Vibrant Virginia

Virginia Tech is committed to helping bridge divides and advance broad prosperity across our state. The university has established the Council on Vibrant Virginia to champion and guide this work. The Vibrant Virginia initiative encourages university involvement in community problem-solving through place-based collaborations, focusing on pressing community challenges.

The Vibrant Virginia Forum: Engaging Communities and Higher Education for Shared Prosperity: Explore our online conference series

Order the Vibrant Virginia Book.

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Vibrant Virginia's Vision:

To encourage vibrant and flourishing places in every part of the Commonwealth.

Place-based partnerships and exploratory projects

We build sustained collaborations in specific Virginia places—ongoing engagement with an anchor partner around a pressing, community-defined issue or opportunity. We also lead or support short-term exploratory projects, often planning or research-focused.

Faculty-initiated micro-projects

We help Virginia Tech faculty start or grow Vibrant Virginia-related projects through seed awards, technical assistance, and/or resource linkages.

Civic well-being

We develop and offer capacity-building tools and resources that support civic well-being in Virginia communities through skill-development, knowledge-building, and experiential activities.

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