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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Technology for health and human services

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

Foundation for Rural Service Community Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support a variety of local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural communities across America. Focus areas include business development, community development, education, and telecommunications.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 9, 2024
Sponsor: Foundation for Rural Service
Broadband Technical Assistance Program Inactive
Funding to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training that promotes the expansion of broadband into rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Aug 20, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project Inactive
Funding for a single entity to examine communications barriers and identify solutions that enhance existing emergency communications infrastructure to improve the delivery of rural medical care and address implementation gaps in the National Emergency Communications Plan.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Aug 9, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Broadband Buildout Initiative Inactive
Technical assistance to support communities in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District that have existing plans for a broadband infrastructure project but face difficulties completing it due to limitations on technical expertise or challenges with financing.
Geographic coverage: Projects must serve small to mid-size communities in Texas, southern New Mexico, or northern Louisiana.
Application Deadline: Aug 5, 2024
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Delta Regional Authority States Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP) Inactive
Grants to help Delta communities create jobs and improve infrastructure. Funds may be used for basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, broadband, and business development including entrepreneurship and workforce training.
Geographic coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Application Deadline: Jun 25, 2024
Sponsor: Delta Regional Authority
Smart Rural Community Showcase Award Inactive
Honors rural communities that have achieved high levels of broadband activity and have used it to support innovative practices in industry sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, safety and security, and economic development.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 14, 2024
Sponsor: NTCA: The Rural Broadband Association
Physical and Digital Infrastructure Security Grant (DF) Program For Health Care Facilities in California Inactive
Funding for physical facility and digital security enhancements to facilities providing reproductive healthcare services throughout California that may be the target of violence and vandalism. Priority is given to practitioners serving socially vulnerable populations that include rural areas and areas with a lack of access to reproductive healthcare services, among others.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Jun 4, 2024
Sponsor: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Physical and Digital Infrastructure Security Grant (DP) Program for Health Care Practitioners in California Inactive
Funding for physical facility and digital security enhancements to practitioners providing reproductive healthcare services throughout California that may be the target of violence and vandalism. Priority is given to practitioners serving socially vulnerable populations that include rural areas and areas with a lack of access to reproductive healthcare services, among others.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Jun 4, 2024
Sponsor: California Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Strengthening the Safety Net: Improving Access to High Quality Health Care in Michigan Inactive
Grants to support clinics providing free medical, dental, and/or mental healthcare for uninsured and underinsured residents of Michigan.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2024
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Rural eConnectivity Broadband Loan and Grant Program (ReConnect) Inactive
Loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to expand broadband service to rural areas without sufficient broadband access.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 28, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service