Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Broadband
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsoring Agency Request for Concept Papers
A national service program that provides resources and staffing for organizations and agencies working to alleviate poverty and address poverty-related problems in local communities.
A national service program that provides resources and staffing for organizations and agencies working to alleviate poverty and address poverty-related problems in local communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 27, 2025
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Application Deadline: Mar 27, 2025
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Access to Justice Prize: Closing the Rural Justice Gap
Prize competition designed to advance innovative solutions that expand access to justice within rural jurisdictions and communities.
Prize competition designed to advance innovative solutions that expand access to justice within rural jurisdictions and communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2025
Sponsors: Office for Access to Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2025
Sponsors: Office for Access to Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 3 Grants
Funding for projects in Region 3 that improve health literacy; increase the ability of the general public to find and use health information; and improve health professionals' access to, awareness of, and skills for locating high quality biomedical and health information.
Funding for projects in Region 3 that improve health literacy; increase the ability of the general public to find and use health information; and improve health professionals' access to, awareness of, and skills for locating high quality biomedical and health information.
Geographic coverage: NLM Region 3 states including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine
AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Grants
Funding for programs that are designed to improve lives, strengthen tribal communities, and solve local problems through service and volunteering.
Funding for programs that are designed to improve lives, strengthen tribal communities, and solve local problems through service and volunteering.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 9, 2025
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Application Deadline: Apr 9, 2025
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Community Connect Broadband Grant Program
Grants for communities without broadband access to provide residential and business broadband service and connect facilities such as police and fire stations, healthcare, libraries, and schools.
Grants for communities without broadband access to provide residential and business broadband service and connect facilities such as police and fire stations, healthcare, libraries, and schools.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 21, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Application Deadline: Apr 21, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Rural Health Care Program – Healthcare Connect Fund
Provides assistance to healthcare providers for eligible expenses related to broadband connectivity at a flat discounted rate of 65%. Participants can apply as a member of a consortium or a stand-alone entity.
Provides assistance to healthcare providers for eligible expenses related to broadband connectivity at a flat discounted rate of 65%. Participants can apply as a member of a consortium or a stand-alone entity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 2, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Company
Application Deadline: Jun 2, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Company
Rural Health Care Telecommunications (Telecom) Program
Assistance to healthcare providers for eligible expenses related to telecommunications and voice services for the use of telemedicine and telehealth.
Assistance to healthcare providers for eligible expenses related to telecommunications and voice services for the use of telemedicine and telehealth.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 2, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Company
Application Deadline: Jun 2, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Company
Inflation Reduction Act - Grants to Facilitate the Siting of Interstate Electricity Transmission Lines and Economic Development
Funding for interstate electricity transmission siting and permitting authorities or other types of state, local, or tribal governmental entities to support a wide range of projects that provide benefits targeted to the needs of impacted communities. Economic development projects may include broadband infrastructure, community facilities, affordable housing, and job training, among others.
Funding for interstate electricity transmission siting and permitting authorities or other types of state, local, or tribal governmental entities to support a wide range of projects that provide benefits targeted to the needs of impacted communities. Economic development projects may include broadband infrastructure, community facilities, affordable housing, and job training, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy
American Connection Corps
A 1-year fellowship program that trains and mobilizes leaders to work in rural and emerging communities to coordinate broadband development and digital inclusion.
A 1-year fellowship program that trains and mobilizes leaders to work in rural and emerging communities to coordinate broadband development and digital inclusion.
Geographic coverage: Available in 28 states.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AmeriCorps, Lead for America
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AmeriCorps, Lead for America
Broadband Planning Assistance
Technical assistance for communities with actionable broadband projects. Assistance will include targeted data and recommendations to produce investment-ready broadband plans.
Technical assistance for communities with actionable broadband projects. Assistance will include targeted data and recommendations to produce investment-ready broadband plans.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Rural LISC
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Rural LISC