Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Population health

Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship
A self-directed fellowship for Native Americans engaged in meaningful work that benefits Indigenous people and communities in reservation and/or urban settings. The fellowship is open to both emerging and experienced leaders from a wide variety of fields, including but not limited to healthcare, agriculture, food systems, youth leadership development, natural resource management, economic development, journalism, language and cultural revitalization, traditional or contemporary arts, and more.

California Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant
Funding for the cleanup of illegal solid waste sites on farm or ranch property in California that is in need of cleanup to abate a public health and safety threat and/or a threat to the environment.

Make America Healthy Again - Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-Based Approaches Through Evidence (MAHA ELEVATE)
Funding to test innovative, evidence-based clinical approaches rooted in whole-person functional and lifestyle medicine that hold strong potential for improving health outcomes and reducing costs.

The Interdisciplinary Network on Rural Population Health and Aging (INRPHA) Pilot Grant
Grant funding for pilot research that enhances the understanding of the multilevel and multidimensional drivers of rural health and aging trends and disparities including focus on within-rural heterogeneity.

Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Awards funding to coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth and to establish and strengthen collaboration among communities and organizations to address substance use. Many rural communities have been awarded funding in the past.

Food Justice for Kids Prize
Grant funding for nonprofits, native communities, schools, and school districts working to ensure all children can access, learn about, and engage with nutritious, culturally relevant food at school and in communities.

Alaska Capital Improvement Project Grants for Water, Sewer, or Solid Waste Projects
Capital funding for the planning and construction of water and sanitation systems for rural Alaska Native villages to provide safe, clean water and sewage disposal.

Grain Bin Rescue Equipment and Training Contest
Awards for rural emergency first responders that include grain rescue tubes and hands-on rescue training.

Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge
Makes honorary awards to recognize clinicians, practices, and health systems that have made a significant impact on hypertension rates within their communities.

Rural Community Grant Fund
Grants to fund infrastructure improvement and development initiatives for housing projects; health, safety, and environmental programs; medical facilities; and educational programs in western North Dakota.