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UVA Community Health, a part of UVA Health and comprising three medical facilities, an built-in community of medical practices, most cancers care, and outpatient companies throughout Culpeper and Northern Virginia, issued an open name for neighborhood grant submissions for 2024. Applicants should apply on-line by April 8. 

Grant purposes are open to non-profits registered as a Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, that serve the communities of UVA Health, and align with its mission. The objective is to award grants to organizations that assist our communities’ most weak populations, try to mirror variety, fairness, and inclusion, and tackle the pipeline for healthcare workforce improvement.  

To be eligible to obtain a grant, organizations should be capable of meet standards that features (however isn’t restricted to): supporting and aligning with UVA progress priorities, specializing in community-based applications concerning well being inequities, bettering well being outcomes, and addressing social determinants of well being, and addressing a documented neighborhood want. Grant quantities will start at $2,500, with a deliberate distribution of funds by June 2024. 

Grants will probably be awarded to candidates whose work helps neighborhood wants recognized in the newest Community Health Needs Assessments, figuring out psychological well being/behavioral well being together with substance use and continual illness (i.e., most cancers, diabetes, coronary heart illness, weight problems) as an space of focus. 

“UVA Community Health is working to address the health concerns highlighted in the most recent CHNA reports,” mentioned Erik Shannon, Chief Executive Officer of UVA Community Health. “We have a long-standing and growing relationship with local organizations; last year we participated in more than 180 events across the region. By collaborating with local non-profits, we extend our impact beyond the hospital walls to enhance the health outcomes of the communities we serve.” 

Previous grants have supported survivors of mind harm with talent constructing companies, counseling, and coaching to facilitate improved well being behaviors; offered funding to buy nutritious perishable and non-perishable meals for a big meals financial institution; and helped to ascertain a program that recruits people in an underserved space to take part in medical analysis initiatives. 

Grant purposes will probably be accepted on https://uvahealth.submittable.com/submit by means of April 8. For extra data or questions please e-mail UVACHCommunityEngagement@uvahealth.org.