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Funding by Topic: Community and faith-based initiatives

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

Iowa Farm Bureau Sponsorship Program Inactive
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Farm Bureau
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 7 Grants Inactive
Funding for projects in Region 7 (northeastern U.S.) 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: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Syringe Services and Community-Based Harm Reduction Grants Inactive
Funding for syringe services and community-based harm reduction activities. Grants may be used for free sterile syringes, safer smoking and snorting kits, education, and community wraparound services to reduce opioid overdoses and the transmission of HIV and viral hepatitis.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsor: Comer Family Foundation
Imua Loa Community Grants Program Inactive
Grants for community-based innovations that are working to improve access to quality healthcare for low income and underserved populations of Hawaii.
Geographic coverage: Hawaii
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: AlohaCare
Intercultural Harmony Initiative Inactive
Funding to promote mutual understanding and cooperation between groups and citizens of different cultural backgrounds within defined geographical areas through collaborative, cross-cultural exchange projects.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming, and limited counties in New York and Texas
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2024
Sponsor: Laura Jane Musser Fund
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
Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to improve the daily lives of people with paralysis and their caregivers. Projects and initiatives should foster inclusion, community engagement, and health and wellness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 8, 2024
Sponsor: Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Duke Endowment Rural Church Grants Inactive
Funding for United Methodist Churches in rural areas of North Carolina for health and human service-related outreach programs, church development, and leadership programs.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Oct 3, 2024
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
Indiana Trailblazer Planning Grant Inactive
Funding for the development of community-university partnerships to improve health, examine social determinants of health, or enhance health equity to result in future collaborative research proposals. Indiana CTSI has an interest in projects that are focused on rural health.
Geographic coverage: Indiana
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2024
Sponsor: Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)
Maine Charity Foundation Fund Inactive
Grants for community-based transportation programs that provide transportation and/or delivery services to older people with limited or no access to transportation. Projects in rural areas are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Sep 16, 2024
Sponsor: Maine Community Foundation