Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health insurance
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
California PATH Capacity and Infrastructure Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) Initiative
Funding to build the capacity and infrastructure of on-the-ground partners, such as community-based organizations (CBOs), hospitals, county agencies, Tribes, and others, to successfully participate in the Medi-Cal delivery system.
Funding to build the capacity and infrastructure of on-the-ground partners, such as community-based organizations (CBOs), hospitals, county agencies, Tribes, and others, to successfully participate in the Medi-Cal delivery system.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Mar 7, 2025
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Services
Application Deadline: Mar 7, 2025
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Services
Connecting Kids to Coverage Healthy Kids Outreach and Enrollment Grants
Grants to organizations that help families with children and pregnant individuals enroll in health coverage opportunities, including Medicaid, CHIP, and insurance affordability programs. Rural and tribal communities are considered target populations.
Grants to organizations that help families with children and pregnant individuals enroll in health coverage opportunities, including Medicaid, CHIP, and insurance affordability programs. Rural and tribal communities are considered target populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Feb 7, 2025
Application Deadline: Mar 7, 2025
Sponsors: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Feb 7, 2025
Application Deadline: Mar 7, 2025
Sponsors: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
South Dakota Tobacco Control Program Tobacco Disparities Grant
Grants for tobacco prevention and control activities in South Dakota that are aimed at reducing disparate tobacco use among American Indians, pregnant and postpartum women, people of low socioeconomic status, and people with behavioral health conditions.
Grants for tobacco prevention and control activities in South Dakota that are aimed at reducing disparate tobacco use among American Indians, pregnant and postpartum women, people of low socioeconomic status, and people with behavioral health conditions.
Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Mar 25, 2025
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Application Deadline: Mar 25, 2025
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Minority Research Grant Program
Grants to to encourage innovative health services research that can directly contribute to the improvement of health outcomes for people from all minority populations, including people from rural communities.
Grants to to encourage innovative health services research that can directly contribute to the improvement of health outcomes for people from all minority populations, including people from rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 6, 2025
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
Sponsors: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 6, 2025
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
Sponsors: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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.
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: May 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 10, 2025
Application Deadline: Jun 10, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 10, 2025
Application Deadline: Jun 10, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AHRQ Small Health Services Research Grant Program (R03)
Supports different types of health services research projects, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Rural and frontier areas are considered a priority population.
Supports different types of health services research projects, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Rural and frontier areas are considered a priority population.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2029
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2029
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
California Health Care Foundation Unsolicited Proposals
Accepts unsolicited funding requests from organizations working to improve access to coverage and care for low-income populations, advance people-centered care, and lay the foundation for meaningful change in the California healthcare system.
Accepts unsolicited funding requests from organizations working to improve access to coverage and care for low-income populations, advance people-centered care, and lay the foundation for meaningful change in the California healthcare system.
Geographic coverage: California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Health Care Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Health Care Foundation
Medicare Physician Bonuses in Health Professional Shortage Areas
Medicare bonus payments to physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Medicare bonus payments to physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs).
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to work in underserved areas of New Hampshire.
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to work in underserved areas of New Hampshire.
Geographic coverage: New Hampshire
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care