Applicants are invited to submit applications for 2024 Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Research Advancing Health Equity.
Donor Name: Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 02/07/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The program focuses on research addressing the root causes of and systemic barriers to health equity for the state of Virginia. The shift in funding priority was made after an intensive landscape assessment of the health needs and funding initiatives available to Virginia. With its historic focus on supporting the advancement of Virginia and the work of its constituents, the goals of the Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Research Advancing Health Equity is to further leverage the strengths of Virginia communities, organizations, and institutions in continuing to help its residents achieve optimal health.
Funding Information
- Partnership/Collaborative Establishment Awards
- Two-year $150,000 awards supporting the development and establishment of collaborative research activities to advance health equity; June 30, 2024 – June 29, 2026.
- Research Awards
- $600,000 over Three-Years Multi-Year Research Grants can be used by partnerships that are already developed at the time of applying and will use the funding to conduct research that will expand and support the goals of conducting further work in advancing health equity.
Eligible Activities
- Reporting Requirements:
- All Awardees are expected to have meetings with relevant HRiA staff every 8-12 weeks. During this time, Awardees and Staff will review project progress inclusive of activities completed and roadblocks/barriers. Meetings are meant to provide support to Awardees in completion of their work and the schedule and purpose will be developed on a grantee specific basis. All Awardees are expected to submit annual progress reports inclusive of project activities and financial reporting. Continuation of funding is contingent upon approval of the annual progress report.
- All-Awardee Convening:
- The Jeffress Trust seeks to elevate the expertise that exists in VA to build a sustainable community of organizations and partnerships that seek to advance health equity. As part of this goal, all Awardees will participate in All-Awardee Convenings twice a year. Awardees will convene with HRiA staff to discuss lessons learned and troubleshoot potential barriers to success. Relevant capacity building activities may also be provided by associated local or national networks.
- Dissemination of Findings:
- All Awardees are expected to share their findings and or planning process with the communities impacted by their work. Additional dissemination of findings should also be completed through presentations, development of materials, publications, and/or sharing data in freely accessible data repositories.
Eligibility Criteria
- Geographic/Institutional Eligibility
- Virginia-based non-profit 501(c)3 organizations and municipalities are eligible to submit ideas to the Jeffress Trust Program. Federally recognized tribes are eligible as well.
- The Jeffress Trust seeks to support both new and established partnerships and welcomes applications from community-based organizations, advocacy organizations, faith-based institutions, neighborhood committees, local municipalities, academic institutions, hospitals including safety net institutions, and non-profit research organizations.
- The Jeffress Trust encourages, but does not require, that the lead/primary contact organization for each project be a community-based organization to help foster capacity building in advancing health equity. Community-based organizations (CBOs) work at the local level to meet community needs. This includes social service agencies, nonprofit organizations, and formal and informal community groups, like neighborhood groups or recreational or special-interest clubs. CBOs do not include municipalities, universities, quasi-governmental organizations, or for-profit companies or businesses.
For more information, visit HRiA.
