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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Housing and homelessness

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Protecting and Rehabilitating Sexually Exploited Women and Girls Through Long-Term Safe Homes
Funding for initiatives that seek to address sexual violence by providing safe homes for sexually exploited and/or abused women or girls. One of the program priorities is supporting safety and justice for trafficking victims in small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Sponsors: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
Protecting Women and Girls through Founding and Replication of Existing Long-Term Safe Homes
Funding for initiatives that seek to address sexual violence by founding or replicating new safe homes for sexually exploited and/or abused women or girls. One of the program priorities is supporting safety and justice for trafficking victims in small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Sponsors: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC): Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions
Grants for projects in the Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta, and Northern Border regions that will provide career, training, and support services to eligible individuals in eligible counties and parishes. Grants will support workforce development activities that prepare dislocated workers, new entrants to the workforce, and incumbent workers for good jobs in high-demand occupations aligned with a regional or community economic development strategy. High demand industries include manufacturing, IT, healthcare, business, and energy.
Geographic coverage: Service areas of the Northern Border Regional Commission, Appalachian Regional Commission, and Delta Regional Authority
Application Deadline: Jul 23, 2026
Sponsors: Appalachian Regional Commission, Delta Regional Authority, Employment and Training Administration, Northern Border Regional Commission, U.S. Department of Labor
Mālama Honua Home Improvement/Renovation Program Grant
Funding to support nonprofit partners to administer health and safety-focused home improvement programs for income-qualified Native Hawaiian homeowners who are ineligible for traditional financing. Priority will be given to projects that serve kupuna, individuals who are disabled, and rural households.
Geographic coverage: Hawaii
Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 29, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2026
Sponsor: Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Delta Regional Authority States Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP)
Grants to help Delta communities create jobs and improve infrastructure. Funds may be used for basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, broadband, and business development including entrepreneurship and workforce training.
Geographic coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2026
Sponsor: Delta Regional Authority
WHEDA Foundation Housing Grant Program
Supports the development or improvement of housing facilities in Wisconsin for people experiencing a housing crisis.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2026
Sponsor: Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)
Grants to state and local governments to identify and remove barriers to affordable housing production and preservation to help meet the demand for accessible and available housing in urban, rural, and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 3, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program
Grants for tribal communities to expand and enhance services for victims of crime.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 6, 2026
Sponsors: Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Community Selection
As part of the Continuum of Care program, HUD will select up to 50 communities to participate in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program to develop and execute a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. At least 16 of the selected communities will be rural.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Native Community Development Financial Institution Relending Demonstration Program
Loans for Native Community Development Financial Institutions to use for relending to increase homeownership opportunities for Native American tribes, Alaska Native communities, and Native Hawaiian communities in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 14, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Housing Service