Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Abuse and violence
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Ford Family Foundation Open Grants
Offers grants to small, rural communities in Oregon and parts of California for technical assistance; community development; education; and healthy children, youth, and families.
Offers grants to small, rural communities in Oregon and parts of California for technical assistance; community development; education; and healthy children, youth, and families.
Geographic coverage: Oregon and Siskiyou County, California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Ford Family Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Ford Family Foundation
Indigenous Safe Housing Training and Technical Assistance
Training and technical assistance for organizations looking to provide safe housing for American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence.
Training and technical assistance for organizations looking to provide safe housing for American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Indigenous Safe Housing Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Indigenous Safe Housing Center
National Indian Child Welfare Association Training Institutes
In-person and virtual professional development training for child welfare professionals working with American Indian families.
In-person and virtual professional development training for child welfare professionals working with American Indian families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indian Child Welfare Association
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indian Child Welfare Association
Technical Assistance for Tribal Domestic Violence Programs and Shelters
Technical assistance for tribal domestic violence programs and shelters to build tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence; strengthen advocacy; and improve services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and sex trafficking.
Technical assistance for tribal domestic violence programs and shelters to build tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence; strengthen advocacy; and improve services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and sex trafficking.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Trull Foundation Grants
Grants to nonprofits and other eligible organizations for projects in Texas that support children in rural areas, individuals impacted by substance abuse, residents of the Palacios area, and the coastal Texas environment.
Grants to nonprofits and other eligible organizations for projects in Texas that support children in rural areas, individuals impacted by substance abuse, residents of the Palacios area, and the coastal Texas environment.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: The Trull Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: The Trull Foundation
Sid W. Richardson Foundation Grants
Inactive
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Texas that address education, health, human services, and arts/culture. Applications for health-related projects are accepted from throughout the state, including rural areas.
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Texas that address education, health, human services, and arts/culture. Applications for health-related projects are accepted from throughout the state, including rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program
Inactive
Funding to support a comprehensive approach to addressing abuse in later life, including domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm committed against victims who are 50 years of age or older.
Funding to support a comprehensive approach to addressing abuse in later life, including domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm committed against victims who are 50 years of age or older.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Sep 14, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Application Deadline: Sep 14, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Consolidated Grant Program to Assist Children and Youth Affected by and to Engage Men and Youth in Preventing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
Inactive
Grants to support community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies addressing the needs of children and youth (ages 0-24) affected by domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. It also supports work with men and youth to prevent those crimes. Small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities are a program priority.
Grants to support community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies addressing the needs of children and youth (ages 0-24) affected by domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. It also supports work with men and youth to prevent those crimes. Small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 8, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Application Deadline: Sep 8, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Telligen Community Initiative Grants
Inactive
Grants for programs and nonprofit organizations that address social determinants with a focus on the integration of childhood, family, and community health in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Priority is given to rural communities.
Grants for programs and nonprofit organizations that address social determinants with a focus on the integration of childhood, family, and community health in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Oklahoma. Priority is given to rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, and Oklahoma
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 3, 2026
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2026
Sponsor: Telligen Community Initiative
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 3, 2026
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2026
Sponsor: Telligen Community Initiative
OVW Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program
Inactive
Grants to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their communities.
Grants to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice

