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Funding by Topic: Maternal health and prenatal care

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

Massachusetts Conrad 30 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 Massachusetts, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
Sponsor: Massachusetts Health Care Workforce Center
West Virginia Health Sciences Service Program
Loan repayment assistance for certain health professions students who agree to practice in an underserved area of West Virginia upon graduation.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2025
Sponsor: College Foundation for West Virginia
Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary care practitioners who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Tennessee.
Geographic coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2025
Sponsor: Tennessee Office of Rural Health
Louisiana Community Health Grants
Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
Scholarship for rural medical school students in Mississippi who agree to practice in underserved rural areas of Mississippi upon completion of their degree.
Geographic coverage: Mississippi
Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2025
Sponsor: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grants to support biomedical and behavioral research that will provide scientific data to inform regulation of tobacco products to protect public health. Projects may focus on one or more classes of tobacco products and on one or more vulnerable populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 2, 2025
Application Deadline: May 2, 2025
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: New Hampshire
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
Sponsors: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, New Hampshire Rural Health & Primary Care
Virginia Conrad 30 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 Virginia, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2025
Sponsor: Virginia Department of Health
Washington 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 Washington, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2025
Sponsors: Washington State Department of Health, Washington State Office of Rural Health
Understanding the Impact of Healthcare System and Clinician Factors on Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding for multidisciplinary and innovative intervention research to understand and address maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States. Populations of focus include racial and ethnic minorities, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and underserved rural populations, with a focus on understudied healthcare factors.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2027
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health