Asthma Education Grant Program

Posted by on May 16, 2011

Everyone Breathe Launches New Asthma Education Grant Program to Raise Awareness of Asthma and Improve Asthma Care in Schools
Deadline: July 29, 2011

Everyone Breathe, an asthma awareness program sponsored by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., has announced the launch of a new initiative in partnership with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America aimed at improving the quality of asthma care and asthma education in K-12 schools across the United States.

Parents and guardians of children with asthma are invited to nominate their child and child’s school for the Everyone Breathe Asthma Education savings bond and grant. Applications should include a proposal designed to help improve asthma care and education at the student’s school. Parents are encouraged to work closely with school administrators or parent-teacher organizations on their application.

Ten winning applications will be selected according to a range of criteria, including creativity and expected impact of the program, as well as overall need for the grant and student savings bond. Students nominated as part of the winning applications will each receive a $2,500 savings bond for their education; winning schools will receive $5,000 to implement the asthma program. Fifty second-place winning schools will receive asthma nebulizer kits.

Entries must be received from U.S. citizens age 18 or older who have a child or are a legal guardian of a child with asthma. All nominated children must have asthma and be enrolled in the K-12 school nominated to receive the $5,000 grant. The program is open to schools located in the fifty United States and the District of Columbia. Only public and private schools (excluding home schools) that plan to use the funds to improve the quality of asthma care and educate students about the condition are eligible.

Complete program information and application procedures are available at the Everyone Breathe Web site.

http://www.everyonebreathe.com/asthmaGrants/asthma-education-grants.html