Grant Opportunities
The Division of Community Engagement offers a variety of grant opportunities to support faculty, staff, students, and community partners in advancing research, service, and collaborative projects. These grants provide funding for initiatives that strengthen university-community partnerships, promote engaged scholarship, and drive meaningful social impact.
Explore the available grants below to find opportunities that align with your work, and learn how you can apply to receive funding for your project.
Seed Grant Opportunities
Explore funding opportunities supporting youth development and community well-being through VCU’s place-based partnerships.
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Academic-Community Partnership Planning Grants 2026
The Division of Community Engagement invites VCU faculty to apply for academic-community planning grants that support building strong research partnerships with community partners. Learn how this opportunity can help you develop impactful, community-engaged research and lay the groundwork for future funding and collaborations.
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Community-Engaged Data Dissemination Grant 2026
The Community-Engaged Data Dissemination Grant seeks proposals from faculty to support innovative and community-focused approaches to research data dissemination. Researchers are encouraged to consider community-engaged, community-based data dissemination as a key component of their research.
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Thriving Communities Pilot Grant 2025
Thriving Communities Research Pilot Grant Program provides $25,000 in funding for pilot research projects that address community-identified needs and foster collaboration between VCU faculty and community partners.
