Inova Community Health Opportunities

Background

We are Inova, Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC, metropolitan area’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. With expertise and compassion, we partner with our patients to help them stay healthy. We treat illness, heal injury and look at a patient’s whole health to help them flourish. Through our expansive network of hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, emergency and urgent care centers, and outpatient services, Inova provides care for more than 1 million unique patients every year. Total patient visits exceed 4 million annually, demonstrating our ability to deliver the best clinical care and ensuring a seamless experience for all who rely on us for their healthcare needs. Consistently ranked and recognized as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience, Inova’s world-class care is made possible by the strength and breadth of our network, our more than 25,000 team members, our technology and our innovation. Inova is home to Northern Virginia’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and Level 4 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and provides high-quality healthcare to each person in every community we are privileged to serve – regardless of ability to pay – every day of their life.

Purpose

The purpose of the Inova Community Health Opportunities initiative is to improve care for our communities described in the Inova Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA). The target populations are identified as having unmet health needs outlined in the CHNA with the areas of focus around Behavioral Health, Health Access, and/or Economic Stability. The objectives of the proposed program/project should be clear, reasonable, and attainable, with measurable impact on the addressed need(s).

Eligibility 2025

Inova is dedicated to supporting programs/projects that make a difference in the quality of life, health and welfare of the communities it serves. Inova seeks to harness the collective power of community partners and organizations to create positive community impact, however is limited in the number of programs/projects that it can support. To be considered for funding, an organization with interest in submitting an application must, at a minimum, meet the following criteria:

1. Not a recipient of the 2024 Inova Opportunity Funding
2. Tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code
3. Located in and serve residents in one of the areas evaluated by the Community Health Needs Assessments
4. Focus area of behavioral health, health access and/or economic stability

Special considerations

Organizations may submit one Inova Community Health Opportunities application that focuses on behavioral health, health access and/or economic stability.

Inova does not support programs or projects that discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion or sexual orientation.

Unite Us/Unite Virginia: To promote the work of the awardee and further enhance the regional referral network and community partnerships, awardees will be required to participate with the Unite Us/Unite Virginia platform. Information will be available to facilitate this process in a way that works best for the awardee.