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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Sustainability of programs

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

Rural Residency Planning and Development Program Inactive
Grants to develop newly accredited, sustainable rural residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, public health, general preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics/gynecology. The overall goal of the program is to support expansion of the physician workforce in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 12, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Innovation Challenge to Prevent Human Trafficking Among Women and Girls Inactive
A national competition to identify existing innovative programs that address human trafficking prevention among women and girls in the United States. The goal of this competition is to identify and award existing programs that demonstrate effectiveness in preventing human trafficking and/or improving health outcomes related to human trafficking among women and girls, sustainable program practices, and the ability of the program to be expanded and/or replicated.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Resident Grants Program Inactive
Grants to support pediatric residents in the planning of community-based child health initiatives that increase children's access to optimal health and well-being and address unmet child health needs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 22, 2024
Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics
Arizona Systems Change Grants Inactive
Grants for collaborative work designed to transform systems through changes to policies and practices to improve health in Arizona communities. Applicants from tribes and rural areas are encouraged to apply.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2023
Sponsor: Vitalyst Health Foundation
New Mexico Rural Health Care Delivery Fund (RHCDF) Inactive
Funding to support rural healthcare facilities and providers in New Mexico, allowing for the ability to increase access to services such as primary care, behavioral health, maternal/child health, and others.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2023
Sponsor: New Mexico Human Services Department
Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program Inactive
Grants to support transportation project development in rural and tribal communities that may lead to future applications to U.S. Department of Transportation credit and grant programs. Funding can support legal, technical, and financial advisors to help advance infrastructure projects.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 27, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation
Building Workforce Capacity of Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments to Respond to COVID-19 Inactive
Training and technical assistance for local health departments that serve rural and frontier jurisdictions to effectively respond to, recover from, and build community resiliency related to the COVID pandemic and future public health emergencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2023
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Support for 988 Tribal Response Cooperative Agreements Inactive
Resources to improve response to 988 crisis contacts (including calls, chats, and texts) originating in tribal communities and/or activated by American Indians/Alaskan Natives.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 18, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program (RMOMS) Inactive
Funding to improve access to, and continuity of, maternal and obstetrics care in rural communities through regional aggregated care, coordination of a continuum of care, use of telehealth, and the implementation of financial sustainability strategies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 7, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Maternal Health Research Collaborative for Minority-Serving Institutions (MH-RC-MSI) Research Centers (RCs) Inactive
Funding to establish a multi-institutional research network supporting minority-serving institutions to build capacity to conduct research addressing disparities in maternal mortality, morbidity, and health outcomes and to find community-based solutions to advance health equity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 12, 2023
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services