Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health workforce education and training

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.

Rural Health Agriculture Family-Friendly Training and Designation (AFTD) Inactive
A training program designed to address healthcare access among agricultural and rural families. The program educates healthcare professionals about the challenges rural populations and farm families often face, such as limited access to healthcare; stressors, including weather, market fluctuations, and labor shortages; and how to address them.

Rural Program Directors University Inactive
A training, networking, and peer learning community for program, associate program, and site directors of rural residency programs, training tracks, and pathways.

Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development Grant Program Inactive
Grants to improve rates of postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion among rural students through development of career pathways aligned to high-skill, high-wage, and in-demand industry sectors and occupations in the region. Health and human services are among the in-demand industry clusters.

Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) Inactive
Grants for fire departments, EMS organizations, and fire academies for equipment, training, personnel wellness programs, capital funding, and collaboration/regional communication efforts.

Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program Inactive
Grants to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-serving institutions and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs.

Distance Education Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas Inactive
Grants to institutions of higher education in U.S. territories, commonwealth, and freely associated states designed to strengthen the capacity to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agriculture sciences through distance education technology.

Iowa Farm Bureau Rural Medicine Scholarship for M4 Students and R3 Residents Inactive
Offers scholarships to 4th year medical students and 3rd year residents in Iowa who show a strong desire to practice in rural areas of Iowa upon completion of their training.

Kansas EMS Education Incentive Grant Program Inactive
Grants for licensed ambulance services in rural, frontier, and densely settled rural areas of Kansas to help with recruiting, training, and certifying ambulance EMS providers.

National Rural Health Leadership Virtual Residency Program Inactive
A one-year, fee-based virtual leadership training program designed to enhance the skills and ensure the success of new rural health leaders.