Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health occupations

Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities Inactive
Offers funding to states to develop and implement programs that address the oral health workforce needs of designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention - Transition to Practice Program (NEPQR-TPP) Inactive
Funding to support innovative educational and clinical training opportunities, thus increasing the nursing workforce and addressing the nursing shortage in rural and medically vulnerable communities.

Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant (R-EMS) Inactive
Grants to recruit and train emergency medical services personnel in rural areas with a focus on addressing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.

Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Team Partnerships (MCTP) Inactive
Funding to establish new, or enhance existing, mobile crisis teams that serve children, youth, and adults experiencing mental health or substance use disorder crises. Focuses on expanding behavioral health crisis response capacity and the development of structured partnerships that reduce reliance on law enforcement and emergency departments for behavioral health crises.

Oklahoma Nursing Student Assistance Program Inactive
Forgivable loans for Oklahoma students pursuing nursing degrees in return for agreeing to practice in Oklahoma upon graduation. Priority is placed on practicing in rural communities.

Virginia Health Access Grants Inactive
Funding for projects to increase access to healthcare for uninsured Virginians and those who live in areas with limited access to care.

Tribal Behavioral Health Substance Use Prevention Inactive
Funding to prevent and reduce substance use and overdose among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth and young adults through age 24 by building community-driven prevention systems, services, and partnerships. Projects should use evidence-based and locally tailored strategies designed to strengthen protective factors, reduce risk factors, and build sustainable prevention capacity.

Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND) Inactive
Funding to improve the quality of care for children and youth with autism and other developmental disabilities (DD) by training health and related professionals to screen, diagnose, and provide services for them across the lifespan. Meeting the needs of rural populations is part of the program strategies.

Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Inactive
Funding for accredited schools of nursing to establish and/or operate a student loan fund. Grantees will loan money to students, and up to 85% of each loan may be forgiven upon completion of up to 4 years of full-time employment as a faculty member in an accredited school of nursing.

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Dental Reimbursement Program Inactive
Funding designed to improve access to oral healthcare services for low income people with HIV, and to train dental students, dental hygiene students, and dental residents to deliver dental care to people with HIV. HRSA has a focus on those who are medically vulnerable or live in areas with limited access to care.