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SELECTION AND JUDGING CRITERIA

Selection Criteria

Requirements

Proposals need to meet the following requirements in order to be considered:

  • Organizations must be non-profit or not-for-profit organizations and have 501(c)(3) or 509(a) status. Local organizations that work with youth are encouraged to apply because their programs are more likely to be sustainable. These may include park districts, health departments, government agencies, Native American tribes, municipal organizations, churches, schools, YMCA’s, Boys & Girls clubs, and so on.
  • The target audience must be youth between the ages 2-18.
  • A Registered Dietitian (RD) or Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) must either be directly involved or serve as an advisor to the program to ensure the accuracy of program information. To locate a dietetics professional in your area, go to www.eatright.org and click on “Find a Nutrition Professional.”
  • The proposal must have at least one nutrition objective and at least one physical activity objective.
  • The proposal must reflect recommended practices of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the American Dietetic Association, the Center’s for Disease Control, and the President’s Challenge Physical Activity and Fitness Awards program.
  • Applicants must follow the grant proposal guidelines in the RFP and have read the entire background and resource information prior to applying.
  • Grant winners must sign the Program Implementation Agreement before grant money will be provided.
  • Grant winners must agree to complete and submit a Final Evaluation Form.
  • Programs must be implemented within one year and completed by September 1, 2010.

Judging:

The Selection Committee is made up of representatives from the American Dietetic Association Foundation, the General Mills Foundation, and other qualified nutrition and fitness experts. Grants will be awarded to proposals that demonstrate the greatest need, the most innovation, and the greatest likelihood of sustaining an impact on the groups they are serving.

Further description on how the Selection Committee will assess these overarching criteria is as follows:

1. Greatest Need

  • Demonstrates need for funding
  • Addresses both nutrition and physical activity needs
  • Targets at-risk youth populations
  • Targets under-served youth populations

2. Most Innovation

  • Proposes creative and fiscally responsible use of budget
  • Includes creative program reach, duration, and intensity
  • Incorporates innovative enhancement of existing or model programs
  • Incorporates appropriate program evaluation methods

3. Greatest Likelihood of Sustainable Impact

  • Exhibits greatest likelihood of sustainability once the grant period is over (program and behaviors)
  • Well-chosen program objectives
  • Implemented using model programs or components from model programs
  • Executed in appropriate program setting
  • Includes comprehensive program reach, duration, and intensity
  • Demonstrates significant potential impact on at-risk youth groups or large populations of youth
  • Is consistent with recommended practices for nutrition and physical activity in youth
  • Demonstrates cost effective use of budget and resources