Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health disparities
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Field-Initiated Approach to Addressing Racial Bias and Inequity in Child Welfare
Inactive
Grants for the development, implementation, and evaluation of field-initiated approaches to addressing racial bias and inequity in child welfare; and improving the safety, stability, and well-being of families in traditionally underserved communities. Populations of focus include Black, Native American, Hispanic, and other marginalized children and families.
Grants for the development, implementation, and evaluation of field-initiated approaches to addressing racial bias and inequity in child welfare; and improving the safety, stability, and well-being of families in traditionally underserved communities. Populations of focus include Black, Native American, Hispanic, and other marginalized children and families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Future Clinicians Scholarship Program
Inactive
Scholarships for underrepresented health professions students who are engaging in self-led community service and research, are developing critical professional skills, and are interested in working to address health disparities in medically underserved communities.
Scholarships for underrepresented health professions students who are engaging in self-led community service and research, are developing critical professional skills, and are interested in working to address health disparities in medically underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2023
Sponsors: National Medical Fellowships, United Health Group
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2023
Sponsors: National Medical Fellowships, United Health Group
Healthcare Disparities Funding for Community Paramedicine in Maine
Inactive
Funding to support EMS agencies in Maine initiating and/or expanding community paramedicine services, with a focus on rural areas of the state.
Funding to support EMS agencies in Maine initiating and/or expanding community paramedicine services, with a focus on rural areas of the state.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Jul 26, 2023
Sponsor: State of Maine Department of Public Safety
Application Deadline: Jul 26, 2023
Sponsor: State of Maine Department of Public Safety
Healthy Start Initiative - Enhanced
Inactive
Grants to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy and reduce the racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes. The program priority is diverse communities and populations, such as non-Hispanic Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and rural areas that are experiencing the greatest disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.
Grants to improve health outcomes before, during, and after pregnancy and reduce the racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes. The program priority is diverse communities and populations, such as non-Hispanic Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and rural areas that are experiencing the greatest disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2023
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2023
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Region IV Public Health and Primary Care Leadership Institute
Inactive
A leadership and educational opportunity in the southeast region that focuses on adaptive leadership in public health and primary care. Participants will experience group and individual assignments, panels, lectures, webinars, and discussions, and use problem-based learning to explore real-life situations leaders face in the field.
A leadership and educational opportunity in the southeast region that focuses on adaptive leadership in public health and primary care. Participants will experience group and individual assignments, panels, lectures, webinars, and discussions, and use problem-based learning to explore real-life situations leaders face in the field.
Geographic coverage: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2023
Sponsor: Region IV Public Health Training Center
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2023
Sponsor: Region IV Public Health Training Center
Oregon Justice Reinvestment Equity Program (JREP)
Inactive
Funding for organizations that have been overlooked by traditional funding streams with the goals of reducing incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal legal system, promoting healing, and advancing community safety in Oregon. Priority will be given to organizations working in rural communities where racial disparities are most notable and counties where incarceration rates are among the highest.
Funding for organizations that have been overlooked by traditional funding streams with the goals of reducing incarceration and racial disparities in the criminal legal system, promoting healing, and advancing community safety in Oregon. Priority will be given to organizations working in rural communities where racial disparities are most notable and counties where incarceration rates are among the highest.
Geographic coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Jul 12, 2023
Sponsor: Northwest Heath Foundation
Application Deadline: Jul 12, 2023
Sponsor: Northwest Heath Foundation
Closing the Gap with Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plans
Inactive
Funding to collaborate with multi-sectoral partners to develop an implementation-ready Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plan to reduce disparities in health outcomes related to chronic disease in a tribal jurisdiction, community, or catchment area. Health disparity populations include socially, economically, geographically, and environmentally disadvantaged populations.
Funding to collaborate with multi-sectoral partners to develop an implementation-ready Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plan to reduce disparities in health outcomes related to chronic disease in a tribal jurisdiction, community, or catchment area. Health disparity populations include socially, economically, geographically, and environmentally disadvantaged populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jul 11, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 11, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Community Care Corps Local Models Program
Inactive
Funding for innovative local models in which volunteers assist family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities to help individuals maintain their independence and age in place. The program intends to fund local models that represent a diverse cross section of the United States in terms of geography; urban, rural, frontier, and tribal communities; and underserved and limited English-speaking populations.
Funding for innovative local models in which volunteers assist family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities to help individuals maintain their independence and age in place. The program intends to fund local models that represent a diverse cross section of the United States in terms of geography; urban, rural, frontier, and tribal communities; and underserved and limited English-speaking populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 7, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, Altarum Institute, Caregiver Action Network, The Oasis Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, USAging
Application Deadline: Jul 7, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, Altarum Institute, Caregiver Action Network, The Oasis Institute, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, USAging
Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program (RMOMS)
Inactive
Funding to improve access to, and continuity of, maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities through regional aggregated care, coordination of a continuum of care, use of telehealth, and the implementation of financial sustainability strategies.
Funding to improve access to, and continuity of, maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities through regional aggregated care, coordination of a continuum of care, use of telehealth, and the implementation of financial sustainability strategies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 7, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 7, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Outcomes Building Capacity to Reduce the Burden of Menthol and Other Flavored Commercial Tobacco Products in Communities that Experience Health Disparities
Inactive
Funding to advance health equity through strategic partnerships and community engagement by addressing disparities caused by menthol and other flavored tobacco product marketing and use. Applications from rural communities are encouraged.
Funding to advance health equity through strategic partnerships and community engagement by addressing disparities caused by menthol and other flavored tobacco product marketing and use. Applications from rural communities are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 15, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 6, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 15, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 6, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services