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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Access

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

Continuum of Care (CoC) Builds
Funding to address and reduce the number of persons experiencing homelessness by adding new units of permanent supportive housing (PSH) through new construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation. Applications from rural and tribal communities are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Centene Foundation Grants
Grant funding for nonprofit organizations working in the areas of healthcare access including social determinants of health, social services, or education as it relates to health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 29, 2024
Sponsor: Centene Corporation Foundation
Academy of General Dentistry Foundation Grant Program
Grant support for nonprofit community-based outreach programs that provide free oral cancer screenings and education to the public, especially underserved communities that lack access to oral healthcare due to geographic and/or economic hardship.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
Sponsor: Academy of General Dentistry
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation Student Award Program
Funding for doctoral and medical students at Michigan universities who research healthcare topics, including demonstration and evaluation projects and pilot programs that are aimed at improving healthcare within the state.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) Foundation Pilot Project Grants
Funding for innovative projects and research designed to increase access to and utilization of oral healthcare.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2024
Sponsor: Dental Trade Alliance Foundation
Louisiana Healthcare Workforce Collective Impact Grants
Grants to community coalitions in Louisiana to identify and address pressing community health issues, such as heart disease, diabetes, mental health, obesity, workforce development, and healthcare access, quality, and cost.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation
AmeriCorps VISTA Sponsoring Agency Request for Concept Papers
A national service program that provides resources and staffing for organizations and agencies working to alleviate poverty and address poverty-related problems in local communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 6, 2024
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Minnesota Dental Foundation Grants
Grants and in-kind services for outreach programs that provide dental services to underserved populations, promote dental health initiatives, and support dental profession career and volunteer opportunities in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Dec 9, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Dental Association
State Offices of Rural Health Coordination and Development Program (SORHCDP)
Awards funding for one organization to provide leadership development and technical assistance opportunities to State Offices of Rural Health and their partners, with the goal of coordinating rural health services and improving healthcare in rural areas
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 9, 2024
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Nov 10, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 10, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services