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.
Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants
Funding for registered Continuum of Care communities to implement coordinated approaches to reduce the prevalence of unsheltered homelessness; and improve services engagement, health outcomes, and housing stability.
Funding for registered Continuum of Care communities to implement coordinated approaches to reduce the prevalence of unsheltered homelessness; and improve services engagement, health outcomes, and housing stability.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Cultivating Connected Communities Prize Challenge
A national prize competition designed to identify and support existing community garden projects interested in extending their outreach to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and older adults. Rural and frontier areas are mentioned as having barriers to participating in community activities.
A national prize competition designed to identify and support existing community garden projects interested in extending their outreach to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and older adults. Rural and frontier areas are mentioned as having barriers to participating in community activities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa Rural Child Care Planning Program
Funding for planning initiatives addressing child care needs in rural Iowa through a professional third-party partner.
Funding for planning initiatives addressing child care needs in rural Iowa through a professional third-party partner.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Iowa Rural Housing Readiness Assessment Planning Grant
Funding supports the use of publicly available, online information and rural community efforts to interpret publicly available hard data to implement changes through development codes, local ordinances, and housing incentives specific to individual community needs.
Funding supports the use of publicly available, online information and rural community efforts to interpret publicly available hard data to implement changes through development codes, local ordinances, and housing incentives specific to individual community needs.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Iowa Rural Innovation Grant
Grants to support innovative projects that address current issues and challenges related to housing availability faced by rural communities in Iowa.
Grants to support innovative projects that address current issues and challenges related to housing availability faced by rural communities in Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsor: Iowa Economic Development Authority
Economic Advancement Grants for Local Empowerment (EAGLE)
Grants to support socioeconomic and cultural success for Native communities through business creation in regenerative agriculture, artificial intelligence, tribal energy sovereignty, and human capital development.
Grants to support socioeconomic and cultural success for Native communities through business creation in regenerative agriculture, artificial intelligence, tribal energy sovereignty, and human capital development.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Aug 27, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 27, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Minnesota Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program
Grants to mental health centers and clinics in Minnesota that treat uninsured patients under the age of 21.
Grants to mental health centers and clinics in Minnesota that treat uninsured patients under the age of 21.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 27, 2026
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 27, 2026
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Medica Foundation Rural Health Grants (Minnesota)
Funding for projects that address health needs of rural communities of Minnesota.
Funding for projects that address health needs of rural communities of Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Nonmetropolitan areas of Minnesota
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: Medica Foundation
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: Medica Foundation
Tribal Management Grant (TMG) Program
Grants to assist federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations in assuming all or part of existing Indian Health Service programs, services, functions, and activities.
Grants to assist federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations in assuming all or part of existing Indian Health Service programs, services, functions, and activities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Tribal Transportation Safety Strategy Pilot Program
Funding for a single entity address the critical public safety crisis in tribal communities.
Funding for a single entity address the critical public safety crisis in tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation

