Current Recipients

Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council- Serving Green, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties. 
Implementation of the Build It Up beginner gardening program, Farmacy Fit farmers market incentive program, and Double Up Food Bucks for SNAP customers. 

Big Hill Pond State Park- McNairy County 
Construction of a paved ADA-compliant Storybook trail. 

Chattanooga Food Center- Hamilton County 
Implementation of a Double Up Food Bucks program, school cooking classes, and a family walking club program. Includes a Double Up Food Bucks and local food resources outreach campaign. 

City of Memphis Parks & Neighborhoods- Shelby County 
Facilitation of group fitness programming at more than thirty community/senior centers in Memphis. 

City of South Pittsburg- Marion County 
Upgrades to a local park to include improvements for recreational basketball, baseball, and an ADA-accessible play structure. 

Crockett County Board of Education 
Improvements to space adjoining the middle and high schools to include a walking track, basketball courts, a pavilion, a water bottle refill station, and a climbing tower. 

Healthy Parks Healthy Person-Statewide program 
Pilot and expand the Healthy PaRx portal, which enables medical providers to prescribe physical activity via the Healthy Parks Healthy Person App. Establish partnerships with at least three employers to promote app usage through worksite wellness programming. 

Houston County Government 
Renovate a county building to create a community center for fitness, cooking, and food preservation classes as well as a vegetable garden and greenhouse.

Knox County Health Department 
Increasing access to improved nutrition and physical activity via multi-component interventions via gleaning initiatives, food literacy skill development in schools/college, healthy food initiatives in community food pantries, water promotion, college-based obesity prevention, breastfeeding promotion, and support for workplace breastfeeding. 

Maury County Schools 
Remodel the home economics classroom at Mt. Pleasant High School. Introduce a Farm to School program with cooking classes, a greenhouse, and gardens. 

Middle Tennessee State University- Rutherford County 
Supporting student wellness through multiple strategies: installation of water bottle refill stations with a complementary educational campaign; cooking classes, health coaching, and a multi-platform social media campaign. 

Morgan County Schools 
Improvements to the walking track at Oakdale School. Build three walking tracks in Sunbright and Wartburg. Water bottle refill stations installed at each school with a complementary educational campaign. 

Mountain Goat Trail Alliance- Grundy County 
Expand the Mountain Goat Trail by 1.5 miles. Support physical activity via elementary school run and bike clubs with related programming/events. 

Murfreesboro City Schools- Rutherford County 
Resurfacing tennis courts at five elementary schools to create multi-purpose recreational courts. 

Nashville Farmers Market- Davidson County 
Campaign and programming to expand a Fresh Bucks nutrition incentive program for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program customers. 

Nourish Knoxville, Inc- Serving Anderson, Bledsoe, Greene, Knox, Rhea, Union, Unicoi, and Washington counties. 
Expand EBT payment access and Double Up Food Bucks at participating farmers markets. Facilitate Nourish Moves and Nourish Kids programs at participating farmers markets. 

Rural Resources, Inc.- Greene County 
Connecting youth and families with Power of Produce programming in schools and Children's Farmers Market onsite at a local farm. A half-mile walking trail will be built to increase access to physical activity. 

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee- Serving Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties. 
Include fruit and vegetables in emergency food programs. Provide outreach for food literacy skill development. 

The Works, Inc.- Shelby County 
Construct the next phases of Renaissance Park in Memphis to emphasize amenities for physical activity, including exercise equipment and play space as well as improved lighting and beautification. 

Town of Decatur- Meigs County 
Construct a new community playground with shade structures and resurface the playground's walking track. Resurface another larger community walking track. 

Town of Erwin- Unicoi County 
Resurface two tennis courts for tennis, pickleball, and a 2-bounce program, adding ADA sidewalks, lighting, and seating/bleachers.

Church Health Center of Memphis, Inc.- Shelby County 
Expand a community meal prep program to provide more nutritionally sound, Mediterranean diet-based meals to food insecure and underserved individuals in Shelby County. 

Cocke County Health Department 
Construct a community garden with raised garden beds and gravel walkways. 

Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach- Shelby County 
Establish a centrally located breastfeeding clinic and monthly support group to build client peer support, knowledge, and advocacy for breastfeeding within the African American community.