Rural Health
Funding by Topic: American Indian or Alaska Native

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Inactive
Grants for projects designed to improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease, specifically for African Americans/Blacks, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.

Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program Inactive
Funding to support community-based organizations to use the EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model to develop and implement community-driven solutions that address environmental and/or public health issues for underserved communities. Special consideration will be given to projects located in rural areas.

AmeriCorps Seniors Native Nations and Indigenous Elders Senior Demonstration Program Inactive
Funding for projects that engage adults ages 55 and older in volunteerism in underserved indigenous and native communities. Program priorities include public health, climate, the environment, education, and economic opportunity.

Park and Recreation Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse Inactive
Grants for local parks and recreation agencies to use evidence-based mentoring programs to support youth living in communities with high rates of substance misuse who have experienced substance misuse directly in the home or personally, with special focus on youth facing barriers to youth development opportunities, including those in low-income and rural areas.

Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children's Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants to promote the wellness of young children from birth to 8 years by addressing the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of their development to ensure children are thriving in safe, supportive environments, and entering school ready to learn and able to succeed. Projects should work to advance equity for all, and to identify racial, ethnic, sexual and gender minority, and rural populations at highest risk for experiencing behavioral health disparities.

Mayo Clinic Native American Pathways Summer Program Inactive
A 5-week summer program designed to prepare American Indian/Alaska Native undergraduate students for health careers. The 2023 session will be offered through distance learning from July 10 through August 11, 2023.

California MAT Access Points Project: Tribal and Urban Indian Community-Defined Best Practices Inactive
Funding to support the integration of community-defined best practices in substance use disorder services in California tribal and urban Indian communities.

Medication Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction Inactive
Funding to expand or enhance access to medication assisted treatment services for individuals with opioid use disorder.

California Native Medications for Addiction Treatment Network for Healing and Recovery Inactive
Learning community for tribal and urban Indian health programs in California to develop, operate, enhance, and sustain medications for addiction treatment and/or stimulant treatment services. Focus will be on the healing role of culture in engagement, treatment, and recovery.

Community Engagement to Strengthen Approaches to Decreasing Syphilis Inactive
Funding for public health agencies to engage community members to develop a plan to decrease syphilis burden in the local community. The opportunity is for city, county, metropolitan, district, and tribal health departments, with a main focus on American Indian/Alaska Native populations.