Education Department Awards More Than $35 Mln to Local Groups For Physical Education and Nutrition Education
The U.S. Department of Education awarded 76 grants to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) to implement comprehensive, integrated physical activity and nutrition programs for students through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP).
Funding is intended to assist these entities initiate, expand, or enhance physical education and nutrition education programs, including after-school programs, for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
For more on the PEP program, visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed/index.html .