School Playground Grants

The Peaceful Playgrounds Program Kit includes several activity guides, rule books, program overview video, problem-solving strategies, and permanent game and activity designs painted on blacktop.

An ideal program to assure funding of your physical education grant.

Add the Equipment Package to fully implement the Peaceful Playgrounds Program.

Ten Tips to Getting Your Grant Funded

A grant is a monetary award given by a government agency, foundation, corporation, or other entity to another body in order to plan, implement or operate a particular program or fund a particular project. Learn how to get your playground grant funded.

Free Webinar - Grant Writing For Beginners

Don't miss this opportunity to hear practical advice from an experienced and successful educational grant writer. Dr. Bossenmeyer's grant writing has secured more than $10 Million in funded educational grants. Visit our Webinars page to register for this free grant writing training!

Head Start Fundamental Movement Value Added Package

Fundamental Movement is a motor skills program for preschool and primary children. It is a complete curriculum from which to teach from. Fundament Movement allows you to create an outdoor motor learning lab for preschool children. This do-it-yourself layout plan transforms your play space into a colorful arrangement of learning games and motor skills activities. Qualifies for the new Head Start Body Start School Grant!

Fundamental Movement Head Start Brochure

Head Start Preschool Peaceful Playground Value Added Package

The Preschool Peaceful Playgrounds Kit can transform your playground into a colorful arrangement of games kids love to play. Design permanent playground activities that help make activity time more positive and productive with increased physical activity. Blueprints and guides assist you with layout, game placement, conflict resolution strategies and training. Qualifies for the new Head Start Body Start School Grant!

Preschool Peaceful Playground Head Start Brochure

Spotlight - PEP Grant Success Story

As part of a two-year Carol A. White federal grant for improving physical fitness for students in grades kindergarten through fifth, each of the eight District 112 elementary school playgrounds has been painted with colorful shapes and lines.

Program Grant Writing Template

Ideal templates to use for Company or Foundation Grants. Download a copy of our Program Grant Writing Template and get a head start on writing a successful proposal for implementing the Peaceful Playgrounds Program in your own school.

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Fundamental Movement (Word) - FundamentalGrant.doc - 37kb
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RESEARCH BASED - NCLB COMPLIANT • Sharing Success Program Recipient • Golden Bell Award Winner - Safety PRINCIPALS REPORTED: • Reduced Playground Injuries . . . . . 67% • Reduced Bullying incidents . . . . . . . 66% • Children More Physically Active . . . . 87%

Playground Funding Sources

Obama Administration Proposes Changes to PEP Program for 2011

In an effort to streamline the Department of Education (USDE)'s programs and increase effectiveness, the President's FY 2011 budget contains major changes to the PEP grant program. According to the USDE Website, the President's budget proposes to eliminate six programs and consolidate 38 others into 11 new authorities. The PEP program, along with five other programs, would be consolidated into a new authority called "Successful, Safe and Healthy Students."

This new authority comes with a budget request of $410 million, more than all six of the individual program budgets combined in FY 2010. The Department plans to direct funding "to proven or promising practices while providing greater support and technical assistance to grantees."

Read the NASPE Press Release

Free Monthly Newsletter!

The monthly Play Nice! Newsletter is full of tips and techniques for managing a Peaceful Playground. Each month subscribers receive links to valuable resources for free playground grants and updated product information on the award winning playground safety program from Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer. Add your email address today!

Everything you need to Succeed in applying for a 2009 PEP Grant!

Physical Education for Progress Grant - PEP Grant Info PEP Narrative for Peaceful Playgrounds Program - pepnarrative2009.pdf Peaceful Playgrounds Program Flyer - pepflyer2009.pdf PEP Narrative for including Peaceful Playgrounds, Fundamental Movement and We Count Pedometer Program in your PEP Grant - pepnarrativefunwecount2008.pdf PEP Scoring Rubric for 2009 Grants - Contact us for the latest information. PEP Grant Application - pepapplication2009.pdf - pepapplication2009.doc PEP Frequently Asked Questions - pepfaq2009.pdf PEP Budget for Peaceful Playgrounds, Fundamental Movement and We Count Pedometer Wellness Programs - pepbudget2009.pdf PEP 2009 Announcement in Federal Registry - pepannounce2009.pdf

PEP Grant Writing - Working with Winners

View our presentation from the Winning Grants Conference in South Carolina. Working with Winners: How to tap in on experience when writing your PEP Grant.

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Free Assistance in Writing your Grant Application! PEP Grants are available before March of each year to improve your school. Head Start Body Start Grants are great for preschools. The Peaceful Playgrounds Program is the perfect solution to ensure a successful government playground grant application. Sign up Now and use our experience to write a winning application for your district.

Looking for an Award Winning PEP Grant Program?

PEP - Physical Education for Progress

The U.S. Department of Education will award grants under this competition to local educational agencies and community-based organizations to initiate, expand, or improve physical education programs, including after-school programs, for students in one or more grades from kindergarten through 12th grade in order to help students make progress toward meeting state standards for physical education.

The PEP grant provides funding for the development and implementation of physical education programs. Funds are provided for curriculum development, teacher training, student fitness assessments, data collection and evaluations. Equipment purchases are allowable when successful grant applicants propose programs that address various aspects of a comprehensive physical education program.

School Playground Grant Writing Resources

Looking for more information on grants and resources? Check the Grants Clearing Houses below or sign up for our free monthly Peaceful Playgrounds Grants Newsletter which are full of current funding opportunities.

• Grants 4 Teachers Your complete online resource for information related to K-12 grants. They focus on the needs of teachers, particularly K-12 educators. Their goal is to help teachers save time and money by maximizing their online experience.

• eSchool News online This online version of a monthly magazine contains a grants section with regularly updated grant, scholarship, professional development, and other funding opportunities for both educators and students.

• GrantsAlert This Web site's goal is to "make life a little easier for those who devote their time to searching for education grants and identifying new funding opportunities for their organizations, schools, districts, consortia, and state education agencies."

• Grants.gov Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all federal grant-making agencies, and encompasses over 900 grant programs offered by the twenty six Federal grant-making agencies. It streamlines the process of awarding over $350 billion annually to state and local governments, academia, not-for-profits, and other organizations.

• SchoolGrants A collection of resources and tips to help K-12 educators apply for and obtain special grants for a variety of projects. The site offers fundraising ideas, sample proposals, grant writing tips, and scholarship information.

• Chronicle of Philanthropy A useful free feature on this site is the "Deadlines" section. On the left side toolbar under "Features," click on "Deadlines." You can then search for open funding opportunities by topic area such as, "children and youth" or "community health." The results of your search provide you with a list of open grants, a short description, their deadline, and a link to their web site.

• Grantsmanship Center The Grantsmanship Center has a state map that allows you to search for grantmaking foundations and community foundations in your state. Search results provide direct links to foundation Web sites.