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Virginia RHTP: Rural Health Innovation Grants — Consumer Tech for Education and Lifestyle Change (RFA #852P028)

Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) · Posted November 10, 2026

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Official source: vfhy.org · Source last checked November 13, 2026

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Application Due

December 17, 2026

in 32 days

Q&A Deadline

December 7, 2026

in 22 days

Summary

VFHY, a DMAS subrecipient under Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Program, is funding technology-enabled projects that improve the health and wellness of youth under 18 in 76 eligible rural Virginia localities (Live Well Together initiative, Consumer Tech for Education and Lifestyle Change sub-initiative). Projects may address nutrition, physical activity, health education, tobacco and nicotine prevention and cessation, substance use prevention, and chronic disease prevention and management, and must connect to at least one VFHY mission area (youth tobacco/nicotine use, substance use, or childhood obesity). Success is measured by health impact (health behaviors, health literacy, or ability to navigate health and wellness resources), not technology adoption. Up to $8,574,012.50 is available; VFHY anticipates at least 15 awards of $300,000 to $1,500,000 for the period from contract start through August 31, 2027, renewable at VFHY's discretion for up to four additional periods.

Eligibility

Organizations (not individuals) may apply: nonprofits, for-profit organizations (applicants need not be technology companies), Tribal entities, schools or school divisions, and government agencies. Applicants must be legally organized, in good standing, registered to do business in Virginia before applying, U.S.-based and U.S.-owned, able to receive federal subaward funding, and have no active SAM.gov exclusion; work must be performed in the U.S. The project must primarily serve youth under 18 who reside in one or more of the 76 eligible rural localities listed in RFA Section 2.4 (the organization itself need not be located there); adults may take part only where it directly supports youth health. Applicants that don't directly serve youth must name partners (with MOAs, per the FAQ) that reach the youth. One application per organization as lead (Commonwealth agencies may submit more than one, by division, with VFHY approval). Projects focused primarily on mental health counseling or clinical treatment are not eligible.

NonprofitFor-profit BusinessTribal EntitySchool or School DivisionGovernment Agency

Requirements Checklist

Projects must use technology-enabled approaches as part of a broader strategy to improve youth health and wellness in the 76 eligible rural Virginia localities. Projects must primarily serve youth under age 18 and produce measurable improvements in at least one of the following: health behaviors, health literacy, or ability to navigate and connect with health and wellness resources and services. Proposed work must connect directly or indirectly to at least one VFHY mission area: preventing and reducing youth tobacco and nicotine use, substance use, or childhood obesity. Projects focused primarily on mental health counseling, clinical mental health treatment, medical diagnosis, clinical treatment, medical procedures, or routine healthcare services are not supported. Applicants must track participation, engagement, outcomes, expenditures, and required performance metrics; maintain records; submit required financial and programmatic reports; and cooperate with VFHY monitoring. Funded activities must be completed by August 16, 2027, and the final report and final invoice/reimbursement request are due August 30, 2027. If the applicant has collaborating partners, a dated MOA for each partner must be uploaded; if there are no partners, the applicant must provide a brief statement confirming that no partners are involved. Administrative costs, indirect costs, and pre-award costs are not allowable.

Required attachments

Budget Form in Microsoft Excel format
Project Evaluation Plan in Microsoft Word format
Memorandum of Agreement for each collaborating partner, if applicable
Statement confirming no partners are involved, if applicable
Combined PDF of other required attachments/approvals, as applicable

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Application Prep

Application #: RFA #852P028

Reference: RFA-RHTP-852P028

Program: Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP): Consumer Tech for Education and Lifestyle Change, also known as Rural Health Innovation Grants; Live Well Together initiative

Match: No cost sharing or matching is required.

Performance: Contract start date through August 31, 2027; all grant-funded activities must be completed by August 16, 2027; final report and final invoice/reimbursement request are due August 30, 2027; grants may be renewed at VFHY's sole discretion for up to four additional funding periods.

Key Dates:

RFA issue date: 11/10/2026
Interpretive questions due through FAQ Submission Form: 12/07/2026 5:00 PM ET
Answers posted Fridays through 12/11/2026
Applications due: 12/17/2026 5:00 PM ET
Initial awards announced by: 01/25/2027
Project launch likely: February-April 2027
Funded activities complete: 08/16/2027
Final report and final invoice due: 08/30/2027
Subaward period ends: 08/31/2027

Review Criteria: See RFA Part V, Review Criteria and Scoring.

Portal: https://vfhy.org/grants-and-funding/rural-health-innovation-grants/

FAQ: https://vfhy.org/grants-and-funding/rural-health-innovation-grants/

Budget Range

Minimum$300K

Maximum$1.5M

Contact

Technical assistance with the portal, Evaluation Plan and Budget Form

ruralhealth@vfhy.org

Interpretive questions

FAQ Submission Form on the VFHY page

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UpdatedNov 13, 2026

Virginia RHTP: Rural Health Innovation Grants — Consumer Tech for Education and Lifestyle Change (RFA #852P028)

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