Congratulations to our 2026 Recipients!!!
Individual Teacher Winners Organization Award Winners
Acacia Middle School Hemet, CA
Dothan High School Dothan, AL
Drexel Hill Middle School Drexel Hill, PA
EmpowHER Group Highland Park, MI
Frank Wagner Elementary Monroe, WA
Girls Prep Bronx Elementary Bronx, NY
Jack London Elementary School Santa Rosa, CA
KIPP: Baltimore Baltimore, MD
McKinley Elementary School Baton Rouge, LA
Notre Dame School Milwaukee, WI
OK Elementary School Wichita, KS
Pleasant Valley School District Camarillo, CA
Prescott Valley Charter School Prescott Valley, AZ
Reading School District Reading, PA
Taylors Creek Elementary Hinesville, GA
Uplift Heights Primary Dallas, TX
Vinland Elementary School Fresno, CA
Wallins Elementary School Wallins, KY
Washington Elementary School Trenton, NJ
Wood Elementary Tempe, AZ
Belleview-Santos Elementary Belleview, FL
Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Brooklyn, NY
Del Valle High School Del Valle, TX
Haverhill Public Schools Haverhill, MA
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Kansas City, Kansas
Leon County Schools 21st Century Tallahassee, FL
Normandie Ave. Elementary School Los Angeles, CA
Mark your calendar for our next round of applications which will open December 1st, 2026.
Offered through the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences at San Diego State University
This award was established by Dr. Thom McKenzie and Dr. Jim Sallis — the two principal investigators who started SPARK in 1989. Funding is available to bring SPARK (curriculum, training, and equipment) to organizations (schools, districts, after school, or early childhood centers) and individual PE teachers or physical activity providers who serve in low-income communities.
Next round of applications will open December 1, 2026.
View the categories below to learn more about the grant.
Read the instructions document and then complete the online application.
Watch the recording of our informational webinar to learn more!
