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Funding by Topic: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

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

American Psychiatric Association Diversity Leadership Fellowship Inactive
A 2-year fellowship for minority psychiatry residents or those interested in minority and vulnerable populations. Activities are designed to prepare residents to teach, administer, and provide culturally competent, evidence based mental health and substance abuse services for diverse minority groups and at-risk populations. Populations include American Indians, Native Alaskans, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, Black/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, LGBTQ, and religious minorities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2024
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program Inactive
Scholarships for Native Hawaiians entering various healthcare professions who agree to work for at least 2 years at an eligible service setting in Hawaii.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2024
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Papa Ola Lokahi, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Inactive
A 1-year fellowship for psychiatry residents who are interested in addressing minority psychiatric mental health issues and committed to a career providing culturally sensitive psychiatric services for minority underserved populations. African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders are encouraged to apply.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2024
Sponsors: American Psychiatric Association, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program Inactive
Grants to promote and strengthen the ability of Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions to carry out education, applied research, and extension community development programs.
Geographic coverage: Hawaii and Alaska
Application Deadline: Mar 5, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Hillman Emergent Innovation Program Inactive
Grants to accelerate the development of creative nursing-driven interventions that will improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. Projects should target populations that encounter barriers to healthcare, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), the economically disadvantaged, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, rural populations, refugee, and immigrant populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 27, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 2, 2024
Sponsor: Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation
Hillman Innovations in Care Program Inactive
Funding for innovative, nursing-driven models of care designed to improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. Target populations include Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), the economically disadvantaged, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, rural populations, refugee, and immigrant populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 27, 2024
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Sponsor: Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation
Building a Pipeline of Primary Care Providers to Serve Diverse Communities of Colorado Inactive
Grants to increase the number of individuals working within Colorado's primary healthcare workforce who reflect the diverse patient population served by the state's safety net system and/or who are committed to serving rural and frontier communities.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation
Climate Program Office Tribal Drought Resilience with Inflation Reduction Act Support Inactive
Funding to enable tribal nations to address current and future drought and climate risk on tribal lands across the western U.S. by improving decision support and building drought resilience in a changing climate. Projects should work to reduce impacts of drought on human health, critical infrastructure, security, and the economy.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Nov 2, 2023
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Commerce
Colorado Capital Infrastructure – Increasing Access to Care for Coloradans of Color Inactive
Funding for capital projects for safety net practices in Colorado that improve clinics' capacity to serve more Coloradans of color with team-based, comprehensive primary care.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation
Grants for Expansion and Sustainability of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbances Inactive
Grants to improve the mental health outcomes for children and youth, birth through age 21, at risk for or with serious emotional disturbances (SED), and their families. Rural and tribal populations are priorities, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Feb 14, 2024
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services