Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Aging and aging-related services

Minnesota International Medical Graduates (IMG) Primary Care Residency Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support primary care residency positions for Minnesota immigrant international medical graduates who agree to practice post residency in rural and underserved areas of the state.

New York Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Collaborative Inactive
Learning community in New York designed for hospitals pursuing geriatric emergency department accreditation. The goal is to improve care provided to older adults in the emergency department, establish resources required to provide high-quality care, focus on providing the highest standard of care for older adults in the community. Hospitals in rural communities are encouraged to participate.

New York State Age-Friendly Health Systems Action Community Inactive
Learning community in New York that includes a virtual summit, monthly webinars, and topical coaching calls designed to incorporate evidence-based practices and transform the care given to older adults. Participants include Federally Qualified Health Centers and community-based social service organizations, among others.

Maine Systems Improvement and Innovation Responsive Grants Inactive
Funding for organizations in Maine working to improve or innovate services to be more responsive to the health needs of their communities in the areas of rural health, aging/older adults, behavioral health/substance use disorder, and maternal and child health.

Kentucky Elder Wellness Enrichment Initiative Grant Inactive
Grants for nonprofit rural healthcare organizations and community-based organizations in Kentucky to create or enhance services for older adults that help them to age in place.

Equity Innovation Lab Inactive
A 1-year microgrant program that provides funding, training, networking opportunities, and resources to local community groups or small organizations to implement projects that support BIPOC, TGNBNC, and rural LGBTQ+ elders. Eligible project areas include health, social, educational, and arts programming.

Geriatrics Academic Career Award Program Inactive
Funding to support the career development of junior faculty in geriatrics as academic geriatricians or academic geriatrics specialists. The overall goals of the program are to develop the necessary skills to lead healthcare transformation in a variety of settings, including rural and/or medically underserved settings, to be age-friendly and to provide training in clinical geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional teams of healthcare professionals to provide healthcare for older adults.

Palliative Care in Home and Community Settings Research (R01 and R21 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Grants to support research aimed at determining needs and best practices for the integration of palliative care into home and community settings. Applications should consider approaches that may be implemented in rural/remote areas, as well as urban areas, and that are sensitive to ethnicities and cultures.

Improving Rural Health Equity Learning Collaborative Inactive
A learning collaborative for health center providers and outreach staff who care for older adults, including former agricultural workers and their families. The program will focus on strategies to enable patients in rural areas to successfully age in community by identifying and addressing their social determinants of health needs.

Centers for Independent Living: Operationalizing Independent Living Services to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities Inactive
Funding for a single entity to strengthen independent living services for people with disabilities from American Indian/Alaskan Native populations by creating and disseminating tools designed for Centers for Independent Living that will increase their ability to effectively serve people from these populations.