Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health workforce education and training

Community Health Center Climate Resilience Learning Collaborative Inactive
Learning collaborative for clinical and administrative health center representatives to identify challenges related to a changing climate, specifically extreme heat. Health center teams will engage in interactive activities to enhance preparedness and develop strategies to build resilience to extreme heat.

Public Health Associate Program Host Site Application Inactive
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seeking partnerships with public health agencies and tribal and nongovernmental organizations to serve as host sites for the Public Health Associate Program (PHAP). PHAP is a paid training program funded by the CDC where associates gain hands-on experience across a variety of public health settings. Applicants from rural areas are strongly encouraged.

Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Inactive
Grants to educate and train the primary care and geriatrics workforces to provide age-friendly and dementia-friendly care in integrated geriatrics and primary care sites/delivery systems and maximize patient and family engagement to address care gaps and improve health outcomes for older adults. Proposals that benefit older adults in rural, tribal, or other underserved communities/populations are a priority.

Indiana Graduate Medical Education Fund Inactive
Grants to support the creation and maintenance of new residency positions at existing and new graduate medical education programs in Indiana.

Leadership Learning for Professionals Working in Public Health and Community Health Centers Mini-Grants Inactive
Funding for the development and offering of learning opportunities for professionals working in public health or community health in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming.

South Carolina Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for dentists who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) of South Carolina or serve as full-time faculty at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine.

Certified Rural Health Clinic Professional Course Inactive
A course designed to teach directors, clinic administrators, and other Rural Health Clinic leaders how to operate a successful Rural Health Clinic. Upon course completion and the attainment of an 80% or higher exam score, participants will earn certification.

New Mexico AHEC Scholars Program Inactive
A multidisciplinary certificate program for health professions students in New Mexico that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.

Rural Residency Planning and Development Program Inactive
Grants to develop newly accredited, sustainable rural residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, public health, general preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics/gynecology. The overall goal of the program is to support expansion of the physician workforce in rural communities.

Colorado Emergency Medical and Trauma Service (EMTS) Provider Grants Inactive
Funding for emergency medical and trauma service providers in Colorado for vehicles, communications, data collection, equipment, prevention, personnel, and recruitment/retention.