Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health workforce education and training

Wisconsin AHEC Community Health Immersion Inactive
A multi-day program designed to give health professions students in Wisconsin the opportunity to explore healthcare delivery and public health in medically underserved areas and learn from students in other disciplines.

NOSORH Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Mock Survey Masterclass Inactive
Course for staff of State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) and other technical assistance providers that support for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) certified RHCs.

Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy Inactive
A one-year fellowship designed to prepare physician-leaders who will work to improve the capacity of the healthcare system to provide access to high quality care for historically marginalized populations. The program provides academic training and coursework, including an MPH or MPA. Physicians from groups underrepresented in medicine, including American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians are encouraged to apply.

Rural Immersion Institute of the North Inactive
A 10 day summer educational experience in Alaska designed to introduce health professions students to rural healthcare experiences.

Minnesota Capacity Strengthening Initiative Inactive
Funding to support community-based and faith-based organizations in strengthening their organizational infrastructure to be better equipped and prepared for success in procuring grants and contracts at the department and addressing health inequities across Minnesota. Organizations should serve people of color, American Indians, LGBTQIA+, and/or people living with disabilities. Applications from rural organizations are encouraged.

Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map Strategists Program Inactive
Funding to increase the capacity of local health departments (LHDs), tribal health organizations, and their community partners to address cognitive health.

California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program: Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (FNP/PA) Postgraduate Fellowship Inactive
Grants to support postgraduate family nurse practitioner/physician assistant (FNP/PA) fellowships for clinical training in primary care.

Opioid Settlement Fund Community Grant Program Inactive
Grants for organizations working to abate and alleviate the impacts of the opioid crisis and co-occurring substance use challenges in South Dakota communities. Rural behavioral health workforce, MAT training, and telehealth in rural communities are among the approved uses of funds.

California Health Professions Pathways Program (HPPP) Inactive
Funding to support and encourage underrepresented individuals in California to pursue health careers. The goal is to develop a more culturally and linguistically competent healthcare workforce. Priority goes to applications that propose services in rural and frontier areas of the state.

California Justice-System Involvement Youth: Behavioral Health Pipeline Inactive
Funding for organizations to support and encourage economically disadvantaged, educationally/environmentally disadvantaged, and justice-system involved youth in California to pursue behavioral health careers. The goal is to develop a more culturally and linguistically competent behavioral healthcare workforce, including providing comprehensive wrap-around supports. Applicants should conduct outreach and recruitment in rural and medically underserved areas; for educationally and/or economically disadvantaged students; and to former foster youth, veterans, immigrants, refugees, and adult/non-traditional learners.