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<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060">Thanks to generous support from Kaiser Permanente, the HEAL Cities Campaign released a call for grant applications
on August 1, 2016. The grant funding is designed to assist cities in implementing HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) policies with a focus on addressing health inequities. <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Applications are due by
September 30, 2016 at 5 p.m.</span></strong> Grant awardees will be announced on November 1, 2016.<br>
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The HEAL Small Grants Program is part of the HEAL Cities Campaign that helps civic leaders create healthy communities by encouraging cities to adopt policies that will, over time, expand the options for city residents, visitors, and employees to eat healthier
food and/or be more physically active (HEAL policies). The purpose of HEAL Cities Small Grants to implement HEAL policies by October 13, 2017. HEAL Cities Small Grants has a pool of $35,000 and will be disbursed in amounts between $5,000 and $15,000 to up
to six (6) cities to implement HEAL policies. <br>
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The Campaign offers many tools to assist cities throughout Oregon to adopt and implement HEAL policies. On the
<a href="http://ophi.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a23dd09ac55f5ecffa5963b89&id=0e9ffc89b2&e=bed04f0634">
<span style="color:#6DC6DD">Campaign website</span></a>, cities can browse a policy library and download one-page info sheets with guidance on the most popular HEAL policies.<br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">How to apply: Visit <a href="http://ophi.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a23dd09ac55f5ecffa5963b89&id=04ac2693d7&e=bed04f0634" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#6DC6DD;font-weight:normal">www.healcitiesnw.org/resources/funding-opportunities</span></a> for the Word versions of application and supporting documents. </span></strong>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Submit a completed <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Application</span></strong> to <a href="mailto:%20Karli@ophi.org"><span style="color:#6DC6DD">Karli
Thorstenson</span></a> by 5:00 pm on September 30th, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96); line-height: 150%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Learn more about the Small Grants grant process in our <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">FAQ</span></strong> document.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96); line-height: 150%; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Learn more about important dates and <strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Reporting Guidelines</span></strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#606060">Contact Karli Thorstenson at
<a href="mailto:karli@ophi.org">karli@ophi.org</a>, 503.227.5502 x223 for more information on the application process.<br>
Only HEAL Cities are eligible to apply for Small Grants for HEAL Cities. Cities that have not joined the Campaign by August 31, 2016 are ineligible for the 2016 Small Grants.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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