Grants in the News

Hosting trainings and events, conducting research and workshops—our grantees have been busy! Check out projects recently featured in the news:

• The Trust was an early supporter of the Darden Prisoner Reentry Education Initiative, in 2013, and we’re thrilled to see its continued growth and impact in Darden News and on NBC29.
• Learn about the community and programming C-ville Tulips has established in their UVA Arts Winter Magazine feature.
• The Transformative Autism Biomarker Research Initiative, a 2020 grant recipient, received coverage from 13 News Now.
• CBS19 featured the work of Including Preschoolers with Autism and Piloting Open-Source Educational Model, two of our newest annual grant recipients.
• The School of Medicine’s, Medicine in Motion News highlighted the research work of Dr. Sean Moore’s Lab, Organ-on-a-chip technology, a 2023 annual grant recipient.
  

  

• PBS News Hour highlighted the work and impact of the Holsinger Portrait Project, a 2022 grant recipient.
• UVA and local researchers are creating and conducting new autism training for local emergency responders to improve patient interactions and care. Read more about this 2022 flash grant project.
• The Virginia Law in Prison Project, one of our newest flash grant recipients, involves UVA Law students developing and teaching incarcerated individuals. Read more about the scope of their work in this UVA Today feature.
• UVA Edge received a Trust grant in 2021. They’re continuing to expand and enhance their program for adult learners. Read their progress in UVA Today.
• A 2022 grant recipient from The Equity Center, Starr Hill Pathways brings local middle-school students to Grounds to explore college and career pathways. A group of approximately 40 Starr Hill Pathways students visited Grounds recently to learn about UVA’s School of Nursing.
• Orpheus & Erica: A Deaf Opera held performances in mid-March. This one-of-a-kind theatre experience brought together opera, deaf actors, and the UVA Chamber Singers.