Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Registered Nurse Training Program Inactive
Funding to enhance nursing education and practice to advance the health of patients, families, and communities and improve health outcomes. The overall goal is to increase the number of nursing students trained in acute care settings to address and manage social determinant of health factors and improve health equity and health literacy in rural and underserved areas.

Public Health Nursing Case Management: Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infections Inactive
Funding to mitigate the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in Indian Country through a model that utilizes public health nurses to provide case management services.

Alcohol and Other Substance Use Research Education Programs for Health Professionals (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Inactive
Grants to support research educational and outreach activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIH Institutes and Centers, especially the public health impact of alcohol, opioids, and other substances, their associated consequences, and the persistent stigma associated with them.

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Medication-Assisted Treatment (RCORP-MAT) Access Inactive
Grants to establish new Medication-Assisted Treatment access points and increase capacity for the provision of sustainable MAT services in high-risk rural communities, thus increasing access to evidence-based treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) living in rural areas.

Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) Technical Assistance Center Inactive
Funding for a single entity to provide technical assistance for rural hospitals. The program purpose is to ensure that rural hospitals and the communities they serve have the information and resources needed to make informed decisions as to whether the REH model of care is best for their communities, and if so, facilitate a successful implementation of Rural Emergency Hospital requirements for those hospitals converting to this new provider type.

Cooperative Agreements for Innovative Community Crisis Response Partnerships Inactive
Funding to create or enhance existing mobile crisis response teams to divert adults, children, and youth experiencing mental health crises from law enforcement in high-need communities. A high-need community is one where mobile crisis services are absent or inconsistent, where most mental health crises are responded to by first responders, and/or where first responders are not adequately trained or equipped to diffuse mental health crises. This includes increasing access to licensed/credentialed professionals in rural and remote communities.

Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Centers - Northern Border Region Inactive
Funding for a Rural Behavioral Health Workforce Center (RBHWC) to provide career and workforce training activities in New York to address behavioral health needs, particularly substance use disorders. RBHWCs are part of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program, an initiative with the goal of reducing morbidity and mortality resulting from substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, in high risk rural communities.

Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, Children and Families Affected By Opioids and Other Substance Abuse Inactive
Funding for collaborative regional partnerships that provide activities and services designed to increase the well-being of, improve permanency outcomes for, and enhance the safety of children who are in, or at risk of, an out-of-home placement as a result of a parent's or caregiver's opioid or other substance abuse.

Cancer Control Research in Persistent Poverty Areas (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding for the development of U54 Specialized Research Centers that consist of transdisciplinary, collaborative teams of institutions, clinics, communities, and tribes. Centers will provide support to early career investigators and develop a cancer prevention and control research program that focuses on, and serves, populations living in persistent poverty areas. Preference will be given to applications that include rural persistent poverty census tracts within the scope of their research.

Rural Northern Border Region Healthcare Support Program Inactive
Funding for a single entity to provide technical assistance to rural communities in the region of the Northern Border Regional Commission in their efforts to enhance access to health care (including behavioral health); improve recruitment and retention of health care providers and assist rural hospitals and clinics in their efforts to take part in health care value efforts.