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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Community and economic development

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

READY Appalachia Grants to Grow Inactive
Grants to organizations seeking to build individual, organizational, and/or community capacity across the Appalachian region.
Geographic coverage: Appalachian Regional Commission service area
Letter of Intent (Required): Nov 1, 2024
Application Deadline: Feb 14, 2025
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
Utah Rural Communities Opportunity Grant Inactive
Grants for economic development planning, projects, and activities in rural communities in Utah.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2024
Sponsor: Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
Iowa Rural Innovation Grant Inactive
Grants to support innovative projects that address current issues and challenges related to food security and business growth faced by rural communities in Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Oct 25, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program Inactive
Offers funding to federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations to build climate resilience capacity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 18, 2024
Sponsor: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Recreation Economy for Rural Communities Planning Assistance Inactive
A planning assistance process where an EPA team will help communities bring together local residents and other stakeholders to decide on strategies and an action plan to grow the local outdoor recreation economy.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
National Association of Realtors Rural Outreach Grant Inactive
Grants for state and local realtor association initiatives on a wide range of rural issues such 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.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2024
Sponsor: National Association of Realtors
Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) Inactive
Grants to state and local governments to identify and remove barriers to affordable housing production and preservation to help meet the demand for accessible and available housing in urban, rural, and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Laura Jane Musser Fund: Rural Initiative Program Inactive
Grants designed to encourage collaborative and participatory efforts among citizens in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns and regions in a number of civic areas, including economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public space improvements, and education.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming, New York, Texas. A list of the specific counties eligible in New York and Texas is available on the program website under the "Limits of Geography" heading.
Application Deadline: Oct 3, 2024
Sponsor: Laura Jane Musser Fund
Utah Rural County Grant Inactive
Grants for rural counties in Utah to address economic development needs.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2024
Sponsor: Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
Sustaining New Mexico Fund Inactive
Grants to strengthen communities in New Mexico by promoting social equity, supporting self-sufficiency, and improving the quality of life for all. Preference will be given to organizations in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: New Mexico Foundation