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Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials

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

Building Rural and Frontier Local Health Department Capacity to Address Disparities and Advance Health Equity
Training and technical assistance support for local health departments in rural and frontier areas to build capacity to prevent and control infection and transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2024
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
NACCHO's Model Practices Award Inactive
Recognizes and honors outstanding local health officials and practices in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2024
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Building Workforce Capacity of Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments to Respond to COVID-19 Inactive
Training and technical assistance for local health departments that serve rural and frontier jurisdictions to effectively respond to, recover from, and build community resiliency related to the COVID pandemic and future public health emergencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2023
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
PHEARLESS (Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy) Initiative Inactive
An initiative that brings rising public health leaders together with community leaders to co-create sustainable solutions that advance health equity and well-being for all. Community collectives will be selected to participate in a one-year program comprising four competency-developing modules, a culminating activity, stipends, and potential implementation grant funding.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jul 6, 2023
Sponsors: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, University of South Florida College of Public Health
Partnering for Vaccine Equity Inactive
Funding and technical assistance to increase the capacity of local health departments to increase vaccination uptake and address inequities in influenza and COVID-19 vaccination coverage among racial and ethnic minority adults.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Community Engagement to Strengthen Approaches to Decreasing Syphilis Inactive
Funding for public health agencies to engage community members to develop a plan to decrease syphilis burden in the local community. The opportunity is for city, county, metropolitan, district, and tribal health departments, with a main focus on American Indian/Alaska Native populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 3, 2023
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Local Health Department Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Project Inactive
Funding to strengthen the capacity of local health departments for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistant (AR) prevention and response.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 12, 2022
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Association of County and City Health Officials
Health Equity and Overdose Prevention Mentorship Program Inactive
Educational opportunity for local health departments to learn from peers, share experiences, and exchange strategies for integrating health equity into drug overdose prevention and response work.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 19, 2022
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Equipping Local Health Departments to Address Vaccine Hesitancy Inactive
A technical assistance and capacity building opportunity that will provide local health departments with resources to address vaccine hesitancy for routine, influenza, and COVID-19 vaccines. The opportunity is open to rural and tribal health departments.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 19, 2021
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials