Walk With Ease in Local Parks and Recreation Introduction and Eligibility
NRPA and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), along with support from the CDC, are providing this grant opportunity to local park and recreation agencies to implement the Walk With Ease (WWE) program. WWE is an evidenced-based program provided by the Arthritis Foundation that was developed to help people, with or without arthritis, form walking groups whose goals are safety and success. The Walk With Ease grants are $4,000 and must be used for: Implemention of WWE at your local park and recreation agency, including holding at least four in-person class sessions and engaging at least 100 participants in your class(es) from February 1, 2014 - September 30, 2015 Training at least one instructor in WWE Purchasing participant materials Applicant Eligibility: Applicants must be a local park and recreation agency (e.g., local government department) and state/national agencies are not eligible Applicant may not have previously received grant funding from NRPA to implement either the WWE program or the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP) Local park and recreation agencies that are located in the following states are NOT eligible for this grant funding; California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Utah Grantee Responsibility: Submit quarterly progress reports to include a final report that contains participant data, program descriptions (dates, times, and frequency of the class) and instructor information - a template will be furnished by NRPA to submit progress reports Participate in occasional conference calls, as requested te: The application MUST be submitted through this online link, but to assist in preparation of responses, a read-only copy of the application is available in PDF format: Walk With Ease Grant Application. THIS IS A READ ONLY COPY and not to be used to complete your application. Please contact Colleen Pittard by clicking here if you have any questions. The deadline for this grant application is Friday, January 9, 2015. Agency Qualification Information
1. How did you learn about this grant opportunity? * (Select all that apply) I was searching for grants online using Google, Yahoo, etc. I was looking through the NRPA website I received a communication from NRPA announcing this opportunity I received a communication from an organization other than NRPA highlighting this opportunity I read about this in a press release or newspaper article Other * 2. Is your organization a local park and recreation agency (e.g., local government department)? * 3. Has your agency received grant funding from NRPA to implement either Walk With Ease (WWE) or the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program (AFEP)? * Applicant Information
4. Primary Contact Information * (Who to contact regarding this application) First Name * Last Name * Title * Organization Name * Federal Identification Number Street Address Apt/Suite/Office City * State * Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Zip *
Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York rth Carolina rth Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Email Address (this address will receive notification of completed application) * Phone Number * 5. If your department/staff is a member of NRPA, please provide the membership number.
6. Organization's Head Contact Information (The director, executive director, or chief executive officer for the organization) Organization Name * First Name * Last Name * Title * Street Address * Apt/Suite/Office City * State * Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada Zip *
Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York rth Carolina rth Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Phone Number * Email * Website Demographics
7. Indicate what percentages of the following populations comprise your service area. * (Total must equal 100) American Indian/Eskimo/Aleut Asian or Pacific Islander Black or African-American Hispanic or Latino White or Caucasian Bi-racial or Multi-racial Other 0 out of 100% Total 8. What is the median household income of your service area? * under $25,000 $25,000 to $50,000 $50,001 to $75,000 $75,001 to $100,000 over $100,000 9. Which of the following best reflects your agency's service area? * (Select all that apply) Urban Suburban Rural
10. Indicate the approximate population of your agency's service area (number of residents): * fewer than 10,000 10,000 to 25,000 25,001 to 50,000 50,001 to 100,000 100,001 to 250,000 250,001 to 500,000 500,000 to 1 million 1 million to 2 million more than 2 million Program Information 11. Does your agency have an accessible and ADA compliant facility (indoor walking track or outdoor trails) where the WWE program will be implemented? * 12. Does your agency currently implement the Arthritis Foundation's Walk With Ease (WWE) program?
13. Does your agency currently offer various exercise programs (i.e., aerobics, dancing, yoga, swimming, etc.)? * 14. Please describe the types of exercise programs provided and how often they are offered: * 15. If your agency is awarded this grant funding, do you plan to continue the WWE program beyond the funding period? 16. Please describe how you plan to sustain the WWE program beyond this grant period without additional grant funding from NRPA: *
17. If your agency is awarded this grant funding it is expected that your agency collects program/participant data and submits quarterly evaluation reports as part of the program requirements. Are you willing to provide this data? * Thank You! Thank you for submitting an application. Applicants will be notified of the status of their application at the end of January 2015. Please contact Colleen Pittard with any questions. A copy of your completed application has been sent to the email that was provided. You may now close this web page.