Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health workforce

Caring for Colorado Foundation Grants Inactive
Grants for projects in Colorado that enhance health equity, well-being, and opportunity in the priority areas of healthy children and youth, resilient families, and public policy.

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nutrition Training Program Inactive
Funding to promote the healthy nutrition of mothers, children, and families by establishing and enhancing MCH Nutrition Training Programs to provide training for future and current MCH nutrition professionals and nutrition-focused technical assistance to state Title V and other MCH programs. There is also the opportunity to apply for additional funding for the optional Nutrition Workforce Equity enhancement. Programs should implement a curricula that provides nutrition-focused clinical preparation in multiple settings emphasizing integration of MCH nutrition services and expanding the reach of MCH nutrition services in rural and underserved areas.

Indigenous Public Health Leadership Program Inactive
A 6-month leadership training program designed for emerging public health leaders working within a tribal department of health or in Indian Health Service/tribal/urban (I/T/U) healthcare facilities serving American Indian and Alaskan Native Communities.

Department Of Labor Nursing Expansion Grant Program Inactive
Funding to address obstacles to training the nursing workforce and to expand and diversify the pipeline of qualified nursing professionals who can fill jobs in healthcare. Individuals in rural communities are one of the priority populations.

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Training Program Inactive
Funding to train healthcare professionals to use valid and reliable screening and diagnostic tools, in addition to providing evidence-based interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental and behavioral concerns.

Rural Telementoring Training Center Inactive
Funding for a Rural Telementoring Training Center that will train academic medical centers and other centers of excellence in the creation of technology-enabled telementoring learning programs. Programs should assist in the development of strategies focused on improving the retention of rural providers and enhancing health care outcomes for rural patients with complex conditions in order to improve health care in rural areas.

Idaho State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Offers loan repayment assistance to certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Idaho.

Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program for Federally-Recognized Tribes in California Inactive
Grants to contribute to the capacity of federally-recognized tribes in California to prevent, prepare for, mitigate against, respond to, and recover from natural and man-made emergencies and disasters.

Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program Inactive
Planning and development grants to establish new accredited or expanded community-based primary care residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine-pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, and/or geriatrics. The program is designed to support the expansion of the primary care physician and dental workforce in rural and underserved communities.

California Community-Based Organization Behavioral Health Workforce Grant Inactive
Funding to support community-based organizations (CBOs) to recruit and retain behavioral health personnel, and provide loan repayments, scholarships, and stipends to paid and unpaid CBO behavioral health staff. Priority points will be given to applicants with program site(s) in rural and/or frontier communities.