New Rural Health Funding & Opportunities from the Past 30 Days

Health Care Scholars United
Scholarships for students currently pursuing a degree or certificate in a clinical health profession. Students seeking careers in rural health are a priority.

Community Economic Development Projects
Grants to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) to create and expand businesses and full-time employment opportunities in communities with persistent poverty and high unemployment. Priority points will be given to projects that create jobs in rural communities and counties of persistent poverty.

Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation Community Grants Program
Grants for projects and organizations in Illinois that address access to oral healthcare, student excellence, and oral health education and awareness for underserved children.

Texas Family Practice Residency Grant Program
Rural and public health rotation opportunities for residents in Texas to increase the number of physicians selecting family medicine as their specialty and to improve access to primary care in rural and underserved communities across Texas.

Higher Education Challenge Grants Program
Grants to colleges and universities to strengthen institutional capacities, including curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention. The overall program objective is to respond to identified state, regional, national, or international educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences, or in rural economic, community, and business development.

Rural Housing Preservation Grants (Section 533)
Grants to organizations that work to rehabilitate and preserve affordable housing occupied by rural, low-income individuals.

Strengthening the Safety Net: Improving Access to High Quality Health Care in Michigan
Grants to support clinics providing free medical, dental, and/or mental healthcare for uninsured and underinsured residents of Michigan.

Alaska Rural Transportation Match and Gap Funding Assistance Program
Financial support to meet local match requirements or address funding gaps for transportation improvement projects and supporting infrastructure in rural areas of Alaska.

Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program
Funding that provides communities with a source of financing for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and physical development projects, including improvements to increase resilience against natural disasters.

USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan and Grant Program
Offers direct USDA loans and/or grants to purchase, construct, or improve essential community facilities for healthcare, public safety, education, and public services in rural areas.