PAST GRANT AWARDS
Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)
C-Fit Community for Chesterfield Starts with The Basics: Strengthening Early Learning for Children Ages 0-5
Chesterfield CASA for Growing Bright Futures: Volunteer Advocacy for Abused and Neglected Children
Children’s Museum Of Richmond for Building School Readiness Through Inclusive Family Engagement
Communities In Schools of the Tri-Cities, Inc. for CIS-TC Integrated Student Supports Program
Daily Planet Health Services for Supporting Healthy Development in Young Children
Family Lifeline for CHIP Gap Funding
Forward Foundation VA for Early Childhood Childcare Subsidy Project
Greater Richmond Fit4Kids Inc for Fit4Kids Early Childhood Expansion
Healthy Hearts Plus II for Lap Baby Education: Ready, Set, Learn
Henrico CASA for Safe, Stable, Supported: Early Advocacy for Young Children Ages 0–5 During Critical Years of Development
Homeward for Early Childhood Systems Coordination
International Rescue Committee Inc for IRC in Richmond Early Childhood Navigator
Legal Aid Justice Center for Protecting Young Children Through Public Benefits Advocacy
Little Hands Virginia Inc for Child Safety Fund & Diaper Bank
SOAR 365 for SOAR365 Pediatric Therapy
The McShin Foundation for Care for Young Children of Mothers in Recovery
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy for Advocating for Affordable Childcare
Virginia Literacy Foundation for Together for Early School Success (TESS)
YWCA of Richmond for Sprout School: Care for Kids
Dynamic Community
Children’s Museum Of Richmond for Dream Big for Little Learners
Groundwork RVA for Development Support for Sustainable Organizational Growth
James River Association for Continuing Activation of the James A. Buzzard River Education Center And Richmond’s East Riverfront
Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers to Support Sports Backers’ Work on the Fall Line Trail and Vision Plan
Southside ReLeaf for Sustaining Growth to Expand Access to Public Green Space
Venture Richmond Inc for Broad Street Vision Plan
Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)
Anna Julia Cooper School for Tuition support for Pre-K (4-year-old) children
Autism Society Central Virginia for Belonging from the Start: Creating Inclusive Preschool Options for Children with Autism
Capaz-It for Family Futures: Early Education Pre-pathway program for Bilingual Individuals
Chesterfield CASA for Voices of Hope: Training and Supervising Advocates for Abused and Neglected Children
Chesterfield Education Foundation for CECLA – play therapy, special education, and literacy materials
Children’s Assistive Technology Service for Enhancing Lives, One Child, One Device At A Time
Children’s Museum Of Richmond for Foundations for the Future: Engaging Families in Early Learning
ChildSavers for Back to Basics 2.0: Building a Foundation for the Early Childhood Workforce
City of Richmond Public Library Foundation for Reading with Ripple: Literacy Engagement for Children and Their Families
Communities In Schools of the Tri-Cities, Inc. for The CISP Integrated Student Supports Program
Early Impact Virginia for Shaping the Future of Home Visiting in Virginia
First Connections for Early Childhood Provider Training and TA
Forest Hill Child Care Center for Infant Child Care
Forward Foundation VA for Childcare Subsidy
Greater Richmond Fit4Kids Inc for Fit4Kids Early Childhood Expansion
Greater Richmond SCAN for Circle Preschool Program
Healthy Hearts Plus II for Lap Baby Education: Ready, Set, Learn
Henrico CASA for Empowering Futures: Strengthening Early Childhood Advocacy for Vulnerable Children
Henrico Education Foundation for Early Learning Workforce Advancement
International Rescue Committee Inc for IRC Early Childhood Family Navigator
Legal Aid Justice Center for Health Justice Advocacy for Children Ages 0-5 and Pregnant People in Greater Richmond
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden for Storytime in the Garden
Little Hands Virginia Inc for Child Safety Fund & Diaper Bank
McShin Foundation for Women’s and Children’s Recovery Residence
Medical Home Plus for Start Strong: Early Childhood IEP Advisory Services
Parenting Culture, Inc. for Rapid Autism Clinical Evaluations
Read to Them, Inc for Imagination Library Expansion
ReEstablish Richmond, Inc. for From Care to Literacy: A Three-Year Pathway for Early Learning Success
Richmond Behavioral Health Foundation for Supporting Mother/Child Engagement through Play
Richmond Performing Arts Alliance for Baby ArtsPlay!™ program
Sacred Heart Center for Serving Immigrant Families through Early Childhood and Parenting at Sacred Heart Center
Save the Children Federation Inc for Building Grassroots Support for Early Childhood Education in Virginia
SOAR 365 for SOAR365 Pediatric Therapy Program
St. Luke Legacy Center Foundation, Inc for Operating Support for Accounting System and Other General Needs
St. James’s Children’s Center for St. James’s Children’s Center: Preparing Young Hearts and Minds for Life
Thrive Birth to Five Foundation for General Operating Support with Focus on Supply Building & The Basics
United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg for WomenRise Childcare Funds for Single Mother College Students
Virginia Association for Infant Mental Health for General Operating Support
Virginia Child Care Resource and Referral Network for Early Care Substitute Workforce Pilot: Strengthening Regional Coverage
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation for Just Ask: Parent & Provider Line Resource Line
Virginia Down Syndrome Association for Together from the Start: Inclusive Pathways for Early Educators
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education for College Attainment for Parent Students-Creating a two-generation approach to reducing poverty
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy for Engaging Faith-Based Childcare Centers
Virginia Literacy Foundation for Together for Early School Success (TESS)
Virginia Organizing, Inc. for Continuing to Build the Base for Strategic Child Care Organizing in Virginia
Virginia Repertory Theatre for Tiny Tales FY 2025-26
Voices for Virginia’s Children for ECE for All: Virginia’s Path to Inclusive Early Learning
VPM Media Corporation for The Earliest Years Matter—Now called: “When/Then – 90by5” campaign—Phase II
YWCA of Richmond for Sprout School: Care for Kids
Dynamic Community
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc for Outdoor Access for All at Amelia Street School
Children’s Museum Of Richmond for Early Childhood Exhibit Renovations
Groundwork RVA for Capacity Building and Staffing for Green Space Creation in RVA
Groundwork RVA for Mini-Farm Programming and Staffing
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens for Revitalizing the Robins Visitor Center – Phase 2
Maymont Foundation for Signage and Other Infrastructure Updates
Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers for Fall Line Vision Plan Amenities Implementation
NOVA of Virginia Aquatics for Dynamic Community Grant Reimagining Regency
Science Museum of Virginia Foundation Incorporated for The East Green – A Living Classroom for Community, Nature, and Learning
The Richmonder for Capacity Building for The Richmonder
Venture Richmond Inc for Brown’s Island Improvement Plan
Virginia Repertory Theatre for Broad Street Renovations
Early Childhood Care & Education (ECCE)
Anna Julia Cooper School for Tuition support for Pre-K (4 year-old) children
Autism Society Central Virginia for Setting Preschools Up for Inclusive Success
Capital Center of Virginia for Advancing Maternal Health Outcomes: UBB Maternal Health Hub
Chesterfield Education Foundation for CECLA Before/After Care and Wraparound Supports
Children’s Assistive Technology Service for Pediatric Assistive Technology–The Key to Early Intervention
Children’s Museum Of Richmond for Family Engagement Programming
City of Richmond Public Library Foundation for RVA Reads Builds Literacy Connections for Families
Communities in Schools of Petersburg for CIS-Petersburg Early Childhood Student Support Services
CrossOver Ministry, Inc. for Building Healthier Futures: Expanding Pediatric and OB Care for Underserved Families
Family Lifeline for Growing Well- Early Childhood Home Visiting
First Connections for Early Childhood Provider Training/TA and Parent Support
FRIENDS Association for Children for Critical Care and Education
Greater Richmond SCAN for Circle Preschool Program (CPP)
Healthy Heart Plus II, Inc. for Lap Baby Education: Ready, Set, Learn
Henrico County Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc for Empowering Futures: Strengthening Early Childhood Advocacy for Vulnerable Children
Henrico Education Foundation for Virginia Early Learning Partners
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College for Early Childhood Accelerated Talent Pipeline
Little Hands Virginia Inc for Child Safety Fund & Diaper Bank
Medical Home Plus for Start Strong: Early Childhood IEP Advisory Services
Nurture for Expanding the Beta-Released Pregnancy & Early Parenting Resource Directory
Reach Out and Read Inc. for Reach Out and Read – Greater Richmond Initiative
Read to Them Inc for RVA Imagination Library
Reestablish Richmond, Inc. for Making Meaningful and Accessible Connections for Parents
Richmond Performing Arts Alliance for Baby Artsplay!™
Sacred Heart Center for Steps to Success Early Childhood Program
Save the Children Federation Inc for Building Grassroots Support for Early Childhood Education in Virginia
SOAR365 for SOAR365 Pediatric Therapy Program
St. Luke Legacy Center Foundation, Inc for The Fourth Trimester
St. James’s Children’s Center for St. James’s Children’s Center: Preparing Young Hearts and Minds for Life
The Virginia Alliance Of Family Childcare Associations for Stabilizing and strengthening the Virginia Alliance for Family Child Care Associations
Thrive Birth to Five Foundation for ECCE Infrastructure: Access & The Basics
United Way of Greater Richmond for WomenRise Child Care Funding
Virginia Association for Infant Mental Health for an Early Childhood Mental Health Professional Development Training Center
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation for Engaging Parents in After-School STEAM Projects (EPASP)
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation for Ready Regions: Amplifying Grassroots and Grass Tops Advocacy for A Stronger ECCE System
Virginia Down Syndrome Association for Interactions Across Abilities
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education for College Attainment for Parent Students
Virginia Literacy Foundation for Together for Early School Success (TESS)
Virginia Organizing, Inc. for Building the Base for Strategic Child care Organizing in Virginia
Voices for Virginia’s Children for ECE for All: Virginia’s Path to Inclusive Early Learning
Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Richmond for Early Childhood Education
YWCA of Richmond for YWCA Richmond Sprout School
Dynamic Community Grants
Blue Sky Fund – Office Space at Boys and Girls Clubs Teen and Community Center
Capital Region Land Conservancy – Purchase of Privately-Owned Plot of Land on Mayo Island
Friends of the James River Park – Belle Isle Gateway – Nature Exploration Area Construction and Shed Design
James River Association – James A. Buzzard River Education Center Activation Initiative
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – Visitor Center Refresh and Maintenance
Maymont Foundation – New Exhibits, Paths, and Bridges
Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers Inc – Fall Line Vision Plan Implementation
Shalom Farms – Shalom Farms Pavilion
Sportable Richmond Adaptive Sports and Recreation Inc
Story Corps, Inc. – One Small Step – Richmond
SwimRVA – Aquatic Center Lighting
Dynamic Community Grants
Capital Trees – Hotchkiss Field and Community Center Greenspace Enhancements
Capital Region Land Conservancy – Acquisition of Dock Street Property
Groundwork RVA – Build-out and Programming of the Hillside Micro-Farm and Community Space
James River Association – Strategic Planning Initiative
Science Museum of Virginia – The Green
Shalom Farms – Northside Hub for Community Engagement and Learning
Sports Backers – Community Outreach for the Fall Line Trail Vision Plan
Story Corps, Inc. – One Small Step
Virginia Capital Trail Foundation – Comprehensive Strategic Plan
Virginia War Memorial Inc. – Public Green Space Project Enhanced
Early Childhood Care and Education
Anna Julia Cooper School for Tuition support for Pre-K (4-year-old) children
Autism Program of Virginia Inc TAP-VA Inc for Preschool Inclusion Program
Chesterfield Education Foundation for Chester Early Childhood Learning Academy
Children’s Assistive Technology Service for Early Access to Assistive Technology
Children’s Museum of Richmond – Engaging Families Beyond Our Walls
Childsavers – Return to the Early Childhood Basis: Building a foundation for the early childhood workforce
City of Richmond Public Library Foundation for RVA Reads in Nontraditional Childcare
Communities in Schools of Petersburg – CIS- Petersburg Early Childhood Student Support Services
Family Lifeline for Growing Well Home Visiting
FRIENDS Association for Children – Raising the Bar on Early Childhood Education
Fulton Montessori School for Stabilization of Early Childhood Education Provider in Fulton Hill
Greater Richmond SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) for Circle Preschool Program (CPP)
Henrico Education Foundation Incorporated for Virginia Early Learning Partners
Healthy Heart Plus II, Inc. – Mommies, Bellies, Babies, & Daddies: Ready, Set, Learn
Little Hands Virginia, Inc. – Capacity Building
Medical Home Plus Inc. for Individualized Education Program (IEP) Advisory Services for Low Income Families of Children with Disabilities
Nurture – Expanding the Proof-of-Concept Pregnancy & Early Parenting Resource Directory
Reach Out and Read Inc. for Reach Out and Read – Greater Richmond Initiative
Read to Them, Inc. – RVA Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Richmond Performing Art Alliance for Baby Artsplay!™
Sacred Heart Center – Deepening the Sacred Heart Center Impact for Latinx Families
Save the Children Federation, Inc. – Building Grassroots for Early Childhood Education in Virginia
Science Museum of Virginia Foundation Inc for Early ExpLORE at LightPlace
St. James’s Children’s Center for Building Competency that Lasts a Lifetime and Spans Generations
First Connections, Coalition for Early Success (formerly Smart Beginnings Southeast) – Early Childhood Provider Training and Technical Assistance
SOAR 365 – SOAR365 Pediatric Therapy Program
Thrive Birth to Five – Capacity Building
United Way of Greater Richmond – WomanRise
Virginia Association for Infant Mental Health – Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Support Network
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation – Advancing, Bridging and Creating (ABC) Opportunities for Enhanced Child Development
Virginia Down Syndrome Association for Interactions across Abilities
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation – Virginia Promise Partnership
Virginia Foundation for Community College Education for College Attainment for Parents of young children
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy for Early Childhood Policy and Advocacy
Virginia Literacy Foundation – Together for Early School Success
Virginia Repertory Theatre – FIELD – Family Involvement in Early Language Development
Voices for Virginia’s Children – Promoting policies to make child care more affordable
VPM Media Corporation for “The Earliest Years Matter” public awareness campaign
Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Richmond – Early Childhood Education
Young Women’s Christian Association of Richmond – YWCA Sprout School
Capacity Building Grants
Catchafire Foundation – Catchafire Capacity Building Program – Year 3
Bonterra – through the Chicago Community Trust (fiscal sponsor) – 15-Organization Jumpstart Cohort
Dynamic Community Grants
James River Association – The James A. Buzzard River Education Center
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden – WaterPlay and Tree House features in the Children’s Garden
Maymont Foundation – Creating Dynamic Communities
Venture Richmond – Brown’s Island Improvement Plan Feasibility Study
Virginia War Memorial – Public Green Space for Solitary Reflection and Multi-generational Experiences
Early Childhood Education Grants
Children’s Museum of Richmond – for Family Engagement Programming
City of Richmond Public Library Foundation – for RVA Reads in Nontraditional Childcare: Boosting Skills, Engaging Parents and Caregivers
Coal Pit Ministry Inc – for Training, Staffing & Strategic Planning
CommUnity Yoga Preschool – for CommUnity Yoga Preschool
Down Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond – for Interactions Across Abilities
Families Forward VA – for Increasing Capacity to Serve Families
Family Lifeline – for Early Childhood Intensive Home Visiting
Friends Association for Children – for Raising the Bar on Early Childhood Education
Fulton Montessori School – for Program Enrichment
Greater Richmond SCAN – Stop Child Abuse Now – for Circle Preschool Program
Healthy Heart Plus II , Inc. – for Expanding Mothers Justice Meaningful Parenting Engagement in Under-resourced Neighborhoods
Henrico Education Foundation – for Virginia Early Learning Partners: An Initiative of the Henrico Education Foundation
Nurture – for Web-Based, Community-Driven Pregnancy & Early Parenting Resource Navigator
Reach Out and Read – for Reach Out and Read- Greater Richmond Initiative
Richmond Behavioral Health Foundation – for Supporting Children Exposed to Substance Use
Richmond Performing Arts Alliance – for Baby Artsplay!™
Sacred Heart Center – for Supporting Children through School Readiness and Parenting Programs at the Sacred Heart Center
Soar 365 – for SOAR365 Pediatric Therapy Program
Thrive Birth to Five – for Smart Greater Richmond – Capacity Building
Urban Baby Beginnings – for Richmond Resource Mothers Program
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation – for Advancing, Bridging, and Creating (ABC) Opportunities for Enhanced Child Development
Virginia Literacy Foundation – for Together for Early School Success (TESS)
Voices For Virginia’s Children – for Advocating for Early Care
VPM Media – for VPM Early Childhood Education program
Wild Fern Montessori School – for Wild Fern Montessori School Sliding Scale & Playgroup Programs
Young Men’s Christian Association Of Greater Richmond – for Early Childhood Education
Strategic Partnerships
Henrico Education Foundation Incorporated – for Strategic Partnership Sunset Funding
Richmond Public School Education Foundation – for Strategic Partnership Sunset Funding
Petersburg City Public Schools – for Strategic Partnership Sunset Funding
Chesterfield Education Foundation – for Strategic Partnership Sunset Funding
Capacity Building Grants
Network for Good – for 15 local organizations to partake in the Jumpstart program
Catchafire – for 100 local nonprofits to have access to the volunteer database