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OpenSolicitation RFA-RHTP-852P028

Rural Health Innovation Grants for Youth Wellness in Rural Virginia

Buyer
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY)
Place of performance
One or more of the 76 eligible rural localities in Virginia; work must be performed in the U.S.
Submission deadline
Dec 17, 2026

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What the buyer needs

AI summary

The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) seeks applications for Rural Health Innovation Grants to support technology-enabled approaches that improve youth health and wellness across 76 rural localities in Virginia. Proposed projects must connect to preventing and reducing youth tobacco and nicotine use, substance use, or childhood obesity, while producing measurable improvements in health behaviors, health literacy, or resource navigation. Eligible US organizations, which do not need to be technology companies, may submit applications digitally via email or through the Online Grants Portal. Applicants must upload a detailed Microsoft Excel Budget Form showing cost calculations, adhere to a 40% fringe benefit cap and a $228,000 annualized salary limit, and comply with 2 CFR Part 200 requirements. VFHY will accept questions until December 11, 2026, for this one-year grant period. Grantees must complete all funded work by August 16, 2027, and submit the final report and invoice by August 30, 2027.

Scope of work

  • Implement technology-enabled projects improving youth health behaviors, health literacy, or resource navigation
  • Address youth tobacco and nicotine prevention, substance use prevention, or childhood obesity
  • Prioritize need, track participation and engagement frequency, and evaluate project success
  • Complete all grant-funded activities by August 16, 2027
  • Maintain documentation supporting project activities, expenditures, participation, outcomes, and deliverables
  • Submit required financial and programmatic reports, including Final Report and final invoice

How proposals are evaluated

CriterionWeight / scoring
Best Value (combination of quality, price, and required services)Not specified

Minimum qualifications

  • U.S.-based and U.S.-owned organizations; work performed in the U.S. with U.S. employees
  • Eligible entities: nonprofits, for-profits, Tribal entities, schools/school divisions, government agencies
  • Must comply with federal statutes, regulations, and terms of the federal award
  • Demonstrate organizational and operational capacity to collect and report required program/performance information
  • Primarily serve youth under age 18 residing in one or more of the 76 eligible rural Virginia localities
  • Disclose any terminations, suspensions, or debarments within the past five years

Documents to include with your response

  • Online application narrative sections (Project Summary, Organization Background, Project Details, People Served, Budget)
  • Budget Form (Microsoft Excel format)
  • Project Evaluation Plan (Microsoft Word format)
  • Supporting Cost Documentation (quotes, estimates, vendor price lists, or proposals)
  • Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) with partners, if applicable (or statement confirming no partners)
  • Three professional references
  • Authorized Organizational Representative Certification
  • Budget Certification

How to submit

Method
Electronic via VFHY's online Grants Portal only
Instructions
No hard copy applications accepted. Budget Form in Microsoft Excel, Evaluation Plan in Microsoft Word, other attachments combined as a single PDF. File naming: Organization Name_Document Name.
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