Virginia Rural Health Innovation Grants

ruralhealth@vfhy.org

Submit questions using the form on the program website.

Funded by the Rural Health Transformation Program, Virginia Rural Health Innovation Grants offer funding to support technology-enabled approaches that improve the health and wellness of youth under age 18 in rural Virginia.

Projects may address a wide range of youth health needs, including nutrition, physical activity, health education, tobacco and nicotine use prevention and cessation, substance use prevention, chronic disease prevention and management, and other factors that support healthy lifestyles.

All proposed projects must demonstrate a connection to at least one of the foundation's mission areas:

• Preventing and reducing youth tobacco and nicotine use
• Substance use
• Childhood obesity

Project success should be measured by health impact, not simply by the adoption, use, or expansion of a technology product. Projects must be designed to produce measurable improvements in at least one of the following:

• Health behaviors
• Health literacy
• Ability to navigate and connect with health and wellness resources and services

Nonprofit organizations, for-profit businesses, tribal entities, schools and school divisions, and government agencies are eligible to apply. Organizations must be U.S.-based, U.S.-owned, legally organized, in good standing, and registered to do business in Virginia before applying.

Projects must serve youth under 18 in at least one of the eligible rural Virginia locations.

Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Award floor: $300,000
Project period: From contract start date through August 31, 2027

At the discretion of the foundation, grants may be renewed for up to 4 additional funding periods.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.