Grants - Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation
Grants - Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation funds organizations’ projects and operations to improve health and quality of life in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties in Texas.
Funder: Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 (Under $50,000, Cycle 1; over $50,000 applications) | September 1, 2027 (Under $50,000, Cycle 2) | October 1, 2027 (Over $50,000 LOI)
Funding Amounts: Responsive: up to $50,000; Collaborative: $50,000–$500,000; Matching: variable; Foundation Initiatives: $500,000+; multi-year requests accepted
Summary: Supports projects and operations that positively affect health in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties, Texas.
Key Information: Applicants must not have received Responsive or Collaborative funding in the previous 12 months.
Description
Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation supports organizations improving health and quality of life in four Rio Grande Valley counties. Its definition of health includes physical, mental, spiritual, and social well-being. Funding priorities include obesity and diabetes prevention—the foundation’s leading strategic priority—healthy lifestyles, access to care, mental health, aging in place, and dental health.
The foundation supports focused activities, larger collaborative projects, matching funds, and strategic initiatives such as capital projects or seed funding. It accepts requests for new projects, operating expenses, capital purchases, and multi-year work. Priority goes to proposals that reach many people, foster collaboration, use resources effectively, demonstrate replicable programs, and have community support.
