Officials with the Wellmark Foundation today (Thursday) announced 19 recipients of its 2014 Healthy Communities small grant program. The Healthy Communities small grant program supports projects of $25,000 or less with the goal of being a catalyst in bringing groups together within a community to impact health improvement. A total of 112 applications were received for this year’s Healthy Communities small grant program.

Among the 15 communities selected to receive funding in Iowa, was:

• The City of Atlantic, which received $25,000 for the Bull Creek Trail Reconstruction Project.
• The City of Manning, $25,000 for the City Park Connector Trail.
• and Mills County Public Health, $25,000 for “Eat Healthy Mills County.”

Stephanie Perry with the Wellmark Foundation, said “We are pleased to support these 19 community-focused projects in Iowa and South Dakota. These grants provide communities support to help implement or enhance childhood obesity prevention initiatives and/or community-based wellness and prevention programs.”

The 19 Wellmark Foundation awards amount to more than $404,000. To view a summary of each recipient’s Healthy Communities small grant, visit the Wellmark Foundation website: www.wellmark.com/foundation.