Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Community and economic development

Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
Grants to colleges and universities to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention. The overall program objective is to respond to identified state, regional, national, or international educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences, or in rural economic, community, and business development.

National Association of Realtors® Rural Outreach Grant
Grants for state and local Realtor® association initiatives on a wide range of rural issues such as broadband, well and septic, open space preservation, environmental standards, disaster prevention and recovery, and planning and zoning issues. Rural providers, facilities, and programs could approach local Realtor® associations with potential projects.

Arkansas Rural Services Block Grant Program
Funding to assist rural communities in Arkansas with development and improvement of local community facilities, including community centers, fire stations, or multi-purpose buildings, and the purchase of fire/service trucks.

Delaware Community Foundation Capital Project Grants
Funding for nonprofit organizations in Delaware for acquisition, final-stage design, construction, repair, renovation, rehabilitation, or other capital improvements of facilities.

Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) Grants
Grant funding for quality of life initiatives in smaller Kansas counties related to childcare, programming for older adults, community vibrancy, food retail, and libraries.

Boettcher Foundation Grants
Grants for transforming communities by investing in individuals, programs, and organizations throughout Colorado, including a focus on rural communities.

Utah Rural Communities Opportunity Grant
Grants for economic development planning, projects, and activities in rural communities in Utah.

Michigan Rural Development Fund Grant
Grant funding to promote expansion and sustainability of land-based industries; worker training related to land-based industries; and energy, livestock processing, transportation, housing, communications, broadband, water and wastewater infrastructure to benefit rural communities in Michigan.

Tribal Colleges Extension Program Special Emphasis
Funding for special emphasis extension projects at 1994 Land-Grant Institutions. Projects allow extension offices to be responsive to community needs through and address emerging issues such as agriculture productivity, public health and well-being, engaging tribal youth, economic development, and preparing the next generation of tribal agriculture leaders.

Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows
A fellowship program designed to develop the capacity of mid-career health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and healthcare policy. Individuals with unique perspectives are strongly encouraged to apply, and the foundation has an interest in rural.