Grant Round 2: 2025
UVM’s Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships funds collaborative research projects addressing rural Vermont’s challenges in agriculture, health, workforce, and sustainability through UVM-community partnerships.
Funder: University of Vermont
Due Dates: September 1, 2025 (Initial application) | August 10, 2026 (Letter of Intent) | October 13, 2026 (Full proposal)
Funding Amounts: Capacity Grants up to $20,000; Partnership Grants up to $250,000; all are typically one-year awards.
Summary: Supports research-driven partnerships between UVM and Vermont organizations to address rural community challenges in areas like agriculture, health, workforce, and sustainability.
Key Information: Requires collaboration between a Vermont-based community partner and a UVM partner; annual competition.
Description
This grant program, administered by the University of Vermont’s Leahy Institute for Rural Partnerships, funds collaborative projects that unite UVM researchers with Vermont-based community organizations, non-profits, government entities, and businesses. The goal is to advance rural communities through research-driven solutions in priority areas such as regenerative agriculture, education, workforce development, housing, energy, healthcare access, environmental sustainability, and more. Funding is available for both early-stage partnership development (Capacity Grants) and established collaborative research or implementation projects (Partnership Grants).
