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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.

Indian Business Incubators Program (IBIP) Grants Inactive
Grants to establish and operate business incubators that serve tribal reservation communities. Projects should provide individually tailored business incubation and other business services to native businesses/entrepreneurs to overcome the unique obstacles they confront and provide tools to start and grow businesses that offer products and services to reservation communities (including health and human service related businesses).
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 17, 2022
Sponsors: Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior: Office of Indian Economic Development (OIED)
Tribal Colleges Extension Program - Capacity Applications Inactive
Grants to build extension program capacity at 1994 Land-Grant Institutions. Funding will support one or more extension program areas including agriculture; community resources and economic development; family development and resource management; 4-H and youth development; leadership and volunteer development; natural resources and environmental management; and nutrition, diet and health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 7, 2022
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program Inactive
Grants to provide graduate and postgraduate traineeship programs at eligible institutions of higher education for meeting the national need to develop scientific and professional expertise in the food and agricultural sciences.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 26, 2022
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program Inactive
Grants to support research and extension activities that increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) disciplines. The target audience is K-14 students, meaning kindergarten through twelfth grade plus two years of post-secondary schooling, such as vocational technical institutions and community/junior colleges. Projects should focus on challenges facing agriculture and rural communities, such as increasing global demand for food production in the face of limited natural resources; improving health and reducing obesity; and increasing economic opportunities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2022
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
ConnectMaine Authority Infrastructure Grants Inactive
Grants for expanding the availability of broadband service in least served areas of Maine.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2022
Sponsors: ConnectMaine Authority, Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Build Healthy Places Network Community Innovations for Racial Equity Inactive
Funding, technical assistance, and a peer learning cohort designed to build local Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC)-led community development capacity, support community power, explore innovative community ownership models, and address the barriers and gaps within community development and health partnerships to effectively propel racial equity. Priority will be given to rural, tribal, and small- to mid-size communities that have been marginalized and have had less access to resources.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2022
Sponsors: The Kresge Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Rural Health and Economic Development Analysis Inactive
Funding for a single entity to quantify and describe the economic impacts of local healthcare sectors on rural economies to provide information to assist policy makers and other rural stakeholders in improving healthcare in rural areas. Topic areas may include sustainability of services and minimum population requirements as it relates to healthcare and the economic vitality of rural communities, including rural tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2022
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program Inactive
Grants to promote equity in access to Extension outreach and provide resources to address long-standing needs among federally recognized tribes.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2022
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
California Rural Recreation and Tourism Program Inactive
Grants to create new recreation opportunities within rural communities of California to support health and economic goals.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Jan 20, 2022
Sponsor: California Department of Parks and Recreation
Housing Assistance Council National Rural Service Awards Inactive
Honorary award program for individuals and organizations who have made an outstanding contribution to affordable housing in rural America, especially in the areas of social justice, climate/environment, preservation, economic recovery/resiliency, innovative design methods, health, and quality of life.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 17, 2021
Sponsor: Housing Assistance Council