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Funding by Topic: Public health

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

APhA Foundation Incentive Grants Inactive
Offers pharmacists seed money to implement or support an innovative patient care service within their pharmacy practice. Pharmacists in rural areas have received funding in previous rounds.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2023
Sponsor: American Pharmacists Association
Region 8 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (EJ TCTAC) Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a training and technical assistance center for EPA Region 8. The Center will work with agencies that are interested in participating in environmental and energy justice programs, policy development, and using environmental and energy grant programs to advance environmental and energy justice. Environmental health and public health outcomes are encouraged, and rural communities are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming, and 28 tribes
Application Deadline: Sep 11, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Delta Dental of Illinois Community Grants Program Inactive
Grants for projects and organizations in Illinois that address access to oral healthcare, student excellence, and oral health education and awareness for underserved children.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Sep 6, 2023
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation
Oklahoma Rural Economic Action Plan Grants Inactive
Funding for water and sewer projects in rural areas of Oklahoma.
Geographic coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2023
Sponsor: Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Community-Based Research for Effective Programs, Policies, and Decisions to Mitigate Cumulative Health Impacts and Environmental Health Disparities in Underserved Communities Inactive
Funding for community-based scientific research to assess cumulative impacts from multiple combined and interacting environmental stressors upon human health in underserved communities. Underserved communities may include people/communities of color, low income, tribal and indigenous populations, and other vulnerable populations such as the elderly, children, and those who have pre-existing medical conditions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program Inactive
Funding for the purchase of emergency response equipment for volunteer fire, rescue, and ambulance departments in rural parts of Compeer Financial's service area.
Geographic coverage: Specific counties in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2023
Sponsor: Compeer Financial
Samara Fund Grants Inactive
Funding for projects and organizations that serve the LGBTQ community or support HIV/AIDS services or prevention at the grassroots level in Vermont. Rural and underserved areas of the state, as well as smaller organizations are considered program priorities.
Geographic coverage: Vermont
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2023
Sponsor: Vermont Community Foundation
Texas Rural and Public Health Rotation Program Inactive
Rural and public health rotation opportunities for residents in Texas.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Aug 21, 2023
Sponsor: Texas Higher Education Board
Healthcare Data for Public Health Action Challenge Inactive
Award challenge designed to collect and electronically report complete case information from healthcare to public health agencies (PHAs) so they can better prepare for, and respond to, health concerns in their jurisdictions. Participants from rural and tribal PHAs are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 18, 2023
Application Deadline: Nov 17, 2023
Sponsor: Association of Public Health Laboratories
Family Violence Prevention and Services Culturally Specific Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Discretionary Grants Inactive
Funding to implement culturally relevant sexual assault and domestic violence services for individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and family violence. The program is designed to reduce the pervasive and harmful impact of violence and trauma by implementing culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and evidence-informed interventions for individuals and families who are from diverse, underserved, and historically marginalized communities. Populations of focus include Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Latino/Latina, and African Americans, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 11, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services