Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Needs assessment methods and resources

National Community Care Corps Local Models Program
Funding for innovative local models in which volunteers assist family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities to help individuals maintain their independence and age in place. The program intends to fund local models that represent a diverse cross section of the United States in terms of geography; urban, rural, frontier, and tribal communities; and underserved and limited English-speaking populations.

EPA Region 8 Environmental Justice Sub-Grants
Funding and technical assistance for environmental justice projects in disadvantaged communities in EPA Region 8.

EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program Region 10 Sub-Grants
Funding and technical assistance for environmental justice projects in disadvantaged communities in EPA Region 10.

EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program Region 3 Sub-Grants
Funding and technical assistance for environmental justice projects in disadvantaged communities in EPA Region 3.

Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) Program
Funding for Regional Infrastructure Accelerators that will provide technical assistance to develop improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of transportation projects in the region. Projects in rural communities are one of the program priorities.

Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds
Funding for tribal governments for the purposes of transportation projects related to safety, safety planning, and safety/infrastructure.

State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program: Native Entities
Funding for Native entities to carry out digital equity and inclusion activities.

American Indian Public Health Resource Center Technical Assistance
Technical assistance for tribes to improve health systems, access to services, and health outcomes in rural, impoverished communities.

Community Heart & Soul Planning, Technical Assistance, and Seed Grant Program
Community Heart & Soul is a community development process that engages residents in identifying what they love about their community, the future they want for it, and how to achieve it. Activities and objectives are determined by communities, and projects have included volunteerism, healthcare access, social programs, transportation, broadband, and emergency preparedness, among others. Seed grants are offered to qualifying small cities and towns interested in implementing the Heart & Soul model.

EPA Water and Wastewater Technical Assistance (TA)
Technical assistance to build community capacity, resolve compliance challenges, and address water infrastructure needs in large and small water systems in rural, tribal, urban, and suburban communities across the country. The overall goals of the TA program are: (1) more communities with applications for federal funding, (2) quality water infrastructure, and (3) reliable water services.