Mini-Grant Awards
FY 2025: The Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) program is pleased to announce that it has awarded 10 mini-grants to community partners under the Advancing Healthy Lifestyles (AHL) Initiative. The purpose of the mini-grant program is to support Delaware community partner organizations with projects that improve community health and reduce chronic disease through policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches, using a health-equity lens. Read about the great work that our 2024-2025 AHL community partners are engaging in!
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware
Focuses on tackling food-access issues and food insecurity through a mini-farm project, community events, a mobile produce stand, and improved youth education in agriculture and nutrition.
ChristianaCare
Aims to introduce a culinary medicine and nutrition education program for health care providers, enhancing their ability to advise patients on healthy eating.
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition
Intends to fund their hybrid health education program for individuals at risk for certain chronic diseases. The organization’s goal is to increase physical activity and nutritional knowledge.
Delaware State University (DSU)
Aims to implement programming focused on physical activity and nutrition for DSU students, delivering educational resources that empower students to make informed and healthy lifestyle choices.
Delaware State University (DSU)
Intends to launch a Lunch and Learn series in partnership with the Roads to Success Program, to support students transitioning into adulthood. The series will focus on portion control, food safety, and healthy food choices through engaging discussions and activities.
Inner-City Cultural League
Aims to sustain its current initiative to reduce obesity and chronic diseases by offering physical activity classes, maintaining a robotic garden, and actively engaging participants in nutrition and agriculture education.
Lutheran Community Services
Aims to support its Food Farmacy program, which addresses food insecurity and lack of consistent access to affordable foods that promote health and well-being.
La Red Health Center
Aims to enhance the existing Produce Prescription program by distributing healthy food and promoting physical activity to combat food insecurity for both patients and staff. This will include offering CSA produce shares, nutrition classes, and a walking club.
Mid-County Center
Aims to implement a Healthy Lifestyles program for seniors, with a focus on nutrition and physical activity. Program activities, education, and practical experience help seniors increase physical activity, consume more fruits and vegetables, and manage their weight.
W.B. Simpson Elementary School
Aims to expand its Family Health Night program, afterschool events designed to tackle public health challenges for students and their families. At these events, various community organizations collaborate to promote children’s health, active lifestyles, nutrition, wellness, and physical activity.
FY 2024: The Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity Prevention (PANO) Program is pleased to announce that it has awarded seven mini-grants to community partners under the Advancing Healthy Lifestyles (AHL) initiative. The purpose of the mini-grant program is to support Delaware community partner organizations with projects that improve community health and reduce chronic disease through policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches, using a health-equity lens. Read about the great work that our 2023-2024 AHL community partners are engaging in!
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware
Aims to address food access and insecurity, hopes to coordinate community events, establish a produce stand, and enhance youth education in agriculture and nutrition.
Westside Family Healthcare
Intends to implement an off-road program as an extension of Feeding Families initiative. This program would assist families in transitioning out of FF while ensuring access to healthy foods and sustaining their newfound healthy eating habits.
La Red Health Center
Intends to enhance access to healthy food, physical activity, and address food insecurity for prenatal/pediatric patients and mothers through distributing CSA produce shares and providing pregnancy nutrition classes and martial arts sessions.
Delaware State University (DSU)
Aims to establish and assess programming focused on physical activity and nutrition for DSU students to deliver educational resources that empower students to make informed and healthier lifestyle choices.
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition
Intends to fund their hybrid health education program targeting individuals at risk for certain chronic diseases. It aims to increase physical activity and nutritional knowledge.
4H Delaware Cooperative Extension
Intends to increase chronic disease prevention and population health by continuing physical activity initiatives including walking clubs, plogging, and virtual youth fitness curricula.
Inner City Cultural League
Aims to continue existing imitative to decrease obesity and chronic diseases which includes conducting physical activity classes, maintaining a robotic garden, and actively involving participants in education focused on nutrition and agriculture.
FY 2023: The Delaware Division of Public Health’s (DPH) Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity (PANO) Prevention Program is pleased to announce that it has awarded eight mini-grants to community partners under the Advancing Healthy Lifestyles (AHL) initiative. The purpose of the mini-grant program is to support Delaware community partner organizations with projects that improve community health and reduce chronic conditions through policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) approaches, using a health-equity lens. These eight mini-grant recipients were selected from a large pool of applicants as part of the first AHL mini-grant proposal cycle. Read about the great work that the newest AHL community partners are engaging in!
4-H Cooperative Extension
Promote physical activity in schools, the community, and the workplace, including Walk with Ease, Walk Across Delaware, Walking Through the Holidays, and “plogging.”
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware
Enhance the educational opportunities of their mini-farm and food education/nutrition programs, as well as enhance their partnerships with local organizations.
City of Newark
Construct a second community garden to foster community and a healthy lifestyle.
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition
Support a free 12-week free health education program that is open to the public. It focuses on individuals at risk for chronic disease, including breast cancer, aiming to increase physical activity and nutritional knowledge.
Delaware Greenways
Develop, distribute, and promote an updated and culturally relevant map of the Jack A. Markell Trail (digital and print).
Inner City Cultural League
Support a robotic garden, nutrition education, and promoting physical activity.
Worship Christian Center
Implement a healthy food and nutrition initiative that includes food preparation/nutrition classes and a walking club.
YMCA of Delaware
Recruit participants for the LEAN program, which includes education and exercise for those struggling to maintain a healthy weight.
Mini-Grant Initiative Webinar
This previously recorded webinar offers an overview of the application process for PANO’s AHL mini-grant program. Goals, requirements, a timeline, and the application process are all covered. The AHL Initiative is one of the ways PANO is working to improve health outcomes and health equity in schools, communities, and workplaces.