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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Culture and cultural competency

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

Alaska Indigenous Research Program and Scholarship Inactive
A series of 3 1-week courses that provide Indigenous-centered, cross-cultural health research education and training for students, researchers and health professionals working in tribal health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2024
Sponsors: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Alaska Pacific University
Kentucky Courier Program Inactive
An 8-week, hybrid, rural and public health service-learning program for undergraduate students in Kentucky interested in public health, healthcare, social work, psychology, and related fields. Allows students to gain experience serving medically underserved areas and populations.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Apr 12, 2024
Sponsor: Frontier Nursing University
Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program Inactive
Grants for projects designed to address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 12, 2024
Application Deadline: Apr 12, 2024
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
California Psychiatric Education Capacity Expansion Grant Program: Psychiatry Residency Inactive
Grants to train psychiatry residents and fellows to work in the California Public Mental Health System.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Apr 8, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California Psychiatric Education Capacity Expansion: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Inactive
Funding for educational/medical institutions to develop and expand training programs to prepare Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner students to work with underserved populations in California.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Apr 8, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California Social Work Education Capacity Expansion Program Inactive
Funding to expand Master of Social Work (MSW) programs that educate and prepare additional MSW students who will provide clinical behavioral health services to children and youth through age 25. Projects should focus on meeting behavioral health workforce needs in California, specifically in underserved and rural communities.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Apr 8, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
ACT on Health Equity: Community Solutions Challenge Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations addressing health disparities among underserved populations through regional and local community-based programs focused on nutrition, healthcare access, oncology, and STEM education and career readiness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsor: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
Minnesota Live Well at Home Grants Inactive
Grants to develop and /or provide services to allow for older Minnesotans to live in the community. Funded projects will improve capacity to develop, strengthen, and integrate programs; maintain home and community-based services for individuals' age 65 and older and at risk of long-term nursing home use and/or spending down into medical assistance; and strengthen services for the caregiver support network. Models that serve older adults in rural areas are of particular interest.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Grant Program Inactive
Grants to establish, maintain, and expand sustainable, culturally appropriate services that address the unique needs and challenges of victims of sexual assault from culturally specific communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 14, 2024
Application Deadline: Apr 4, 2024
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
HEAL Southwest Leadership Cohort Inactive
An 18-month leadership training opportunity for Indigenous nurses working in underserved rural communities across Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona.
Geographic coverage: Arizona and New Mexico
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2024
Sponsor: University of California San Francisco