Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Healthcare needs and services

Tennessee Perinatal Telehealth
Grants to develop or expand innovative perinatal telehealth models that strengthen Tennessee's maternal health system, reduce gaps in access to specialty obstetrical care, and support a more coordinated statewide approach to high-risk perinatal services. Projects should serve as building blocks toward a more unified perinatal telehealth system capable of improving patient outcomes, decreasing travel burdens, strengthening referral pathways, and supporting providers in rural and healthcare shortage communities.

Grain Bin Rescue Equipment and Training Contest
Awards for rural emergency first responders that include grain rescue tubes and hands-on rescue training.

Illinois J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Illinois, allowing them to remain in the United States.

Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for medical providers and substance use disorder counselors to begin and expand opioid treatment in Michigan.

Michigan State Loan Repayment Program (MSLRP)
Loan repayment for primary medical, dental, and mental healthcare providers who agree to provide healthcare services in Health Professional Shortage Areas of Michigan.

Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund
Grants to nonprofit organizations in North Dakota focused on the areas of food, shelter, healthcare clinics, disability services, and school-based mental health.

Patricia D. Klingenstein Grants Program
Grants to promote the health of children in Maine, which includes their physical, mental, and social health and well-being. Past awards have been made in rural areas of the state.

Rural Community Grant Fund
Grants to fund infrastructure improvement and development initiatives for housing projects; health, safety, and environmental programs; medical facilities; and educational programs in western North Dakota.

West Virginia Recruitment and Retention Community Project
Grants to eligible healthcare employers in rural West Virginia to provide loan repayment assistance to primary care health professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas.

West Virginia State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary care health professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of West Virginia.