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Rural Health
Funding by Type: Grants and Contracts

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

Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Training and Technical Assistance (T&TA) Grants Inactive
Funding for projects and technical assistance aimed at reducing food loss and reducing food waste; getting surplus wholesome food to individuals; and developing linkages between food producers, providers, and food recovery organizations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), U.S. Department of Agriculture
Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Provider Capacity Grants for Rural and Underserved Communities in Minnesota Inactive
Grants to increase the number and capacity of home and community-based services providers in rural and/or serving rural or underserved communities in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Human Services
Maine Recovery Council Community Grants Inactive
Funding for opioid abatement and remediation programs and activities in Maine. Projects may serve people statewide or within priority counties, many of which are rural.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: Maine Recovery Council, Office of the Maine Attorney General
National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) Grants for Housing Services Inactive
Funding to facilitate the delivery of housing solutions that are responsive to the needs of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. Projects should work to meet immediate and near-term needs to address homelessness, prevent homelessness, and improve safety and sanitary standards of existing housing.
Geographic coverage: California, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Texas, and Washington
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Native Voices Rising Grants Inactive
General operating support grants designed to strengthen native-led organizations that are improving the lives of their community members.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: Common Counsel Foundation, Native Americans in Philanthropy
Puerto Rico Rural Partners Network Rural Community Development Initiative Inactive
Funding for intermediary organizations in Puerto Rico to carry out financial and technical assistance programs to housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural communities that have experienced a major disaster declared by the president.
Geographic coverage: Puerto Rico
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Housing Service
Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program Inactive
Grants for qualified nonprofit organizations and tribes to create a revolving loan fund to increase access to clean, reliable water and septic systems for households in eligible rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Tribal Colleges Extension Program: Special Emphasis Inactive
Funding for special emphasis extension projects at 1994 Land-Grant Institutions. Projects allow extension offices to be responsive to community needs through projects that address youth, agriculture, economic development, or other issues important to stakeholders.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Addressing Childhood Obesity and Health Inequities Inactive
Funding for projects that are working to promote systems level change to prevent childhood obesity, address structural racism, and advance health equity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): Jun 27, 2024
Application Deadline: Oct 24, 2024
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Texas Rural Nursing Recruitment and Retention Program (RNRR) Inactive
Funding for qualified rural healthcare facilities in Texas to assist with recruitment and retention of nurses.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Jun 27, 2024
Sponsor: Texas Department of Agriculture