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Application Deadline
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 12 PM Eastern Time
Partnership/Collaborative Establishment Award
· Two-year $150,000 award
· June 30, 2024 – June 29, 2026
Research Award
· Three-year $600,000 award
· June 30, 2024 – June 29, 2027
Register for Office Hours on Thursday, January 11, 2024 10-11 AM ET
Overview of Program
The Jeffress Memorial Trust was founded in 1981 by Robert M. Jeffress in memory of his parents and is guided by its mission to benefit the people of Virginia. The program focuses on research addressing the root causes of and systemic barriers to health equity for the state of Virginia. The goals of this current funding opportunity are to further leverage the strengths of Virginia communities, organizations, and institutions in continuing to help its residents achieve optimal health.
2024 Grant Cycle
The Jeffress Trust Awards will support:
1. Partnership/Collaborative Establishment Awards to support the development and establishment of collaborative efforts upon which to carry out future research activities to advance health equity
2. Research Awards (open to previous Partnership/Collaborative Establishment Awardees only) to support collaborative research partnerships to conduct research to advance health equity in one of the following areas:
· Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Strategies Analysis
· Program/Practice Analysis
· General Research
Eligibility
· Virginia-based non-profit 501(c)3 organizations and municipalities are eligible to submit ideas.
· The Jeffress Trust encourages, but does not require, that the lead/primary contact organization be a community-based organization.
· New and established partnerships between community-based organizations, advocacy organizations, faith-based institutions, neighborhood committees, local municipalities, academic institutions, hospitals including safety net institutions, and non-profit research organizations are encouraged.
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