Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Funding
Tornadoes: Agencies Promote Resilience but Actions Needed to Improve Access to FEMA Assistance
Report investigating accessibility of FEMA assistance funding for tribal and rural communities. Discusses grant writing, cost share, benefit-cost analyses, infrastructure, emergency management staffing, and more.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Report investigating accessibility of FEMA assistance funding for tribal and rural communities. Discusses grant writing, cost share, benefit-cost analyses, infrastructure, emergency management staffing, and more.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Tracking State Preparation for the Rural Health Transformation Program
Presents an interactive map displaying state actions to inform the creation of a transformation plan in preparation for the Rural Health Transformation Program application.
Author(s): Heather Howard, Rebecca Lopez, Jamila McLean
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: State Health & Value Strategies
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Presents an interactive map displaying state actions to inform the creation of a transformation plan in preparation for the Rural Health Transformation Program application.
Author(s): Heather Howard, Rebecca Lopez, Jamila McLean
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: State Health & Value Strategies
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Distribution of Block Grant Funding: Considerations for Rural Communities
Analyzes the allocation of federal block grant funding from states to local communities via case studies of public health, community development, and substance use treatment funding distribution in six states. Highlights barriers and facilitators of rural funding, including agency staffing, flexibility, and cooperation and state-by-state variation in approaches to rurality.
Author(s): Kate E. Beatty, Casey P. Balio, Margaret M. Francisco, Michael B. Meit, Stephanie M. Mathis
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
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Analyzes the allocation of federal block grant funding from states to local communities via case studies of public health, community development, and substance use treatment funding distribution in six states. Highlights barriers and facilitators of rural funding, including agency staffing, flexibility, and cooperation and state-by-state variation in approaches to rurality.
Author(s): Kate E. Beatty, Casey P. Balio, Margaret M. Francisco, Michael B. Meit, Stephanie M. Mathis
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
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Rural and Tribal Transit: The Federal Transit Administration Should Evaluate Its Efforts to Help Improve Accessibility and Service
Explores the primary federal funding sources for accessible transit for older adults and people with disabilities for rural and tribal communities. Describes the approaches these communities have used to provide accessible transit, and the challenges they have faced. Discusses how the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have helped communities use funds to improve these transit services.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Explores the primary federal funding sources for accessible transit for older adults and people with disabilities for rural and tribal communities. Describes the approaches these communities have used to provide accessible transit, and the challenges they have faced. Discusses how the Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) have helped communities use funds to improve these transit services.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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A Rural Lens on Federal Block Grant Distribution
Provides an overview on federal block grants and how they are allocated in rural and underserved areas. Includes data on funding allocation, interview feedback from grant representatives, and an analysis of the application materials of 5 block grants: Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS), Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), Child Care and Development Fund/Block Grant (CCDF, CCDBG), Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG), and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG). Discusses how federal block grants can move toward equitable distribution for rural communities.
Author(s): Casey P. Balio, Stephanie M. Mathis, Margaret M. Francisco, Michael B. Meit, Kate E. Beatty
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
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Provides an overview on federal block grants and how they are allocated in rural and underserved areas. Includes data on funding allocation, interview feedback from grant representatives, and an analysis of the application materials of 5 block grants: Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS), Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), Child Care and Development Fund/Block Grant (CCDF, CCDBG), Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG), and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG). Discusses how federal block grants can move toward equitable distribution for rural communities.
Author(s): Casey P. Balio, Stephanie M. Mathis, Margaret M. Francisco, Michael B. Meit, Kate E. Beatty
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: ETSU/NORC Rural Health Research Center
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Federally Supported Projects and Programs for Wastewater, Drinking Water, and Water Supply Infrastructure
Provides an overview of federally-funded water infrastructure projects, including those in rural areas, as well as programs that provide community support for these types of projects and related activities. Includes information on the federal cost-share, average amount of assistance, fiscal year 2021 funding level, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations highlights for each program.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides an overview of federally-funded water infrastructure projects, including those in rural areas, as well as programs that provide community support for these types of projects and related activities. Includes information on the federal cost-share, average amount of assistance, fiscal year 2021 funding level, and fiscal year 2025 appropriations highlights for each program.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program
Describes a pilot grant program designed to improve maternal and neonatal health in rural communities by collecting data and supporting the development of financially sustainable and coordinated network models. Aims to make maternal and obstetrics care more accessible through increased use of telehealth and specialty care. Fact sheet provides information on the activities of 3 rural networks funded through the RMOMS program.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Describes a pilot grant program designed to improve maternal and neonatal health in rural communities by collecting data and supporting the development of financially sustainable and coordinated network models. Aims to make maternal and obstetrics care more accessible through increased use of telehealth and specialty care. Fact sheet provides information on the activities of 3 rural networks funded through the RMOMS program.
Date: 09/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Investments in Primary Care Research for 2023 and 2024
Provides an overview of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) primary care research investments in 2023 and 2024. See document pages 88-90 for summaries of rural primary care research grants.
Additional links: At-a-Glance: AHRQ's Recent Investments in Primary Care Research
Author(s): Jessie Gerteis, Neve Brennan, Jessica McNab, et al.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Provides an overview of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) primary care research investments in 2023 and 2024. See document pages 88-90 for summaries of rural primary care research grants.
Additional links: At-a-Glance: AHRQ's Recent Investments in Primary Care Research
Author(s): Jessie Gerteis, Neve Brennan, Jessica McNab, et al.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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A Twenty-Year Review: Revisiting the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Needs and Gaps in the Appalachian Region
Provides county, state, and metro versus nonmetro data on water and wastewater infrastructure in the Appalachian region. Discusses funding and collaborative possibilities to improve critical infrastructure in Appalachian communities.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi, Christy M. Ihlo, Leigh Anne Krometis, Kara Millonzi
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Provides county, state, and metro versus nonmetro data on water and wastewater infrastructure in the Appalachian region. Discusses funding and collaborative possibilities to improve critical infrastructure in Appalachian communities.
Additional links: Executive Summary
Author(s): Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi, Christy M. Ihlo, Leigh Anne Krometis, Kara Millonzi
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Appalachian Regional Commission
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The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues for the 119th Congress
Provides an overview of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which was created in 2021 to provide broadband service to locations that lack access. Describes concerns that have been raised by stakeholders regarding the implementation of the BEAD Program. Presents options for Congress related to overseeing and addressing concerns about the BEAD Program.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides an overview of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, which was created in 2021 to provide broadband service to locations that lack access. Describes concerns that have been raised by stakeholders regarding the implementation of the BEAD Program. Presents options for Congress related to overseeing and addressing concerns about the BEAD Program.
Date: 08/2025
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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