For Rutland and Addison Counties
Vermont Business Magazine Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) and its partners invite eligible community partners to apply for the Region 2 Vermont Prevention Lead Organization (VPLO) grant. Funds from $10,000 to $50,000 will be awarded through a competitive process with the objective of expanding prevention efforts for all substances and all ages/populations.
As the Prevention Lead, Rutland Regional is guiding substance use prevention activities and sub-granting funds to community partners located in Addison and Rutland counties. Funding will start July 1, 2024, and must be used by June 30, 2025, there will be no carryover of funds. All written applications are due by 12pm on March 26, 2024.
A funding workshop overview will be held on February 28, 2024, from 1pm-2:30pm. This workshop will be recorded and available for review and reference.
The Prevention Lead grant from the Vermont Department of Health, Division of Substance Use Programs, is funded for a two-year period. With this funding, Rutland Regional is leading strategic efforts to increase the capacity for prevention focused strategies. The Addison and Rutland Districts are represented by a new Region 2 Advisory Committee, which will guide the utilization of funding for competitive subrecipient grant awards based on a needs assessment.
High-level goals for this work include increasing activities and services, promoting healthy lifestyles, increasing wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan, and to create a sustainable and equitable prevention system in Vermont.
Please visit https://www.rrmc.org/about/vplo to access the request for proposal, the written application, risk assessment, budget template, the well as a recording of the information session.
Source: 2.27.2024. RUTLAND, VT – Rutland Regional Medical Center