Funding Opportunities
Virginia Nurses Scholarships - June 30 Deadline
Virginia appreciates and thanks all of its nurses as they work to provide quality patient care across the Commonwealth!
Presently, the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Health Equity offers several scholarship opportunities to help pay for nursing education.
The 2018 application cycle for the Nursing Scholarship Programs is
May 1, 2018 to June 30 2018.
Nurse Scholarship Application Links:
- Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program for Licensed Practical Nurses Scholarship Application
- Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program for Registered Nurses Scholarship Application
- Virginia Nurse Educator Scholarship Program – Application Form
- Virginia’s Nurse Practitioner Nurse Midwife Scholarship Program Scholarship Application
Applications are not accepted prior to May 1st, and must be postmarked by June 30th. For specific details, please call (804) 864-7435
Updated: 04/15/2018
Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) Grant Program
The federal Office of Health Resources and Services Administration’s Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) Grant Program provides funding to small rural hospitals to help them do any or all of the following:
- Support the development of Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) with the goal of supporting quality improvement and reduction of medical errors, including activities such as education and training in data collection, reporting and benchmarking
- Improve efforts for data collection activities with Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) with the goal of facilitating reporting to Hospital Compare
- Implement Prospective Payment System (PPS) and payment bundling with the goal of improving revenue cycle activities, such as updating charge masters or providing staff training for billing and coding
- Improve transitions of care activities with the goal of reducing hospital re-admissions
The Office of Health Equity administers the SHIP Grant Program. Hospitals that meet the following requirements are eligible to participate in the SHIP Grant Program:
General acute care hospitals
- with 49 eligible beds or less AND
- that are located outside a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) OR
- located in a rural census tract
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (FLEX)
The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (FLEX) is a federal funding program designed to improve and sustain access to appropriate and quality health care services in rural areas. Established by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997:
- Supports the conversion and designation of small rural hospitals to Critical Access Hospital (CAH) status;
- Assists in developing and maintaining quality health care network systems;
- Strengthens and further integrates Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in rural areas; and
- Facilitates the development of state specific model community-based collaborative systems in rural areas.
When the program began in 1999, the primary focus was on the (1) development of an initial State Rural Health Plan (SRHP) and (2) conversion of eligible health care facilities to CAH status. Since then, the program has shifted its focus to sustaining quality rural health care infrastructures wherein CAH facilities serves as the hub of an organization system of health care. Projects funded under the Flex program include those that center around:
- Development and implementation of a SRHP;
- Performance and quality improvement within the rural health care system;
- Supporting CAH facilities;
- Program evaluation;
- Integration of EMS; and
- Networking
The Virginia Department of Health has managed this program since 1999. Accomplishments have included:
- Continuously increasing rural health partners;
- Leveraging program funding to cost-effectively extend various Flex program services to include 7 CAH facilities and 17 other small rural hospital facilities;
- Acquiring of $1.1 million in additional federal funds to pilot a health information technology project at one of Virginia’s CAH facilities;
- Expand the use of technology, EMS and collaboration to improve healthcare in rural areas;
- Provided over $100,000 to CAH facilities for health information technology upgrades.
Recent Flex-funded projects:
- Rural Health Plan
- Congregational Health Assessments
- Incentives small rural hospitals to participate in a statewide assessment of the ability of emergency departments to treat pediatric patients
- Multi-state Performance Improvement Project
- Tele-health educational programs
- Annual Virginia Rural Health Conference
Community Partner Funding Opportunities
Application deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
Supports innovative population health programs and policies that work to improve health at the community level, including the use of new financial models to achieve cost effective solutions.
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation focuses resources on creating neighborhood excellence in the communities throughout the United States where the bank does business. While the priorities of specific company communities drive how funding is used, giving at the local level typically falls into the following four generic categories: Community Development/Neighborhood Preservation, Education and Youth Development, Health and Human Services, and Arts and Culture. Requests may be submitted throughout the year.
The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood supports nonprofit organizations that offer programs that will significantly enhance the development, health, safety, education, or quality of life of children from infancy through five years of age. The Foundation's areas of interest include the following: The Early Childhood Welfare category supports programs that research best child rearing practices and identify models that can provide caring environments to ensure all children thrive. The Early Childhood Education and Play category focuses on improving the quality of both early childhood teaching and learning through the development of innovative curricula and research-based pedagogical standards, as well as the design of imaginative play materials and learning environments. The Parenting Education category promotes programs that teach parents about developmental psychology, cultural child rearing differences, and health, and also programs which provide support to parents. Letters of inquiry are accepted throughout the year.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis. Support for water stewardship, healthy active lifestyles, community recycling, and education.
The Dominion Foundation supports nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the economic, physical, and social health of the communities served by Dominion's companies in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. (A list of eligible communities is available under Frequently Asked Questions on the company's website.) The Foundation focuses its grant making in five general categories: health and human services, education, culture and the arts, civic and community development, and the environment. Most of the Foundation's grants are in the $1,000 to $15,000 range. Requests may be submitted throughout the year.
Distance Learning & Telemedicine Grants. USDA/RD. Learn more
Virginia Rescue Squad Assistance Fund Grant Program. Learn more
Telehealth Network Grant Program. HHS/HRSA. Learn more
National Health Education Lupus Program. HHS/OMH. Learn more
Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01). HHS/NIH. Learn moreIf you have a funding opportunity that you would like to be added to this page, send an email with the applicable information to Rakeem Mosey, OHE Communications Specialist, at rakeem.mosey@vdh.virginia.gov.
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