Many local and national foundations fund health care-related projects.  Other public and private entities also periodically issue requests for proposals (RFPs) which may be of interest to VHCF grantees. In addition to the resources listed below, be sure to check Grants Connection for Virginia Foundations that fund health care.

Selected Virginia foundations that fund health care:

• AHC Community Health Foundation
• Beazley Foundation
• Centra Health Foundation
• Claude Moore Foundation
• Community Foundation of the Dan River Region
• Danville Regional Foundation
• Foundation for Roanoke Valley
• Northern Virginia Community Foundation
• Obici Health Care Foundation
• Portsmouth General Hospital Foundation
• Riverside Health System Foundation
• The Cameron Foundation
• The Community Foundation
• The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge
• The Greater Lynchburg Community Trust
• The Harvest Foundation of the Piedmont
• The Jenkins Foundation
• The John Randolph Foundation
• The Norfolk Foundation
• The Oak Hill Fund
• The Portsmouth Community Foundation
• The Robins Foundation
• Williamsburg Community Health Foundation

Selected national foundations that fund health care:

• Annie E. Casey Foundation
• W.K. Kellogg Foundation
• Pew Charitable Trust
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

Requests for Proposals:

Virginia Medical Interpreter Training Grants Program

Deadline: Open

The Virginia Medical Interpreter Training Grants Program was established to build capacity statewide to deliver linguistically appropriate healthcare services and communicate with limited English proficient (LEP) individuals in the event of a public health emergency. Funds are being made available to pay for the cost of tuition to a limited number of bilingual individuals each year who wish to be trained as medical interpreters through an authorized Virginia course provider.

Universal Services Administration Corporation

Deadline: Open

The Rural Health Care program provides funding to eligible health care providers for telecommunications services, including broadband, necessary for the provision of health care. The goal of the program is to improve the quality of health care available to patients in rural communities by ensuring that eligible health care providers have access to affordable telecommunications services. The program provides discounts on the purchase of telecommunications services by eligible rural health care providers. Paid for by the Universal Service Fund, these discounts result in rates for service that are nearly the same as those in urban areas, where telecommunications rates typically are lower. Funding is capped at $400 million annually.

United Healthcare

Deadline: Open

The United Healthcare Children's Foundation (UHCCF) started a new program to help children who need critical healthcare treatment, services, or equipment that is either not covered or not fully covered by their parents' health benefit plans. The UHCCF provides grants to families to help pay for child healthcare services such as speech, physical, or occupational therapy sessions, prescription medicines and medical equipment such as wheel chairs, orthotics and eyeglasses. Parents and legal guardians may apply for grants of up to $5,000 each for child medical services and equipment by completing an online application at the UHCCF web site.

Do you know of a health care funder that should be on this list?  Please notify the VHCF web content manager.