Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Behavioral health

Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) - State Programs for Dementia Specific Respite Inactive
Funding to support respite for family caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities so they can live well at home and in the community. Those residing in rural areas are among the target populations.

Louisiana Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Inactive
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an approved area of Louisiana, allowing them to remain in the United States.

Louisiana State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for specific primary care, mental health, and oral health providers who agree to practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas of Louisiana.

Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain Inactive
Funding for community-led research to enhance culturally grounded, strengths-based, effective, and sustainable interventions addressing overdose, substance use, mental health, and pain in Native communities.

New Mexico Health Professional Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for specific healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a medically underserved area of New Mexico.

Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program Inactive
Funding for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to implement new or enhance existing programs that offer training and services to support officers' emotional and mental health, including counseling programs, peer mentoring, suicide prevention, stress reduction, and police officer family services. The program intends to increase grant funding accessibility for small and understaffed departments, especially those in rural communities, to implement mental health and wellness programs.

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Inactive
Funding designed to increase the health professions and nursing workforce by providing awards to eligible health professions schools for use in awarding scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have a financial need. The program goal is to strengthen the health professions and nursing workforce by supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are more likely to practice in primary care and in rural and medically vulnerable communities.

Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Inactive
Funding to expand the use of non-opioid pain management protocols for patients presenting with pain in emergency care settings. The program supports early identification of opioid use disorder (OUD) and timely intervention and referral to OUD care. Rural Emergency Hospitals are listed as eligible applicants.

First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Grants (FR-CARA) Inactive
Funding to train first responders and communities in administering and distributing opioid overdose reversal medications. Funding is set aside for recipients serving rural and tribal communities.

Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant Program Inactive
Funding to identify college students who are at risk for suicide and suicide attempts, increase protective factors that promote mental health, reduce risk factors for substance use disorders and suicide, and ultimately reduce suicides and suicide attempts.