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Rural Health Information Hub

Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Climate and Health Demonstration Sites
Funding to support climate change and health adaptation initiatives at local organizations. Small and rural health departments will be given preference.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Association of County and City Health Officials
Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions
A 1-year fellowship designed to help public safety and public health practitioners and other interested community members collaborate more effectively to address substance use and misuse in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 16, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State Justice Institute, U.S. Department of Justice
Direct Assistance: Assigning CDC Staff to State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Agencies
Funding for CDC staff to be assigned to provide direct, individualized technical assistance, guidance, and coordination for awardees of grants and cooperative agreements made under specific CDC programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Research Grants to Rigorously Evaluate Innovative and Promising Strategies to Prevent Firearm-Related Violence and Injuries (R01) Inactive
Grants for investigator-initiated research to evaluate the effectiveness of innovative and promising strategies to prevent all forms of firearm-related violence, injuries, and deaths. Research focusing on rural and tribal communities is encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Nov 1, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 2, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (U54) Inactive
Funding for Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (Ag Centers) to conduct high quality research and subsequently disseminate their findings and recommendations. Projects should result in audience appropriate products that contribute to improving the safety and health of agriculture, forestry, and fishing workers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 22, 2023
Application Deadline: Oct 22, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Adaptation of Project Firstline Tools and Resources by Tribal Health Departments and Local Health Departments Inactive
A technical assistance and funding opportunity designed to strengthen capacity in healthcare infection prevention and control practices by piloting and adapting tools and best practices utilizing CDC Project Firstline resources.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 18, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Association of County and City Health Officials
CDC Rural Public Health Communications Fellow Inactive
Training opportunity that will support health marketing, communication activities, and health communication research in a rural health priority area that may include considerations for tribal populations. The fellowship will take place in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Rural Health in Atlanta, Georgia beginning September, 2024.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 2, 2024
Sponsors: CDC Office of Rural Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program Inactive
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
A Cultural Approach to Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country Inactive
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
Drug-Free Communities Support Program Inactive
Awards funding to coalitions working to reduce substance abuse among youth and to establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, organizations, and governmental entities. Many rural communities have been awarded funding in the past.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 17, 2024
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services