New Rural Health Funding & Opportunities from the Past 30 Days

Advancing Native Students in Aging Research
A 1-week training course for undergraduate students to develop independent research careers in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and the mechanisms of aging.

Minnesota Pipeline Program Dual Training Grants
Funding for employers in Minnesota to cover the costs of degree, certificate, and/or recognized credential programs for their permanent employees who are seeking training in high-need industries and occupations, including healthcare.

Florida Blue Foundation Food Security Grant Program
Grants to improve access to affordable, healthy, and nutritional food for populations living in food insecure communities in Florida, with priority for initiatives in rural counties.

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
Scholarships for students pursuing eligible primary care health professions training in exchange for a service commitment in an approved site in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).

Minnesota Live Well at Home Grants
Grants to develop and/or provide services to allow for older Minnesotans to live in the community. Funded projects will improve capacity to develop, strengthen, and integrate programs; maintain home and community-based services for individuals' age 65 and older and at risk of long-term nursing home use and/or spending down into medical assistance; and strengthen services for the caregiver support network. Models that serve older adults in rural areas are of particular interest.

Iowa Agricultural Injury Prevention Youth Grants
Grants for youth-led projects aimed at preventing injuries and deaths on Iowa farms by raising awareness about safety and health issues with farmers and other youth in their community.

Wy'east Medicine Pathway Program
A 10-month educational program in Portland, Oregon for American Indian and Alaska Native post-baccalaureate students who were not accepted to medical school or did not get a qualifying MCAT score. Upon successful completion of the program, participants can gain guaranteed or conditional acceptance into Oregon Health and Science University.

Water First II Community Action Grant
Funding to support long term change in Native communities through the planning and implementation of policy changes that result in decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, increasing access to and consumption of safe drinking water, and/or increasing breastfeeding among families with young children.

Make America Healthy Again - Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-Based Approaches Through Evidence (MAHA ELEVATE)
Funding to test innovative, evidence-based clinical approaches rooted in whole-person functional and lifestyle medicine that hold strong potential for improving health outcomes and reducing costs.

Make Rural Nebraska Healthy Again Through Food as Medicine
Funding to assess the landscape of food cooperatives and food pantries that procure locally grown items used in school nutrition programs, identify readiness for partnerships with schools, and strengthen regional and local food aggregation hubs through the development of procurement tools for producers.