SANDAG offers $1.15 million in grants to promote healthy communities, fight obesity

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is soliciting applications for $1.15 million in grant funds to be used in combating rising obesity rates in the San Diego region by planning communities in ways that support increased physical activity and access to healthy foods.

SANDAG will issue the funds through four pass-through grant programs to local government agencies, tribal governments, community programs, and school districts. The grants are intended to promote public health through innovative community planning, the creation of safe routes to school, and th...