The Jeffress Trust Awards Program focuses on research addressing the root causes of and systemic barriers to health equity for the state of Virginia.
Donor Name: Health Resources in Action (HRiA)
State: Virginia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes
Deadline: 02/25/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
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. The Program will distribute funding to support research activities in Policy, Systems, and Environmental change strategies (PSE strategies) Analysis, Program/Practice Analysis, and General Research through the below Award mechanisms:
- Partnership/Collaborative Establishment Awards
- Partnership/Collaborative Establishment Awards – $150,000 over Two (2) Years A Planning Period is any timeframe up to two years and allows a partnership the ability to develop relationships or build a foundation upon which to carry out future research activities.
- Research Awards – $600,000 over Three (3) Years
- Multi-Year Research Grants can be used to complete research and work to advance health equity by previous Jeffress Trust supported partnerships and collaborations. The proposed work should build upon previously completed work. Research Award applicants must be previously funded Partnership/Collaborative Establishment Awardees whose projects have been completed by the start of the Research Award. Overlap of the Partnership Award and the Research Award is not allowable.
Eligibility Criteria
- Virginia-based non-profit 501(c)3 organizations and municipalities are eligible to submit ideas to the Jeffress Trust Program. Federally recognized tribes with self-determined boundaries that share geography with Virginia are eligible.
- 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.
