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Funding by Topic: Elderly population

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

Lead Hazard Control and Health Homes Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program Inactive
Funding to make home modifications and limited repairs to meet the needs of low-income older adult homeowners. The overall program goal is enabling older adults to remain in their homes by reducing fall risk, improving general safety, increasing accessibility, and improving functional abilities in the home. At least one third of the funding is set aside for communities with substantial rural populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 19, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Infection Prevention and Control Capacity Building in Long-term Care Grant Inactive
Grants to increase the capacity of residential facilities serving older adults in Minnesota to meet critical needs and provide services for their residents.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation in Long-term Care Grant Inactive
Grants to increase the capacity of residential facilities serving older adults in Minnesota to meet critical needs and provide services for their residents. The program goal is to develop systems and strategies to ensure that long term care (LTC) community residents have the safest, most appropriate, and cost-effective transportation services to participate in essential non-emergency health related appointments.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Telehealth for People and Families Living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) Inactive
Notice of Special Interest for research to (1) determine the impact of telehealth on cost, access, quality, timeliness, and equity of care for people and families living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD), and (2) identify telehealth care delivery methods that work well for people and families living with AD/ADRD.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) Grants Inactive
Grant funding for quality of life initiatives in smaller Kansas counties related to childcare, programming for older adults, community vibrancy, food retail, and libraries.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2024
Sponsors: Kansas Department of Commerce, Kansas Office Of Rural Prosperity
Montana Mental Health Access Fund for Indigenous Communities Inactive
Funding for mental health service providers to increase access and improve mental health and well-being in tribal communities of Montana.
Geographic coverage: Montana
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsor: Montana Community Foundation
Senior Oral Health Partnership Inactive
Funding for a coalition of organizations serving a defined geographic community within the service area. The coalition will work together to address senior oral health access from a systems-change perspective. Rural communities are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsor: Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Community Grant Program Inactive
Grants for projects and services in Arizona promoting good oral health practices, increasing access to dental care, nutrition programs, food banks, and pantries.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation
Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency Service Coordinator Program Inactive
Grants to fund service coordinators to assist residents of public and Indian housing in making progress towards economic self-sufficiency, including the provision of job training, employment, adult education, housing, and health resources.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 21, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Health Careers Exploration Program (HCEP) Inactive
Support for health career conferences, workshops, and health career exploration programs in California, especially those serving underrepresented and/or disadvantaged students.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information