Workwell Grant
Overview
The South Dakota Department of Health is excited to release the 2024-2025 WorkWell Grant. All South Dakota businesses are eligible to apply! This is an opportunity for your worksite to send a positive, supportive message and promote healthy lifestyles by preventing, reducing, and managing chronic disease through worksite environment and policy change.
Grant Award
Up to $2,000 per worksite
Important Dates
Grant Release: February 7, 2024
Application Deadline: On or before March 1, 2024 by 5:00 pm CT
Grant Selection: April 2024
Grant Year Period: June 1, 2024—May 31, 2025
Grant Information
Eligibility Criteria: A menu of interventions is listed in the application.
- Diabetes
- Healthier Foods and Beverages at Meetings and Presentations
- Healthier Vending & Snack Bar
- Breastfeeding Support
- Workplace Physical Activity
- Tobacco-Free Business
- Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
Funding must be used to implement one or more interventions from this menu. Eligible projects will be awarded up to $2,000. Worksites starting a wellness program or expanding a current program are eligible to apply. Access the application here.
We encourage you to explore the Model Policies that have been developed by the Chronic Disease Partners Workgroup to help you make positive changes in your worksite. Each one is evidence-based and can be adapted to fit your worksite’s specific needs.
Primary Contact: Enid Weiss
Primary Contact Email: eweiss@bhssc.org
Grant Application Files: Word Doc