PowerPlay! Beyond School Grant
Energizing Today's Youth Through Health, Nutrition and Fitness

Description
The PowerPlay! Beyond School Grant is a program of the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD). Funding and materials for this program are provided through the sale and subsequent renewals of the Park District Youth License Plate and through Friends of Illinois Parks.

The Model Program
The Power!Play Beyond School Grant Program involves implementing a model program that focuses on health, nutrition and fitness for children ages K-5th grade and 6th grade-12th grade. Each grant recipient must incorporate the core elements of the model program into their curriculum. Topics and materials in the model program were created to maximize the learning potential of participants in the program. Agencies will receive seed money to conduct a new model beyond school program or to enhance an existing one.

Eligibility
All IAPD member agencies are eligible for the PowerPlay! Beyond School Grant including park districts, forest preserves, conservation districts, recreation and special recreation agencies.

Grant Cycle
The next grant cycle will be in early 2014. The PowerPlay! application will be made available at the end of 2013. You can review the application for the last grant cycle to understand the basics of the grant.

For more information, contact Cindy Deiters, IAPD Marketing Director, at 217-523-4554 or at cdeiters@ILparks.org.

2013 Grant Recipients
Bourbonnais Township Park District
Buffalo Grove Park District
Champaign Park District
Channahon Park District
Chillicothe Park District
Clarendon Hills Park District
Decatur Park District
Dolton Park District
Frankfort Park District
Golf Maine Park District
Harrisburg Township Park District
Joliet Park District
Maywood Park District
Mundelein Park and Recreation District
New Lenox Park District
North Berwyn Park District
Oak Lawn Park District
Oak Park, Park District of
Riverdale Park District
Rockford Park District
Skokie Park District
South Elgin Parks and Recreation Department
Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County (Waukegan)
Urbana Park District
Warrenville Park District
Waukegan Park District
Westmont Park District
Worth Park District