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The HYPE Project Mini-Grants (AME Churches)

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Overview

The HYPE Project Mini-Grants for AME Churches

Program Name: Healthy Young People Empowerment (HYPE) Project

Funder: Eat Smart Move More South Carolina (ESMMSC) in partnership with 7th Episcopal District of the AME Church, funded by South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Division of Injury and Substance Abuse Prevention

Geographic Scope: South Carolina

Focus Areas:

  • Healthy eating

  • Active living

  • Safety and injury prevention

  • Youth development and health equity

  • Public health projects in churches or communities
  • Eligible Applicants:

  • AME (African Methodist Episcopal) churches

  • Youth-focused faith community organizations
  • Selection Process:

  • Competitive application and review process

  • Both new project teams and returning grant teams supported

  • Teams form HYPE teams to implement projects
  • Example Funded Activities (2020):

  • Youth health and wellness projects in churches

  • Community-based healthy eating initiatives

  • Active living programs

  • Safety and injury prevention education
  • 2020 Grantees (9 total churches):

  • New teams: Mt Zion AME (Greenwood County), Mt Pisgah AME (Dorchester County), Bethany AME (Union County), Singleton Chapel AME (Georgetown County), Thomas Chapel AME (Union County)

  • Returning teams: Brown Chapel AME (Richland County), Oak Grove AME (Clarendon County), St. Paul AME (Sumter County), Pine Grove AME (Richland County)
  • Contact Information:

  • Email: [email protected]

  • Address: PO Box 11062, Columbia, SC 29211
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Selection Method: Competitive application and review process

    Specific application procedures and materials not detailed in source content. Contact funder for application details.

    What Teams Must Do:

  • Identify new health projects (for new grantees)

  • Build upon existing grant work (for returning teams)

  • Form HYPE teams

  • Address healthy eating and/or active living

  • Weave in safety and injury prevention components

  • Complete public health projects in churches or communities
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    churchesyouth-programshealth-education

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