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Funding by Topic: Environmental health

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

AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities include serving historically underrepresented communities, environmental stewardship, services for veterans, access to youth mental health and substance abuse services, and civic bridgebuilding.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jan 23, 2025
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Daniel Foundation of Alabama Grants
Grants for programs in Alabama with a focus on underserved communities, rural areas, and populations experiencing economic disadvantages. Priority areas include health; community needs; education and youth; and arts, culture, and community assets.
Geographic coverage: Alabama
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 27, 2025
Application Deadline: Mar 17, 2025
Sponsor: Daniel Foundation of Alabama
EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program Region 3 Sub-Grants
Funding and technical assistance for environmental justice projects in disadvantaged communities in EPA Region 3.
Geographic coverage: EPA Region 3, which includes Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the 7 Tribal nations that share the same geography
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2025
Sponsors: Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
HUD Section 4 Capacity Building Grants: Rural and Tribal Communities
Grants to build the technical and administrative capacity of community development corporations, community housing development organizations, and Native American organizations to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that address the needs of households with low-income.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2025
Sponsor: Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Louisiana Community Health Grants
Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
National Environmental Public Health Internship Program Application for Students
Internship opportunity for students from accredited environmental health academic programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 3, 2025
Sponsor: National Environmental Health Association
IHS Rick Smith Injury Prevention Award
Award that recognizes contributions in the field of injury prevention that have led to improved public health for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 7, 2025
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Maine Food Systems Grants
Funding for projects designed to create a thriving, healthy, and just food system where local Maine communities are guiding decisions about, and have abundant access to, the resources needed for collective well-being and nutritious foods.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Feb 13, 2025
Sponsor: Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
Maine Rural Partnerships Grants
Funding for partnerships that are working to create a thriving, healthy, and resilient rural Maine where communities envision and guide their future.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Feb 13, 2025
Sponsor: Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 3 Grants
Funding for projects in Region 3 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: NLM Region 3 states including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas
Application Deadline: Feb 17, 2025
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine