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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Chronic respiratory conditions

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

Training Program for Institutions That Promote Diversity (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding to support training of predoctoral, health professional students, and individuals in postdoctoral training at institutions with a documented historical institutional mission focused on educating underrepresented students and/or institutions that provide clinical services to populations that experience health disparities, with the potential to develop meritorious training programs in cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic diseases, and sleep disorders.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 14, 2026
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Assessing Real-World Effectiveness and Implementation of Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication among Rural Communities
Notice of Special Interest for research that generates evidence on the real-world effectiveness of telehealth collaboration among healthcare providers for consultation, second opinions, and other purposes, referred to as provider-to-provider telehealth (PPT). PPT offers remote access to critical health expertise that might not exist locally in some rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2026
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Agricultural Health and Safety Emerging Issues Grant Program
Grants for short-term projects for emerging agricultural health and safety issues that are defined as health risks that are new or have rapidly expanding impact in the immediate or near future.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP) Inactive
Funding for clinics that support active and retired coal miners who have or may contract occupation-related coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD), also known as black lung disease.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 11, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Black Lung Data and Resource Center Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a Black Lung Data and Resource Center that will work with Black Lung Clinics Program grantees to strengthen their ability to examine and treat respiratory and pulmonary impairments in active and inactive coal miners.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 11, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Inactive
Grants to support projects that will expand, enhance, and sustain the delivery of effective healthcare in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 27, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Learn More Breathe BetterĀ® Community Subcontract Program Inactive
Funding for initiatives and programs designed to increase awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a serious lung disease and a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Applications from rural communities will receive special consideration.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 21, 2025
Application Deadline: Feb 11, 2025
Sponsors: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Colorado Health Disparities and Community Grant Program Inactive
Grants for initiatives that address systemic health disparities and improve health equity including barriers to healthcare with focus on preventing, detecting, and treating cancer, cardiovascular, and chronic pulmonary diseases among underrepresented populations in Colorado.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Aug 19, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Maryland Promoting Community Health Resources Grants Inactive
Grants for community health projects serving Maryland residents for the purpose of building capacity, expanding access, promoting health equity, and improving population health.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: May 16, 2024
Sponsor: Maryland Department of Health
Southwest Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education Pilot/Feasibility Program Inactive
Funding for research projects to promote health and safety in agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AgFF) occupations in the southwest region.
Geographic coverage: The 5 states in the SW Ag Center region
Application Deadline: May 15, 2024
Sponsor: Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education