Chargers Champions to Award Grants to Local Schools for Physical Fitness, Nutrition and Athletic Programs


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The Chargers Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the Chargers Champions School Grant Program.

Selected high schools are qualified to receive grants of up to $75,000; middle schools up to $40,000; and elementary schools up to $30,000. Application forms can be secured on Chargers.com and must be submitted by Friday, May 2.


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Federal Programs Related to - Educational Programs

Programs within the context of the formal educational system or offered as an adjunct to the traditional school curriculum which provide instructional services that are individualized or specialized to meet the special needs and interests of learners.

Use references: Bilingual Education; Compensatory Education; Cooperative Extension; Correctional Education; Discovery Learning; Extension Education; Extension Services; Independent Learning; Independent Study Programs; Migrant Child Education; Migrant Education; Multicultural Education; Prison Education; Self Directed Learning; Self Instruction; Self Teaching; University Extension


Federal Programs Related to - Nutrition

Programs that provide information concerning the basic principles of healthful eating, food handling and preparation, and shopping skills. Includes programs on dietary choices such as vegetarianism.

Nutrition Education; Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children; WIC; ; Nutrition Assistance Programs; Vegetarianism.

Federal Programs Related to - Athletics & Sports

Programs that provide opportunities for individuals to participate in physical activity as individuals or in a organized, group environment. Auto Racing; Backpacking; Ballooning; Billiards; Bocce; Body Surfing; Bowling; Boxing; Bungee Jumping; Caving; Cheerleading; Climbing; Coaching; Cricket; Croquet; Curling; Dog sledding; Drill Team; Extreme Sports; Fencing; Handball; Hang Gliding; Horseshoes; Hurling; Lacrosse; Lawn Bowling; Mountain Climbing; Mountaineering; Officiating; Orienteering; Paint Ball; Parasailing; Ping Pong; Pool; Referee; Rock climbing; Rugby; Sailboarding; Scuba Diving; Shuffleboard; Skydiving; Sledding/Tobogganing; Snooker; Snorkeling; Snowmobiling; Snowshoeing; Spelunking; Surfing; Table Tennis; Trail club; Ultimate Frisbee; Volleyball; Wake Boarding; Water Skiing; Wrestling

Federal Programs Related to - Physical Fitness

Programs that support a variety of activities designed to promote physical fitness. Aerobics; Aqua Aerobics; Aquacise; Aquarobics; Aquatic Aerobics; Body Building; Calisthenics; Jazzercise; Muscle Training; Physical Training; Pilates Program; T'ai Chi Ch'uan; Water Aerobics; Water Exercise; Water Fitness; Water Workout; Weight Training; Yoga

    Federal Programs Related to - Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, General/Other

    Private nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is to promote the practice of charitable giving and volunteering or to represent and serve a wide range of philanthropic and charitable institutions.



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