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New Rural Health Funding & Opportunities from the Past 30 Days

Tribal Youth Program (Purpose Area 9): Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Grants to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency and strengthen a fair and beneficial juvenile justice system response for American Indian and Alaska Native youth. Funding allows tribes to develop, expand, and strengthen approaches along the juvenile justice continuum that can range from prevention to intervention and treatment.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 18, 2025
Sponsors: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Grants
Grants to help rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other (and the world) overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density. Projects that promote equity and economic opportunity in rural America are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 6, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Rural Decentralized Water Systems Grant Program
Grants for qualified nonprofit organizations and tribes to create a revolving loan fund to increase access to clean, reliable water and septic systems for households in eligible rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 3, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Utilities Service
The Role of Work in Health Disparities in the U.S. (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
Grants for innovative population-based research in how work or occupation influences health outcomes and health status among health disparity populations and how work functions as a social determinant of health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2028
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research
Notice of Special Interest for research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury; the identification of those at risk of firearm injury; the development, piloting, and testing of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality; and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Feb 5, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Indian Public Health Resource Center Technical Assistance
Technical assistance for tribes to improve health systems, access to services, and health outcomes in rural, impoverished communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Indian Public Health Resource Center
Rocky Mountain Pilot Award Research Funding
Funding and technical assistance to support the translational advancement of promising health innovations with a focus on proof-of-concept and go-to-market strategy activities.
Geographic coverage: Montana, Alaska, Idaho, and Wyoming
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 7, 2025
Application Deadline: May 9, 2025
Sponsors: Rocky Mountain Research Evaluation & Commercialization Hub (RMT-REACH), University of Montana
Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals Program
2-year technical assistance program for rural hospitals to address financial and operational challenges and help maintain essential health services in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Georgia Southern University Center for Public Health Practice and Research
Idaho SelectHealth Awards Program
Offers monetary awards to organizations and individuals in Utah, Idaho, and Clark County, Nevada working to promote healthcare access, food security, housing stability, and mental and physical wellness.
Geographic coverage: Utah, Idaho, and Clark County, Nevada
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Sponsor: Select Health
Native American Affairs: Emergency Drought Relief for Tribes
Funding for emergency drought relief for Tribes.
Geographic coverage: Federally recognized Tribes in the 17 Western states identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902
Application Deadline: Apr 7, 2025
Sponsor: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation