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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention

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

Laura Jane Musser Fund: Rural Initiative Program Inactive
Grants designed to encourage collaborative and participatory efforts among citizens in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns and regions in a number of civic areas, including economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public space improvements, and education.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming, New York, Texas. A list of the specific counties eligible in New York and Texas is available on the program website under the "Limits of Geography" heading.
Application Deadline: Oct 2, 2023
Sponsor: Laura Jane Musser Fund
Minnesota Mpox Prevention Funding Inactive
Funding to make mpox services more available to decrease mpox transmission and increase mpox vaccination and education, particularly in individuals and communities with the highest rates of new diagnoses. Funds may also be used to maintain or expand outbreak response activities into sustainable programs to prevent future outbreaks.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 2, 2023
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health
South Dakota Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment Funding Inactive
Funding to support strategies that have a focus on prevention, treatment, and/or management of cardiovascular disease in South Dakota. Tribal communities are a priority.
Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2023
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Maryland Rural Impact Awards Inactive
Honorary awards to recognize individuals and organizations that have provided exemplary service to communities in rural Maryland.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program Inactive
Funding for training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a diverse workforce of library and archives professionals. The program emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion which includes serving individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Public health is listed as a project type.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 20, 2023
Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2024
Sponsor: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation Annual Grant Program Inactive
Grants for nonprofit organizations that are engaged in efforts to improve oral health for underserved Wisconsin residents.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2023
Sponsor: Wisconsin Dental Association
Lumpkin Family Foundation Land, Health, Community Grants Inactive
Grants to organizations in Eastern Central Illinois to support healthy communities by increasing access to healthy food, growing local agriculture economies, supporting mental health and well-being, promoting green farming practices, and encouraging rural development through community engagement and collaboration. Preference is given to rural organizations.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2023
Sponsor: The Lumpkin Family Foundation
Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program Inactive
Grants to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of veterans who are low-income and living with disabilities, with a focus on helping them regain and/or maintain their independence to alleviate critical health, life, and safety issues. Priority is placed on increasing equity and improving customer experience across all HUD programs, which includes people who live in rural areas and those otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Elevate Youth California: Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention: Standard Track Inactive
Grants to expand youth and young adult substance use prevention through policy, systems, and environmental change among California youth ages 12-26. Populations of focus are low-income, rural and/or urban racial, ethnic, and cultural communities disproportionally impacted by the war on drugs.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2023
Sponsors: California Department of Health Care Services, The Center at Sierra Health Foundation
South Carolina Health Priority Grants Inactive
Grants for projects that that improve health outcomes and decrease health disparities for South Carolina residents, especially the economically vulnerable. Health priorities include oral health, mental health, diabetes, and social determinants of health.
Geographic coverage: South Carolina
Application Deadline: Aug 16, 2023
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation