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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Policy

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Native Public Health Resilience
Grants to support tribes and tribal organizations in implementing or expanding essential public health services and to strengthen tribal public health management capabilities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Health Research Center Program
Cooperative agreement to increase the amount of high quality, impartial, policy-relevant research to assist providers and decision-makers in better understanding problems faced by rural communities, and provide information that will improve access to quality, affordable healthcare services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 23, 2024
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Pennsylvania Research Grant and Mini Grant Programs
Research grants in Pennsylvania to conduct applied policy research that can result in legislative or program policy considerations and mini grants for projects that focus on basic data collection/analysis, timely issues, and/or the preparation of reference materials.
Geographic coverage: Pennsylvania
Letter of Intent (Required): May 24, 2024
Application Deadline: Aug 30, 2024
Sponsor: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Culture of Health Prize
Awards to honor collaborative, community-based efforts that address systemic barriers to health and well-being and help communities achieve health equity and create a culture of health for all community members.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2024
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Interact for Health Rural Changemaker Program
Funding to support grassroots work addressing community-identified challenges and inequalities related to health in the rural regions served by Interact for Health in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Geographic coverage: Interact for Health's identified rural counties in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky
Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2024
Sponsor: Interact for Health
Duke Endowment Child and Family Well-Being Grants
Funding to expand opportunities for vulnerable children in North Carolina and South Carolina, including out of home care and evidenced-based programs focused on prevention and early intervention for at-risk children.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina and South Carolina
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2024
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
A Cultural Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country
Grants for projects designed to reduce rates of death and disability from chronic diseases and the prevalence of commercial tobacco use, prediabetes, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, oral disease, and other chronic disease risk factors and conditions in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Delta Dental of Michigan Foundation Brighter Futures Community Grant
Funding for community-based oral health programs in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, with special consideration given to programs that promote and/or provide oral health for underserved, high-risk populations.
Geographic coverage: Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Michigan Foundation
Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program
A two-year professional development program designed to prepare new college graduates and early career professionals in a variety of public health career pathways to meet emerging and future public health challenges in the Pacific.
Geographic coverage: US Pacific Island Territories
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pacific Island Health Officers Association, U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) Departments/Ministries of Health
Berkeley Public Health Online Rural Health Innovation Program
Scholarships for public health leaders working in rural communities to attend the online MPH program at Berkeley and participate in a rural health curricula cohort.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 8, 2024
Sponsor: University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health