Past Mini-Grant Recipients

The mini-grant award program was established in 2011-2012 for youth-led action around obesity prevention at the middle school level.  Since then the mini-grant award program has expanded throughout the Central Texas community and the annual themes have also expanded. 

Since 2011, the Collaborative has received more than 100 applications and awarded approximately $24,500 in 66 mini-grants to schools, nonprofit and other organizations who have made significant efforts to improve child health and wellness initiatives in Central Texas.  Seven organizations and schools have applied multiple times and received 2-3 mini-grants pointing the overall success and impact of the Collaborative mini-grant program.

 2011-2020 Mini-Grant Theme and Recipients

2011-2012: Youth Action for Health

• CD Fulkes Middle School
• Pflugerville Middle School
• Round Rock Opportunity Center
• The Austin Project

2012-2013: School Wellness Teams

• CD Fulkes Middle School
• Clint J. Small Middle School
• Del Valle Middle School
• Houston Elementary
• Jordan Elementary
• Lamar Middle School
• Norman Elementary
• Ojeda Middle
• Overton Elementary
• Reilly Elementary
• Webb Middle School
• Westside Elementary

2013-2014: Health in Art

• Becker Elementary
• Cactus Ranch Elementary
• Clint Small Jr. Middle
• Cunningham Elementary
• Dobie College Preparatory Academy
• El Buen Afterschool Program
• Elsa England Elementary
• Forest Creek Elementary
• Keep Austin Beautiful
• Maplewood Elementary
• Parkside Elementary
• Ridgetop Elementary

2014-2015: Physically Active Learning

• Bagdad Elementary
• Blanton Elementary
• Casey Elementary
• Creedmoor Elementary
• Eastside Memorial High
• Keep Austin Beautiful
• Katherine Anne Porter
• River Oaks Elementary
• St. Austin Catholic School
• The Ghisallo Foundation & Lee Elementary
• The Ghisallo Foundation & Reilly Elementary
•  UT Austin Department of Kinesiology and Health Education

2015-2016: Nourish U: Healthy Eating

• Cactus Ranch Elementary
• Casey Elementary
• CD Fulkes Middle School
• Cunningham Elementary
• Great Oaks Elementary 
• PFC Robert Hernandez Middle
• Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary
•  Houston Elementary
• Purple Sage Elementary PTA
• St. Austin Catholic School
• Taylor ISD Afterschool Programs
• Wells Branch Elementary

2016-2017: Nature U: Together Outside/Juntos Afuera 

•  Austin Youth River Watch
• Camp Fire Central Texas
• Clifton Career Development Horticulture Program
• Cunningham Elementary
• Extend-A-Care Pecan Springs
• Families in Nature
• Friends of the Colorado River
• Hernandez Middle School
• JP's Peace, Love and Happiness Teaching Garden
• Laurel Mountain Elementary
• Serve Taylor Afterschool
• Operation Achievement
• Westcave Outdoor
• Wholesome Generation

2017-2018: Caring Communities Create Capable Children (C's the Day!)

• Austin Sunshine Camps
• Austin Youth River Watch
• Casis Elementary
• Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation
• Creative Action - Cool Down Kits
• Creative Action - Ridgetop Elementary School
• Dance Waterloo
• Extend-A-Care For Kids
• HealthStart Foundation
• Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School
• Institute for Government Innovation
• Joe Lee Johnson Elementary School
• Lehman High School
• NYOS Charter School
• Pearson Ranch Middle School
• PEAS
• Purple Sage Elementary School PTA
• The Christi Center
• Trinity Child Development Center
• Wayside Schools

2018-2019: Unplug & Connect: Building Community & Connections for Health

• Austin Sunshine Camps
• Camp Fire Central Texas
• Central Texas Table of Grace
• Creative Action
• Del Valle ISD SHAC
• DRUM the Program, Inc.
• Forest Creek Elementary
• Generation SERVE
• LEAD in Del Valle
• Linder Elementary School
• People's Community Clinic
• Purple Sage Elementary School
• Salvation Army Williamson County Service Center
• St. Austin Catholic School
• Walnut Springs Elementary School

2019-2020: Youth Creating Change: Healthy Living Through Civic Engagement

• Amigos de las Americas & Lively Middle School
• Austin Youth Riverwatch
• Blanton Elementary School
• Creative Action
• Eastside Memorial Early College High School Health Sciences Program
• The E.A.T. Project
• Generation SERVE
• GHealth Austin
• Kealing Middle School
• LEAD Afterschool Program at Ojeda Middle School
• St. Elmo Elementary
• UT Campus Environmental Center Student Services Building
• Villarreal Elementary