Virginia RHTP: Homegrown Health Heroes — Build Career Pipelines (VDOE)

Summary

VDOE CTE grant under Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Program (Homegrown Health Heroes initiative, federal application CMS-RHT-26-001). Funds lab/simulation build-outs, safety upgrades, clinical-placement coordination, curriculum development, and faculty-onboarding startup costs for Career and Technical Education health-science pathways. Estimated award of $120,868 per eligible applicant across 75 rural school divisions and 3 regional technical centers; additional funding may be available depending on applicant volume.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are Virginia's rural school divisions and regional technical centers (75 rural school divisions and 3 regional technical centers identified as eligible).

Requirements Checklist

• Applicants must: 1) have active SAM.gov registration and a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) associated with accurate organization details, 2) submit required financial management documents (audited financials or single audit, documentation of any audit findings or compliance history from past 3 years), 3) demonstrate organizational capacity to manage and report federal funds, and 4) disclose any actual, apparent, or potential conflicts of interest. Applications must be complete, accurate, and submitted by the deadline. State agency applicants must use independent review processes when the applicant is part of the agency overseeing the funding.

Required attachments

• SAM.gov registration documentation