Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Healthcare business and finance

Kansas Community Health Worker Accountable Food Is Medicine Grant
Grants designed to improve health outcomes among rural Kansans by integrating community health workers into clinical care teams to connect patients with health and social services to bridge gaps in care. Projects will also establish or expand Accountable Food Is Medicine programs, which integrate nutrition interventions, such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions, into healthcare to prevent, manage, or treat chronic conditions.

Minnesota Rural Hospital Planning and Transition Grant
Grants to help small, rural hospitals in Minnesota create and/or implement a strategic plan that will preserve access to health services or respond to changing conditions.

Quality Payment Program Exceptions
The opportunity to apply for exceptions to meeting Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program requirements. The 2 exceptions include extreme and uncontrollable circumstances and promoting interoperability hardship.

Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant (EMPA) Fellowship
An 18-month fellowship for physician assistants with Gundersen/Emplify Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Fellows will learn from board-certified emergency physicians and physician assistants at a Level II Trauma Center, rural emergency departments, and with ground and air emergency crews.

Copic Medical Foundation Reducing Fragmentation in Healthcare Delivery
Grants for innovative, systems-level approaches that address the underlying causes of fragmentation. Proposals should demonstrate measurable improvements in healthcare delivery, a clear pathway to sustainability beyond foundation funding, and the potential for replication or adaptation in other organizations or healthcare settings. Applicants from rural communities are encouraged and have been supported in past years.

Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Planning and Implementation Grants
Funding to support pediatricians and fellowship trainees in the initial planning and/or pilot stage of implementing community-based projects for child health improvements, increased access to care, and innovative strategies to address unmet child health needs.

Wisconsin Wipfli - RWHC Champion of Change Award
Awards for organizational change ideas suggested by a team or individual employed by a Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative member hospital.

American Hospital Association Next Generation Leaders Fellowship
A fellowship program designed to empower healthcare leaders to bring about lasting change in the hospital and health systems in which they serve. Rural applicants are encouraged.

National Association of Community Health Centers New Board Chair Leadership Program
A 5-part virtual leadership training program for new health center board chairs or those about to step into the board chair role. Training addresses the role of the board chair, board chair-CEO partnership, board meeting facilitation, navigating conflict, and board chair succession planning.

NRHA Rural Hospital HR Certification Program
An 8-month hospital leadership and certification program for rural hospital human resource professionals.