Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Population health
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) - State Programs for Dementia Specific Respite
Funding to support respite for family caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities so they can live well at home and in the community. Those residing in rural areas are among the target populations.
Funding to support respite for family caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities so they can live well at home and in the community. Those residing in rural areas are among the target populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Aug 3, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 3, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Nurse Well-Being: Building Peer and Leadership Support Microgrants
Nurse-led grants designed to help rural healthcare organizations implement practical strategies to strengthen nurse peer and leadership support which are key drivers of nurse well-being, retention, and high-quality care.
Nurse-led grants designed to help rural healthcare organizations implement practical strategies to strengthen nurse peer and leadership support which are key drivers of nurse well-being, retention, and high-quality care.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2026
Sponsors: American Nurses Foundation, Covista Foundation
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2026
Sponsors: American Nurses Foundation, Covista Foundation
Promise Neighborhoods Program
Grants to support improvement in the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in the most distressed communities. Projects should work to ensure school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high quality services.
Grants to support improvement in the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in the most distressed communities. Projects should work to ensure school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high quality services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 22, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 6, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 22, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 6, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06)
Offers grants for new or continued Native American Research Centers for Health, which support health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities to meet the health needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Offers grants for new or continued Native American Research Centers for Health, which support health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities to meet the health needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 7, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2026
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 7, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2026
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Regional Partnership Grants
Funding to support collaborative regional partnerships between child welfare agencies, substance use treatment agencies, and juvenile or state courts to support programs for families whose children are in or at risk of being placed in an out-of-home placement due to a caregiver's substance use.
Funding to support collaborative regional partnerships between child welfare agencies, substance use treatment agencies, and juvenile or state courts to support programs for families whose children are in or at risk of being placed in an out-of-home placement due to a caregiver's substance use.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
South Carolina Health Priority Grants
Grants for projects that improve health outcomes and decrease health disparities for South Carolina residents, especially the economically vulnerable. Health priorities include oral health, mental health, diabetes, healthcare access, workforce, and more.
Grants for projects that improve health outcomes and decrease health disparities for South Carolina residents, especially the economically vulnerable. Health priorities include oral health, mental health, diabetes, healthcare access, workforce, and more.
Geographic coverage: South Carolina
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 7, 2026
Application Deadline: Sep 18, 2026
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 7, 2026
Application Deadline: Sep 18, 2026
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation
Mine Health and Safety Grants
Grants to prevent fatalities, disease, and injury from mining and secure safe and healthy working conditions for miners through laws, regulations, safety improvements, education, and training.
Grants to prevent fatalities, disease, and injury from mining and secure safe and healthy working conditions for miners through laws, regulations, safety improvements, education, and training.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsors: Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsors: Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Maine Recovery Council Coalitions Working to Strengthen Community Conditions Grants
Funding to support and/or expand culturally relevant, community-led, and youth-led efforts that improve the community conditions in communities in Maine highly impacted by opioid use disorder. Rural communities are a program priority.
Funding to support and/or expand culturally relevant, community-led, and youth-led efforts that improve the community conditions in communities in Maine highly impacted by opioid use disorder. Rural communities are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Aug 11, 2026
Sponsors: Maine Recovery Council, Office of the Maine Attorney General
Application Deadline: Aug 11, 2026
Sponsors: Maine Recovery Council, Office of the Maine Attorney General
Delta States Rural Development Network Program
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated healthcare networks within the Delta Region that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated healthcare networks within the Delta Region that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.
Geographic coverage: The 8 Delta States: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Technical Assistance and Training for Rural, Small and Tribal Municipalities and Wastewater Treatment Systems
Funding to provide training and technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal publicly owned wastewater treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to help improve water quality and to achieve and maintain compliance.
Funding to provide training and technical assistance to rural, small, and tribal publicly owned wastewater treatment works and decentralized wastewater treatment systems to help improve water quality and to achieve and maintain compliance.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Aug 14, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Application Deadline: Aug 14, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency