# Improving Student Health and Academic Achievement through Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Management of Chronic Conditions in Schools (93.981)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Improving Student Health and Academic Achievement through Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Management of Chronic Conditions in Schools is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $26.7 million in 36 grants, about $740,937 per award.

## Objectives

This program supports evidence-based strategies and activities to reduce the risk of children and adolescents developing chronic disease in the future, manage chronic conditions prevalent in student populations (asthma, diabetes, epilepsy, food allergies, oral health) and improve academic success. Long-term outcomes include: (1) increasing the number of students who consume nutritious food and beverages, (2) increasing the number of students who participate in daily physical activity, and (3) reducing chronic health issues among students and improving health outcomes in schools.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.8 million | 16 |
| 2022 | $6.3 million | 16 |
| 2023 | $7.6 million | 20 |
| 2024 | $0 | 0 |
| 2025 | $0 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education Tennessee | Tennessee | $2.5 million |
| Department of Education Arkansas | Arkansas | $1.6 million |
| Elementary & Secondary Education Missouri Department of | Missouri | $1.6 million |
| Kentucky Department of Education | Kentucky | $1.6 million |
| Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota | $1.6 million |
| Oregon Department of Education | Oregon | $1.6 million |
| LA Dept. of Admin | Louisiana | $1.6 million |
| North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina | $1.6 million |
| Board of Education Colorado | Colorado | $1.5 million |
| State of New Mexico Public Education Department | New Mexico | $1.5 million |
| Arizona Department of Education | Arizona | $1.2 million |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Massachusetts | $1.2 million |
| State Department of Education | Oklahoma | $1.2 million |
| Department of Education Nebraska | Nebraska | $1.2 million |
| Education & Early Development Alaska Dep | Alaska | $1.1 million |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington | $730,000 |
| Cherokee Nation | Oklahoma | $390,000 |
| West Virginia University Research Corporation | West Virginia | $390,000 |
| Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin | $390,000 |
| State of Alaska Department of Health | Alaska | $390,000 |