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Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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

Solid Waste Management Grants Inactive
Funds for organizations to provide technical assistance and/or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jan 2, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Water and Waste Disposal Technical Assistance and Training Grants Inactive
Grants for organizations that assist rural and tribal communities with water and/or wastewater operations through technical assistance and training.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 2, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program Inactive
Grants to develop and expand existing farm to school initiatives and other food and learning initiatives with the overall goal of increasing knowledge of agriculture and improving the nutritional health of children.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 7, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Community Facilities Program Disaster Repair Grants Inactive
Grants to repair essential community facilities in rural areas that were damaged by Presidentially Declared Disasters in calendar year 2022. An essential community facility is defined as a facility that provides an essential service to the local community for the orderly development of the community. It does not include private, commercial, or business undertakings.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 24, 2023
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Housing Service
Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant - Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 2023 Grant Funds Inactive
Funding to provide training and technical assistance for rural communities, tribes, and nonprofit organizations to identify and plan for community facility repairs as a result of damages resulting from presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 24, 2023
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Housing Service
Community Wildfire Defense Grants Inactive
Grants for at-risk local communities and tribes to plan for and mitigate the risk created by wildfires. Priority is given to projects located in areas identified as having a high or very high wildfire hazard potential; that benefit low-income communities; and/or serve communities impacted by a severe disaster within the previous 10 years.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2023
Sponsors: Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program Inactive
Grants to plan or implement food projects designed to meet the needs of low-income individuals and increase community self-reliance concerning food and nutrition.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Disaster Circuit Rider Technical Assistance Grants Program Inactive
Funding for technical assistance providers to provide on-site assistance to help eligible rural communities mitigate damage to water systems caused by presidentially declared disasters in Fiscal Year 2022.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2023
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I Inactive
Funding for research that focuses on the development of new technologies that address important problems affecting people, institutions, and communities in rural America, including health, agriculture, rural development, and the environment.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 19, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Technical Assistance and Construction for Innovative Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions (TAC-RWTS) Grant Pilot Program Inactive
Grants for the study, design, and/or construction of regional wastewater systems for historically impoverished communities that have had difficulty installing traditional wastewater treatment systems due to soil conditions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2023
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service