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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Community engagement and volunteerism

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

Maryland Rural Impact Awards Inactive
Honorary awards to recognize individuals and organizations that have provided exemplary service to communities in rural Maryland.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Empowering Rural Communities in California to End the Tobacco Epidemic Inactive
Funding to implement policy, systems, and environmental change strategies by engaging rural residents in California to address tobacco disparities.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2023
Sponsor: California Department of Public Health
Episcopal Health Foundation Grants Inactive
Grants for projects in Texas that strengthen systems of health, build health-promoting communities, and invest in early childhood brain development.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 20, 2023
Application Deadline: Sep 5, 2023
Sponsor: Episcopal Health Foundation
NNLM Region 6 State Advisory Group (SAG) Illinois Outreach Award Inactive
Funding to improve health literacy and increase health equity through engagement and training for health information. The program focus is to address issues of mental health and/or social or environmental health in health disparity populations in Illinois.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Sponsors: Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine
AmeriCorps Seniors Native Nations and Indigenous Elders Senior Demonstration Program Inactive
Funding for projects that engage adults ages 55 and older in volunteerism in underserved indigenous and native communities. Program priorities include public health, climate, the environment, education, and economic opportunity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2023
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Health Information Outreach Award: Region 6 Inactive
Funding for projects in Network of the National Library of Medicine Region 6 that improve health literacy and increase health equity through engagement and training for health information.
Geographic coverage: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2023
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Iowa Rural EMS Pilot Grant Inactive
Grants for projects that leverage GPS-location technology with trained volunteers to decrease the immediate response time and stabilize emergencies while coordinating with emergency assistance. Funding will be used to provide training and equipment to volunteers in Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 1, 2023
Application Deadline: May 1, 2023
Sponsor: Empower Rural Iowa Initiative
AmeriCorps Seniors Workforce Development Senior Demonstration Program Inactive
Funding for demonstration projects that engage adults ages 55 and older, using service opportunities, certification, training, and mentoring as the avenue that will lead to employment in skilled, professional, and/or para-professional career employment. Public health is a focus area, and rural communities are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2023
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Local Drug Crises Grants Inactive
Grants to support community-level efforts to prevent opioid, methamphetamine, and prescription drug use among youth ages 12-18, including activities targeting rural areas and other underserved populations and communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2021
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services