Rhode Island Funding & Opportunities

New England Health Equity Stipend Program
Stipends for public health and other health professions students with practice opportunities working on health equity projects with public health or primary care agencies in New England.

Rhode Island J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Rhode Island, allowing them to remain in the United States.

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 7 Grants Inactive
Funding for projects in Region 7 (northeastern U.S.) that improve health literacy; increase the ability of the general public to find and use health information; and improve health professionals' access to, awareness of, and skills for locating high quality biomedical and health information.

New England Healthy Communities Grant Program Inactive
Funding for communities in New England to reduce environmental risks, protect and improve human health, and improve quality of life. Program priorities include rural, tribal, and other areas with environmental justice concerns.

Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Opportunity to Advance Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities (SOAR) Inactive
Funding for planning, implementation, outreach, training, capacity, and staff-building projects in Southeastern New England. Projects should address climate change and the historic, long term impacts of environmental and social injustices in disadvantaged communities. Tribal lands are a program priority.

Gladys Brooks Foundation Grants Inactive
Grants for libraries, educational institutions, hospitals, and clinics. Awarded projects are broad in range, and include capital expenses, proposals that address new healthcare needs, and programs that improve the quality of healthcare.

Rhode Island Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Offers loan repayment for primary care, dentistry, and behavioral health professionals that have made a commitment to practice in medically underserved communities in Rhode Island.

Region 1 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (EJ TCTAC) Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a training and technical assistance center for EPA Region 1. The Center will work with agencies that are interested in participating in environmental and energy justice programs, policy development, and using environmental and energy grant programs to advance environmental and energy justice. Environmental health and public health outcomes are encouraged, and rural communities are a priority.

Park and Recreation Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse Inactive
Grants for local parks and recreation agencies to use evidence-based mentoring programs to support youth living in communities with high rates of substance misuse who have experienced substance misuse directly in the home or personally, with special focus on youth facing barriers to youth development opportunities, including those in low-income and rural areas.

Primary Care First Model Cohort 2 Inactive
Voluntary 5-year payment options that reward value and quality by offering an innovative payment structure to support delivery of advanced primary care. Participating practices will generally include primary care practitioners, as well as other clinicians that are managing complex, chronically ill, and seriously ill populations.