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Funding by Topic: Access

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

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Student Award Program Inactive
Funding for doctoral and medical students at Michigan universities who research healthcare topics, including demonstration and evaluation projects and pilot programs that are aimed at improving healthcare within the state.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2024
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Colorado Health Disparities and Community Grant Program Inactive
Grants for initiatives that positively affect social determinants of health to reduce the risk of future disease and exacerbating health disparities in underrepresented populations in Colorado, with a focus on policy and systems change.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Minnesota Rural Hospital Planning and Transition Grant Inactive
Grants to help small, rural hospitals in Minnesota create and/or implement a strategic plan that will preserve access to health services or respond to changing conditions.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Maine Systems Improvement and Innovation Responsive Grants Inactive
Funding for organizations in Maine working to improve or innovate services to be more responsive to the health needs of their communities in the areas of rural health, aging/older adults, behavioral health/substance use disorder, and maternal and child health.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 24, 2024
Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2024
Sponsor: Maine Health Access Foundation
Capital Clinic Access Grants Inactive
Capital funding to expand safety net dental programs in Washington, including Federally Qualified Health Centers, tribal, and nonprofit dental clinics, with the goal of increasing access to oral healthcare and reducing oral health disparities, especially among Black, Indigenous, and communities of color.
Geographic coverage: Washington
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 22, 2024
Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2024
Sponsor: Arcora Foundation
Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning and Implementation Grants Inactive
Funding to support pediatricians and fellowship trainees in the initial planning and/or pilot stage of implementing innovative, community-based projects to increase children's access to optimal health and well-being and address unmet child health needs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 22, 2024
Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics
Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Resident Grants Program Inactive
Grants to support pediatric residents in the planning of community-based child health initiatives that increase children's access to optimal health and well-being and address unmet child health needs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 22, 2024
Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics
Massachusetts Medical Society Physician-Led and Organization Grants Inactive
Supports organizations and physician-led volunteer initiatives in Massachusetts in the areas of quality healthcare services for the uninsured/underinsured, access to behavioral health, healthcare access, health promotion, and the social determinants of health.
Geographic coverage: Massachusetts
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 15, 2024
Application Deadline: Mar 1, 2024
Sponsor: Massachusetts Medical Society
North Carolina Farmworker Health Program Inactive
Funding to increase access to primary, preventive, and behavioral healthcare services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families in North Carolina.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Jan 9, 2024
Sponsor: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
Supporting Research in Health Disparities, Policy, and Ethics in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Research (HPE-ADRD) Inactive
Funding to increase understanding and develop strategies to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia research. Populations of focus include individuals living in geographies identified as underserved (rural and urban), among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 9, 2024
Application Deadline: Apr 2, 2024
Sponsor: Alzheimer's Association