The Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission in collaboration with the Arkansas Department of Education Office of Coordinated School Health and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, is offering a grant to address the childhood obesity crisis in the state. The Arkansas Child Wellness Intervention Program Grant (CWIP) will provide eligible schools with the SPARK physical education curriculum, equipment, Fitnessgram software, HealthTeacher.com and all teacher trainings.

CWIP grants will be due by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 2009. Notification of awards will be in January with implementation of programs scheduled to begin in the fall of 2010.