Apply Now: 2025 Prizes for Innovation

Are you transforming our food and nutrition system for children and driving change in your community? Hunger to Health Collaboratory (H2HC) and Newman’s Own Foundation are proud to announce the 2025 Prizes for Innovation! 2025 Prizes will focus on innovative, collaborative, systemic work advancing health equity for youth across three categories: 

• Food and Nutrition Policy Work – two $100K grants will be awarded over two years 
• Nutrition Education & School Food – two $25K grants will be awarded
• Indigenous Food Justice for Youth – two $25K grants will be awarded

501(c)(3) Nonprofits, public schools and school districts, and Tribes in the United States can apply by July 1, 2025, 8pm ET. In addition to funding awards, all Prize winners will be invited to attend the H2HC Fall Summit in Boston, Massachusetts on November 6, 2025. 

“With nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. living in households where they do not have enough nutritious food to eat or know where their next meal may come from, our communities cannot wait any longer for food justice,” said Alexandra Amouyel, President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation. “We are proud to join forces with the Hunger to Health Collaboratory to help identify, fund, and celebrate innovative, community-led solutions that are transforming our food system for kids.”

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Hunger to Health Collaboratory (H2HC) is an innovative national model that convenes cross-sector thought leaders to explore innovative, systemic solutions to food and nutrition challenges with a focus on equity and the social drivers of health. H2HC created its Prizes for Innovation in 2023 and has awarded $400,000 since the program’s launch. 

Newman’s Own Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation whose mission is to nourish and transform the lives of children who face adversity. The Foundation continues Paul Newman’s commitment to use all the money that it receives—100% of the profits and royalties—from the sale of Newman’s Own products in service of its mission. Through the efforts of Paul Newman and Newman’s Own, over $600 million has been given to social impact organizations since 1982. Today, Newman’s Own Foundation grantee partners promote nutritious food in schools, advocate for Indigenous food justice, and create joyful experiences for children living with serious illnesses.