The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia The Community Foundation of the New River Valley The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County More Child Restraint Systems Available Soon: All ACR-4 child restraint systems previously procured by the EMSC program have been distributed to Virginia EMS agencies, and another batch of child restraint systems is on order as we continue to emphasize that every child transported by ambulance in Virginia should be appropriately restrained. Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Foundation Is your grant not listed?Ĭharlottesville Area Community FoundationĬommunity Foundation for Northern VirginiaĬommunity Foundation of Rockbridge, Bath, and AlleghanyĬommunity Foundation of the Central Blue RidgeĬommunity Foundation of the Rappahannock River RegionĬommunity Foundation of the Virginias, Inc.Įastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation For information on individual funding opportunities, please contact the respective foundation directly. Below you will find a list of Virginia community foundations. Private grants are made available through foundations and other organizations. Research on the Causes and Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use Vaccine Access for Individuals with Disabilities
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Virginia Department of Historic ResourcesĬivil War Battlefield State-Matching Grantsĭepartment of Rail and Public TransportationĮarly Head Start & Child Care Partnership Grant Small Rural Hospital Improvement (SHIP) Grant Program Virginia Small Business Financing AuthorityĪlliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Chesapeake Forest Fund Tree Planting Program Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) Cost-Share Program Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) Program State Aid to Localities With Police Departments ("599") Virginia Watershed Educational Programs ProjectĮncourage Arrest and Enforcement of Protective Orders State Agencyĭepartment of Aging and Rehabilitative Servicesĭepartment of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesĪgriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID)ĭepartment of Conservation and Recreation public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161 23. Distribution Statement Document is available to the U.S. Conclusion Propensity for mothers' risk aversion may be the crucial element in both an appropriate duration of rear-facing car safety seat use and refusal of recommended vaccination schedule.īreastfeeding Car safety seats Child health Mother Vaccination.The Commonwealth provides a variety of funding opportunities for localities, organizations, and individuals. Below you will find a regularly updated list of grants offered by Virginia’s agencies. Fatal crashes, restraint use, seat belts, child passenger seats, safety survey 18. Fisher's Exact test indicated Group 1 had higher knowledge of airbag use with car seats (p = 0.035), lower intentions to use the recommended vaccinations schedule (p = 0.005), and were more likely to breastfeed (p = 0.044) for longer duration (p = 0.012).
Two groups of interest had (Group 1) long duration of rear-facing use with low perceived risk and worry and (Group 2) short use with high perceived risk and worry. Results The sample was predominantly White, had an average age of 32 years, had breastfed, and had at least some college education. Outcomes were knowledge of car safety seats, breastfeeding duration, and adherence to vaccination schedules. A cluster analysis based on these variables was performed to differentiate the sample into four distinct groups. (WJHL) The Greeneville City Schools Transportation Department has been awarded 10,000 through the Tennessee Department of Education School Bus Seat Restraint Grant Program. Items assessed mother's perceived risk and worry about being in an automobile accident, as well as duration of rear-facing car seat utilization. Methods A cross-sectional, online survey of mothers of children under 3 years of age (n = 124) was conducted. Mothers were categorized in terms of their rear-facing car safety seat utilization and its relationship to other parental health and safety behaviors. Objective Parenting practices differ for a variety of reasons, and three parenting behaviors may be directly influenced by research, policy, and overall parenting trends: car safety seats, vaccination, and breastfeeding.