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Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: National Institute on Aging

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Telehealth for People and Families Living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD)
Notice of Special Interest for research to (1) determine the impact of telehealth on cost, access, quality, timeliness, and equity of care for people and families living with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD), and (2) identify telehealth care delivery methods that work well for people and families living with AD/ADRD.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
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
Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Health Care Systems Serving Health Disparity Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)
Grants for research focused on understanding the long-term effects of natural and/or human-made disasters on healthcare systems serving health disparity populations. Health disparity populations include, but are not limited to, American Indians, Alaska Natives, and underserved rural populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 7, 2027
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Transformative Research to Address Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding to support innovative intervention research addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) which, if successful, would have a major impact on preventing, reducing, or eliminating health disparities and advancing health equity. Rural populations are a priority, among other populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Mar 22, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health
Leveraging Social Networks to Promote Widespread Individual Behavior Change (R01 and R34 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding for planning activities and research to develop social network interventions to promote health across the lifespan, especially in populations in which they are currently largely underdeveloped and untested. Rural and tribal populations are research interests, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 3, 2023
Application Deadline: Nov 3, 2023
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing the Science of Geriatric Palliative Care Inactive
Notice of Special Interest to encourage research focused on palliative care in geriatric populations. Studies may take place in a variety of settings including hospitals, post-acute care settings, outpatient clinics, doctors' offices, homes and other residential settings, long-term care facilities, hospices, and other healthcare or community settings. Research in disparity populations and in rural/remote settings is encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Sep 8, 2023
Sponsors: National Cancer Institute, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health