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Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: Indian Health Service

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

Small Ambulatory Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Funding to construct, expand, and/or modernize tribal owned small ambulatory healthcare facilities. Facilities must serve American Indian and Alaska Natives and be operated pursuant to a healthcare services contract or compact entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 8, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06)
Offers grants for new or continued Native American Research Centers for Health, which support research and research training to meet the health needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 8, 2025
Application Deadline: Jul 8, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment for undergraduate and graduate health professional educational loans in return for full-time clinical service in Indian Health Service programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Project TRANSAM
A cooperative action program between the Indian Health Service and the Department of Defense that allows for redistribution of surplus medical equipment and supplies for federally recognized tribes.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Ending the HIV/HCV/Syphilis Epidemics in Indian Country II (ETHIC II): A Syndemic Elimination Program for American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Urban Indian Communities Inactive
Funding to increase the diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of HIV, HCV, and syphilis in tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Addressing Dementia in Indian Country: Enhancing Sustainable Models of Care Inactive
Funding to support the expansion of culturally relevant dementia care and services for American Indian and Alaska native people living with dementia, their caregivers, and their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 16, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal Self-Governance Program Negotiation Cooperative Agreement Inactive
Cooperative agreements that provide negotiation resources to tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP), which gives tribes the authority to manage and tailor healthcare programs in a manner that best fits the needs of their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 20, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal Self-Governance Program Planning Cooperative Agreement Inactive
Cooperative agreements that provide planning resources to tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP), which gives tribes the authority to manage and tailor healthcare programs in a manner that best fits the needs of their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 20, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Indians Into Medicine Inactive
Funding to implement the Indians into Medicine Program that is designed to attract and recruit qualified Indians into health professions and to ensure the availability of health professionals to serve American Indian/Alaska Native populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Indians Into Nursing Inactive
Grants to to develop and maintain nursing education programs designed to recruit, retain, graduate and increase the number of registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners who deliver healthcare services to American Indian/Alaska Native communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services