The VPhA Foundation will award $1,000 to $2,500 project grants to provide seed money to help pharmacists explore and implement services that enhance their role as healthcare providers and improve patient outcomes. Each project must be completed within one to two years. Successful applicants are limited to one grant per grant period (one to two years) from among these project categories:
- Caregiver assistance services
- Collaboration with home health agency or personal care agency for improved medication management services for seniors
- Collaborative practice agreements with physicians
- Current medication lists
- Drug abuse education
- Health literacy and care of underserved populations
- Healthy People 2020 Goals and/or National Patient Safety Standards advancement
- Improved management of patients on high risk medications
- Immunization clinics
- Medication reconciliation at transitions of care
- Million Hearts national initiative
- Patient assessment and wellness clinics
- Pediatric care pharmacy services
- Pharmaceutical care in non-traditional areas
- Synchronized medication compliance/adherence services
- Senior care pharmacy services