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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Illicit drug use

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

Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program
Grants to expand the number of fellows at accredited Addiction Medicine Fellowship and Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship programs trained as addiction medicine specialists who work in underserved, community-based settings that integrate primary care with mental health disorders and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Overdose Response
Grants to establish and/or expand substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services in targeted rural service areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program
Grants to develop, implement, and/or expand comprehensive programs in response to the overdose crisis and the impact of illicit opioids, stimulants, or other substances. The program provides resources to support state, local, tribal, and territorial efforts to reduce substance misuse and overdose deaths, increase access to prevention services, enhance harm reduction initiatives, expand treatment and recovery services, and develop and increase other resources and supports in the community and justice system.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Mar 12, 2025
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnerships for Success for Communities and Tribes
Funding to use the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework to expand and strengthen the capacity of local community substance abuse prevention providers to implement evidence-based prevention programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Youth Healing to Wellness Courts (Purpose Area 8): Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Funding for federally recognized tribes to develop and implement healing to wellness court programs that focus on the capacity of Tribal court to respond to the alcohol and substance use related issues of youth under the age of 21.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025
Sponsors: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsoring Agency Request for Concept Papers
A national service program that provides resources and staffing for organizations and agencies working to alleviate poverty and address poverty-related problems in local communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 27, 2025
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways
Grants to create innovative new youth-focused, peer-driven behavioral healthcare support programs while also offering career pathway opportunities in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas Mini-Grant Program
Small grants to support health improvement projects in Arkansas.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas
Hawaii State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for certain health professionals who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Hawaii.
Geographic coverage: Hawaii
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Hawaii and Pacific Basin Area Health Education Centers
Jail-based Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Mentor Site Initiative
Peer-to-peer learning opportunity for jails interested in providing or enhancing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for individuals with substance use disorders.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP), U.S. Department of Justice