Montana Healthcare Foundation Rural Health Small Grants

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Montana Healthcare Foundation (MTHF) is offering grants to organizations located in the rural Montana community they serve. The program is designed as a low barrier opportunity to support rural organizations that may have difficulty competing for larger grants. Proposals can address any health-related issue affecting the community, such as, mental health, housing, food, child or elder care, public health, or cultural connection.

Applicants must be Montana-based. Eligible organizations include:

• Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations
• Tax-exempt educational institutions
• State, tribal, and local government agencies

Organizations must be located in a rural area, defined as any community outside the cities of Billings, Missoula, Bozeman, Great Falls, Kalispell, Helena, and Butte.

Priority may be given to:

• Organizations that are not under the network of a larger entity
• Smaller communities and those located in particularly remote areas of the state.
• Communities in which MTHF has provided relatively little funding to date

Up to $10,000 for a 1 year project period

A link to the application instructions is available on the program website.

To begin the process, submit an online letter of intent. Selected applicants will be invited to complete a full application.

The deadline for the first round of proposals is June 15, 2026. The deadline for the second round is September 1, 2026. Applications not funded in the first round will remain in consideration in the second round.

Applicant webinar
April 22, 2026
1:00 p.m. Mountain