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New Rural Health Funding & Opportunities from the Past 30 Days

Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program
Funding to provide culturally responsive training and technical assistance for tribes in the areas of criminal justice, substance use, violent crime, and intergovernmental collaboration.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 21, 2026
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
New York J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of New York, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: New York
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2027
Sponsor: New York State Department of Health
Minnesota Small Cities Development Program
Funding to help Minnesota cities with fewer than 50,000 residents and counties with fewer than 200,000 with housing, public infrastructure, and commercial rehabilitation projects.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Letter of Intent (Required): Nov 25, 2026
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2027
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Hermes Monato, Jr. Rural Health Essay Prize
An annual award for a rural health essay written by a student or recent graduate of any campus of the University of Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2027
Sponsor: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Dogwood Health Trust Leverage Fund
This program covers the costs of the services of professional, experienced grant writers to help individual organizations and collaboratives in the Dogwood Health Trust service area pursue funding from national and state sources.
Geographic coverage: 18 counties and the Qualla Boundary in Western North Carolina
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Dogwood Health Trust
Vermont Educational Loan Repayment Program for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Certified Nurse Midwives
Loan repayment assistance for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse midwives who agree to practice in a workforce shortage area of Vermont.
Geographic coverage: Vermont
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program
Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative
Funding to support rural local law enforcement to prevent, respond to, and reduce violent crime.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Justice
Physician Associates of MidMichigan Community Medical Foundation Grants
Funding for projects related to health, wellness, and health education in the Foundation's service area in Michigan.
Geographic coverage: Specific counties in Michigan
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2026
Sponsor: Physician Associates of MidMichigan Community Medical Foundation
Service Area Competition Funding for Health Center Program (Areas Served with a Project Period Start Date of April 1, 2027)
Funding to support the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality preventive and primary healthcare services to medically underserved communities and populations. Areas with an April 1, 2027 project period start date are eligible to apply.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 19, 2026
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Wyoming State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, dentists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, nurses, and mental health clinicians who agree to serve at an approved National Health Service Corps site in Wyoming.
Geographic coverage: Wyoming
Application Deadline: Nov 16, 2026
Sponsor: Wyoming Office of Rural Health