Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Faculty Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment for individuals from economically or geographically vulnerable backgrounds who agree to serve as faculty at eligible health professions schools for a minimum of 2 years.

Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative - Dementia Capability in Indian Country
Grants to increase capacity to deliver dementia-capable home and community-based services (HCBS) in Indian Country.

Rural Health Network Advancement Program
Grants to support integrated healthcare networks and improve the quality of basic healthcare services to strengthen rural healthcare systems.

Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids
Funding to expand the use of non-opioid pain management protocols for patients presenting with pain in emergency care settings. The program supports early identification of opioid use disorder (OUD) and timely intervention and referral to OUD care. Rural Emergency Hospitals are listed as eligible applicants.

First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Grants (FR-CARA)
Funding to train first responders and communities in administering and distributing opioid overdose reversal medications. Funding is set aside for recipients serving rural and tribal communities.

Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program
Funding to identify college students who are at risk for suicide and suicide attempts, increase protective factors that promote mental health, reduce risk factors for substance use disorders and suicide, and ultimately reduce suicides and suicide attempts.

Medical Forensic Access Initiative
Funding for projects that support states, tribal communities, healthcare systems, or community-based organizations in collecting, analyzing, and reporting information related to access to medical forensic examinations for women and girl survivors of sexual assault. Rural and other communities impacted by forensic healthcare access gaps are a program priority.

Medication-Assisted Treatment - Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction (MAT-PDOA)
Grants to expand and enhance access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD); increase access to treatment and recovery for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD); and decrease illicit opioid use, prescription opioid misuse, and overdose. Working with rural and resource-limited communities is listed as a required activity.

Mental Health Awareness Training Grants
Grants to prepare and train school personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, and community-based agency staff on how to appropriately and safely recognize and respond to individuals with mental disorders. Rural applicants have been awarded grants in the past, and up to 3 awards will be made to tribes/tribal organizations pending sufficient application volume.

Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care: States
Funding to improve the health outcomes for people with behavioral health conditions by supporting the adoption and improvement of integrated care models for behavioral and primary physical health at the state level. Tribal, rural, and other medically underserved communities are a program priority. Program eligibility is limited to states and state agencies; however, states must partner at least 1 qualified community program, community mental health center, Rural Health Clinic, or Federally Qualified Health Center.