one urban and one rural community will be awarded.
Each community will receive $10,000 and receive technical assistance support. Awardees will submit a budget as part of the project plan by December 31, 2023. Technical assistance will include help to identify and apply for other funding opportunities relevant to the community project.
Priority will be given to cities and towns with the Healthy Utah Community Designation.
Priority will be given to communities that are interested in addressing inequitable access to active living resources in their community.

Apply for the Active People, Healthy Utah Learning Collaborative and Demonstration Project

Email Address *

Name *

Position *

Community *

Department/Organization (if applicable)

Describe your community’s health coalition or team you have or will be forming for this project. Who from your community will participate in this project and what sectors do they represent? *

What is your community currently doing to support active living? Describe the assets and partnerships your community has to support physical activity (i.e. active transportation plan, physical activity programs, events, infrastructure such as walking paths/bike lanes, etc.). *

What barriers to active living currently exist in your community? *

What opportunities and resources does your community need to address these barriers and increase physical activity? *

Disadvantaged, underserved, and/or lower income community groups often experience lower access to active living opportunities. How has your community worked to address and improve inequitable access to active living? *

What top 3 Active People, Healthy Nation strategies do you anticipate your community might want to work on for your Demonstration Project Plan? The plan will be developed after participating in learning sessions and your chosen strategies can change *

Why should your community be chosen for this Collaboration Demonstration Project? (For example, tell us about a successful project your community has done in the past.) *

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