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Funding by Topic: Health occupations

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

Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program Inactive
Grants to support training programs that expand the number of peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals who are trained to work in integrated, interprofessional teams to provide services to children whose parents and/or guardians are impacted by opioid use disorders (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD).
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 6, 2024
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Impact (RCORP – Impact) Inactive
Grant to improve access to integrated and coordinated treatment and recovery services for substance use disorder, including opioid use disorder, for people living in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 6, 2024
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
West Virginia Virtual Summer Academy Inactive
A virtual training from Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine for undergraduate students in West Virginia who want to prepare for medical school.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: May 6, 2024
Sponsors: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Center for Rural Health
California Huwighurruk Tribal Health Postbaccalaureate Program Inactive
A postbaccalaureate pathway program for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) students in California who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: May 3, 2024
Sponsors: Cal Poly Humboldt, UC Davis School of Medicine
Maine Rural Medical Access Program Inactive
Financial incentives, in the form of reimbursement of insurance premiums, to ensure the availability of doctors who provide obstetrical and prenatal care in rural and underserved communities in Maine.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 3, 2024
Sponsors: Maine Bureau of Insurance, Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
OneOhio Recovery Foundation Regional Grants Inactive
Grants to distribute a share of Ohio's opioid settlement funds to communities to support programs and services that prevent, treat or support recovery from addiction, including opioids and/or other co-occurring substance use and/or mental health conditions.
Geographic coverage: Ohio
Application Deadline: May 3, 2024
Sponsor: OneOhio Recovery Foundation
Doctors Across New York Physician Loan Repayment and Physician Practice Support Programs Inactive
Funding for physicians who agree to practice in an underserved area of New York for at least 3 years. Funding may be used for a physician to pay qualified educational debt, for a physician to pay costs of establishing or joining a medical practice, or for a healthcare facility to provide incentives to recruit or retain physicians.
Geographic coverage: New York
Application Deadline: May 2, 2024
Sponsor: New York State Department of Health
Nurse Corps Scholarship Program Inactive
Scholarships for nursing students in exchange for a minimum 2-year, full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent) at an eligible healthcare facility with a critical shortage of nurses.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 2, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Illinois Rural Nurse Practitioner Scholarship Program Inactive
Scholarships for registered nurses seeking to become a nurse practitioner in a rural area in Illinois.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: May 1, 2024
Sponsor: Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois State Medical Society
Kansas Nursing Service Scholarship Inactive
Scholarships for students pursuing registered nursing or licensed practical nursing degrees who agree to serve at a medical facility in Kansas upon graduation.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: May 1, 2024
Sponsor: Kansas Board of Regents