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Funding by Topic: Policy

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

Michigan National Rural Health Day Essay Contest Inactive
Essay contest for high school seniors who live and attend school in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, who are college/university bound in fall 2024, and intend to pursue healthcare careers.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2024
Sponsors: Literacy Legacy Fund of Michigan, Michigan Center for Rural Health, Northern Michigan University Center for Rural Health
Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows Inactive
A fellowship program designed to develop the capacity of mid-career health professionals and behavioral and social scientists with an interest in health and healthcare policy. Individuals with diverse and unique perspectives are strongly encouraged to apply, and the foundation has an interest in rural.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 3, 2024
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Center for Native American Youth Brave Heart Fellowship Inactive
An environmental justice leadership program for Native youth. The focus is on advancing food sovereignty and protecting traditional lands, waterways, and sacred sites.
Geographic coverage: Alaska, Northern California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Application Deadline: Oct 21, 2024
Sponsor: Center for Native American Youth
Ending California's Tobacco Epidemic in Every Community Inactive
Funding for projects that work toward ending California's tobacco epidemic through policy, system, and environmental change strategies by increasing community engagement within populations disproportionately impacted including rural residents.
Geographic coverage: California
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 18, 2024
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Public Health
Minnesota Rural Health Awards Inactive
Honors individuals and teams for outstanding contributions to rural health in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 14, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Innovations in Alzheimer's Caregiving Awards Program Inactive
A monetary award for programs or projects that focus on supporting family and informal caregivers of adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including projects that focus on rural and low-income communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 9, 2024
Sponsors: Bader Philanthropies, Inc., Family Caregiver Alliance, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Interact for Health Rural Changemaker Program Inactive
Funding to support grassroots work addressing community-identified challenges and inequalities related to health in the rural regions served by Interact for Health in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Geographic coverage: Interact for Health's identified rural counties in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky
Application Deadline: Oct 7, 2024
Sponsor: Interact for Health
Elevate Youth California: Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention: Standard Track Inactive
Grants to expand youth and young adult substance use prevention by investing in youth leadership and civic engagement for youth of color and 2S/LGBTQ+ youth ages 12 to 26 living in communities disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Sep 23, 2024
Sponsors: California Department of Health Care Services, Sierra Health Foundation: Center for Health Program Management
Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program Inactive
A year-long, intensive fellowship program designed to develop a community of rural health leaders that will be able to step forward and serve in key positions in NRHA, affiliated advocacy groups, and local and state legislative bodies with health equity as a main focus.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2024
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association
Social Justice Base Building Grant Inactive
Funding for grassroots organizations in the northwest that are working on community organizing and base building to change policies, transform culture, and build new models and institutions. Priority is given to organizations conducting most of their work with reservation communities and/or in rural areas and small towns.
Geographic coverage: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and/or Wyoming
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2024
Sponsor: Social Justice Fund Northwest