Making the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice

South Carolina Facts

Obesity-related medical expenditures for adults in SC total over $1 billion – half is financed by Medicaid and Medicare.

Grants


KaBOOM! Let’s Play Community Construction Grants

Dr Pepper Snapple & KaBOOM! are excited to offer $15,000 Let’s Play Playground Construction Grants to qualifying organizations within the U.S. wishing to build brand new playgrounds using the KaBOOM! community-build model. Grantees will plan their project, and share best practices and challenges through the KaBOOM! website. This grant is open to U.S.-based municipalities, neighborhood associations, schools, day care centers, and non-profit organizations without a playground or with existing equipment that is unsafe for children to use.

  • $15,000 grant award applied towards your equipment purchase from a KaBOOM! Preferred Vendor
  • Participation in monthly discussion calls with KaBOOM! staff to introducing you to a community of project leaders across the country
  • Access to valuable planning tools on the KaBOOM! Project Planner website
  • Opportunity to receive one-on-one planning support from KaBOOM! Alumni
  • Post-Build access to the KaBOOM! Alumni Network, where grantees have access to exclusive grants to maintain and expand on their playspace, as well as opportunities to learn more about the state of Play in the U.S.

For more information on eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit www.kaboom.org/grants