Rural Health
Funding by Type: Grants and Contracts

Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP)
Funding to expand and enhance graduate medical education training sites in rural Wisconsin, with the goal of improving access to quality healthcare in rural communities.

Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP)
Funding for clinics that support active and retired coal miners who have or may contract occupation-related coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD), also known as black lung disease.

Black Lung Data and Resource Center
Funding for a single entity to serve as a Black Lung Data and Resource Center that will work with Black Lung Clinics Program grantees to strengthen their ability to examine and treat respiratory and pulmonary impairments in active and inactive coal miners.

Maine Food Systems Grants
Funding for projects designed to create a thriving, healthy, and just food system where local Maine communities are guiding decisions about, and have abundant access to, the resources needed for collective well-being and nutritious foods.

Maine Rural Partnerships Grants
Funding for partnerships that are working to create a thriving, healthy, and resilient rural Maine where communities envision and guide their future.

Minnesota Home and Community-Based Services Employee Scholarship Grant Program
Funding for home and community-based services providers in Minnesota to support employee scholarship programs for education and training in nursing and other healthcare fields.

Understanding the Intersection of Social Inequities to Optimize Health and Reduce Health Disparities: The Axes Initiative (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding for research to examine the pathways through which social determinants of health (SDOH), and related biological, psychological, and behavioral factors impact health and health disparities. The primary populations of focus are those that experience health disparities in the U.S., including racial and ethnic minority populations, people with lower socioeconomic status, underserved rural populations, sexual and gender minority populations, and people with disabilities.

Arkansas Giving Tree Grants
Supports a broad range of projects that address local needs in Arkansas, including organizations working in health and human services.

Colorado Community Initiated Solutions Grants
Grants to support projects that directly engage community members to identify health challenges and implement solutions that meet the specific needs of Colorado communities.

Colorado Supporting Healthy Minds and Youth Resiliency Grants
Grants for community-based projects and programs that address the mental health challenges facing youth of color and LGBTQ youth in Colorado and build resiliency through identity, agency, and belonging.