Rural Health
Funding by Topic: People with disabilities
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Other Related Disabilities (LEND)
Funding to improve the quality of care for children and youth with autism and other developmental disabilities (DD) by training health and related professionals to screen, diagnose, and provide services for them across the lifespan. Meeting the needs of rural populations is part of the program strategies.
Funding to improve the quality of care for children and youth with autism and other developmental disabilities (DD) by training health and related professionals to screen, diagnose, and provide services for them across the lifespan. Meeting the needs of rural populations is part of the program strategies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2026
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2026
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New Mexico Quality of Life Small Grants Program
Grants to improve or enhance programs and services that increase the quality of life of New Mexicans with disabilities. Priority will be given to projects in rural areas or tribal lands.
Grants to improve or enhance programs and services that increase the quality of life of New Mexicans with disabilities. Priority will be given to projects in rural areas or tribal lands.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2026
Sponsor: State of New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2026
Sponsor: State of New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disability
Scaling Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs
Funding to help communities reduce falls and/or falls risk among older adults and adults with disabilities through the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention programs. Projects must engage populations age 60 and older, prioritizing those with the greatest social and economic need, including rural areas.
Funding to help communities reduce falls and/or falls risk among older adults and adults with disabilities through the implementation of evidence-based falls prevention programs. Projects must engage populations age 60 and older, prioritizing those with the greatest social and economic need, including rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 6, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 29, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 6, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 29, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Cultivating Connected Communities Prize Challenge
A national prize competition designed to identify and support existing community garden projects interested in extending their outreach to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and older adults. Rural and frontier areas are mentioned as having barriers to participating in community activities.
A national prize competition designed to identify and support existing community garden projects interested in extending their outreach to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and older adults. Rural and frontier areas are mentioned as having barriers to participating in community activities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Grants
Grants for organizations in the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation service area, with a focus on community enhancement, safety/wellness, environment, arts/culture, and education.
Grants for organizations in the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation service area, with a focus on community enhancement, safety/wellness, environment, arts/culture, and education.
Geographic coverage: Service area of the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
Sid W. Richardson Foundation Grants
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Texas that address education, health, human services, and arts/culture. Applications for health-related projects are accepted from throughout the state, including rural areas.
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Texas that address education, health, human services, and arts/culture. Applications for health-related projects are accepted from throughout the state, including rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding for innovative, multi-level healthcare research for older adults from populations that experience health disparities. Rural populations are considered a disparity population.
Funding for innovative, multi-level healthcare research for older adults from populations that experience health disparities. Rural populations are considered a disparity population.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2028
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2028
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18)
Supports the dissemination and implementation of research projects related to AHRQ's mission to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ's priorities include an interest in frontier and rural healthcare delivery.
Supports the dissemination and implementation of research projects related to AHRQ's mission to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ's priorities include an interest in frontier and rural healthcare delivery.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 26, 2029
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: May 26, 2029
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01)
Support for specified health services research projects related to AHRQ's mission to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ's priorities include an interest in rural and frontier healthcare delivery.
Support for specified health services research projects related to AHRQ's mission to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ's priorities include an interest in rural and frontier healthcare delivery.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jul 6, 2029
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 6, 2029
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
AHRQ Small Health Services Research Grant Program (R03)
Supports different types of health services research projects, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Rural and frontier areas are considered a priority population.
Supports different types of health services research projects, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Rural and frontier areas are considered a priority population.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2029
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2029
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services