Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Evaluation methods and resources
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Learn More Breathe Better® Community Subcontract Program
Funding for initiatives and programs designed to increase awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a serious lung disease and a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Applications from rural communities will receive special consideration.
Funding for initiatives and programs designed to increase awareness about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a serious lung disease and a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. Applications from rural communities will receive special consideration.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 21, 2025
Application Deadline: Feb 11, 2025
Sponsors: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 21, 2025
Application Deadline: Feb 11, 2025
Sponsors: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program: Native Entities
Funding for Native entities to carry out digital equity and inclusion activities.
Funding for Native entities to carry out digital equity and inclusion activities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 7, 2025
Sponsor: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Application Deadline: Feb 7, 2025
Sponsor: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Strengthening Vaccine-Preventable Disease Prevention and Response
Funding to public health systems to protect people and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases by equitably increasing access, confidence, and demand for vaccines.
Funding to public health systems to protect people and communities from vaccine-preventable diseases by equitably increasing access, confidence, and demand for vaccines.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2025
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2025
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Analysis of Existing Linked Datasets to Understand the Relationship between Housing Program Participation and Risk for Chronic Diseases and Other Conditions (R01-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Notice of Special Interest for research that evaluates the effects of housing program participation on risk for chronic diseases and conditions. Research in rural areas is encouraged.
Notice of Special Interest for research that evaluates the effects of housing program participation on risk for chronic diseases and conditions. Research in rural areas is encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Sep 8, 2027
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health
Application Deadline: Sep 8, 2027
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health
Changing Talk: Online Training (CHATO) Research Study
Opportunity for nursing homes to participate in a research study testing the Changing Talk: Online Training (CHATO). The training focuses on the use of evidence-based, person-centered communication during interactions with older adults in nursing homes and other healthcare settings. Participants from rural areas are encouraged.
Opportunity for nursing homes to participate in a research study testing the Changing Talk: Online Training (CHATO). The training focuses on the use of evidence-based, person-centered communication during interactions with older adults in nursing homes and other healthcare settings. Participants from rural areas are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
Direct Assistance: Assigning CDC Staff to State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Agencies
Funding for CDC staff to be assigned to provide direct, individualized technical assistance, guidance, and coordination for awardees of grants and cooperative agreements made under specific CDC programs.
Funding for CDC staff to be assigned to provide direct, individualized technical assistance, guidance, and coordination for awardees of grants and cooperative agreements made under specific CDC programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Flourishing in Community Environmental Justice Grants (Region 2)
Funding, technical support, capacity development, programs, and research opportunities for environmental justice projects in EPA Region 2.
Funding, technical support, capacity development, programs, and research opportunities for environmental justice projects in EPA Region 2.
Geographic coverage: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and 8 federally recognized Tribal nations that share the geography
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Fordham University
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Fordham University
HUD Distressed Cities and Persistent Poverty Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program
Technical assistance to build capacity of local governments experiencing economic distress, specifically in smaller communities with populations under 50,000. Assistance will help local governments and their nonprofit partners in alleviating persistent poverty.
Technical assistance to build capacity of local governments experiencing economic distress, specifically in smaller communities with populations under 50,000. Assistance will help local governments and their nonprofit partners in alleviating persistent poverty.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Michigan Investigator Initiated Research Program
Funds Michigan-based innovative research projects that address health inequities; social determinants of health; and healthcare access, quality and cost.
Funds Michigan-based innovative research projects that address health inequities; social determinants of health; and healthcare access, quality and cost.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Northwest Native American Research Center for Health Research Training Institutes
Research training programs designed for health professionals and students interested in native health. Courses emphasize practical skill-building in research, program evaluation, and implementation.
Research training programs designed for health professionals and students interested in native health. Courses emphasize practical skill-building in research, program evaluation, and implementation.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Native American Research Centers for Health, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Native American Research Centers for Health, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board