Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: USDA Rural Development
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund Grants and Technical Assistance
Inactive
Grant funding for projects related to food retail supply chain resiliency, access to healthy foods, employment, and low-income community revitalization.
Grant funding for projects related to food retail supply chain resiliency, access to healthy foods, employment, and low-income community revitalization.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 31, 2026
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsors: Healthy Food Financing Initiative, Reinvestment Fund, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Letter of Intent (Required): Jul 31, 2026
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsors: Healthy Food Financing Initiative, Reinvestment Fund, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Grants
Inactive
Grants to help rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other, and the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density.
Grants to help rural communities use advanced telecommunications technology to connect to each other, and the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and low population density.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Rural Business Development Grants
Inactive
Supports targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas.
Supports targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Community Connect Broadband Grant Program
Inactive
Grants for communities without broadband access to provide residential and business broadband service and connect facilities such as police and fire stations, healthcare, libraries, and schools.
Grants for communities without broadband access to provide residential and business broadband service and connect facilities such as police and fire stations, healthcare, libraries, and schools.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jun 29, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Application Deadline: Jun 29, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Delta Health Care Services Grant Program
Inactive
Grants to address unmet health needs in the Delta Region through cooperation among healthcare professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and other entities.
Grants to address unmet health needs in the Delta Region through cooperation among healthcare professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and other entities.
Geographic coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)
Inactive
Funding to help nonprofit housing and community development intermediary organizations support housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas.
Funding to help nonprofit housing and community development intermediary organizations support housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Rural Multifamily Preservation and Revitalization Program
Inactive
Restructures loans for existing Rural Rental Housing and Off-Farm Labor Housing projects to help improve and preserve the availability of safe affordable rental housing for low income residents.
Restructures loans for existing Rural Rental Housing and Off-Farm Labor Housing projects to help improve and preserve the availability of safe affordable rental housing for low income residents.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 12, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Application Deadline: Dec 12, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Farm Labor Housing Technical Assistance Grants
Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance to applicants for Farm Labor Housing (FLH) loans and grants.
Grants to nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance to applicants for Farm Labor Housing (FLH) loans and grants.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Nov 13, 2024
Application Deadline: Nov 18, 2024
Sponsor: USDA Rural Development
Letter of Intent (Required): Nov 13, 2024
Application Deadline: Nov 18, 2024
Sponsor: USDA Rural Development
Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training Grant
Inactive
Grants to intermediary organizations to provide technical assistance and training for rural organizations and agencies to identify and plan for community facility needs in their area and locate public and private resources to finance them.
Grants to intermediary organizations to provide technical assistance and training for rural organizations and agencies to identify and plan for community facility needs in their area and locate public and private resources to finance them.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 3, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Application Deadline: Jul 3, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development