Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Behavioral health
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Oklahoma AHEC Scholars Program
A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in Oklahoma that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in Oklahoma that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
Geographic coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Sep 25, 2026
Sponsor: Oklahoma State University Area Health Education Center
Application Deadline: Sep 25, 2026
Sponsor: Oklahoma State University Area Health Education Center
Kansas Medical Student Loan (KMSL) and Loan Forgiveness
Loans and loan forgiveness designed to help students cover the cost of medical school in exchange for agreements to practice medicine in Kansas after residency.
Loans and loan forgiveness designed to help students cover the cost of medical school in exchange for agreements to practice medicine in Kansas after residency.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
Stand Down Grants
Provides funding for events that offer homeless veteran populations a variety of services designed to help them to reintegrate into their communities, such as housing, healthcare, and employment opportunities.
Provides funding for events that offer homeless veteran populations a variety of services designed to help them to reintegrate into their communities, such as housing, healthcare, and employment opportunities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service
PCORI Engagement Award: Building Capacity for Small Organizations to Engage in Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research (CER)
Funding and technical assistance to help small public and private organizations build the knowledge and skills necessary to engage as partners in patient-centered outcomes research/clinical effectiveness research process. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Funding and technical assistance to help small public and private organizations build the knowledge and skills necessary to engage as partners in patient-centered outcomes research/clinical effectiveness research process. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
PCORI Engagement Award: Capacity Building
Funds projects that build capacity for patients and others to engage with the healthcare community in all phases of future patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Funds projects that build capacity for patients and others to engage with the healthcare community in all phases of future patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER). PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
PCORI Engagement Award: Convening Support
Funding for organizations and communities to hold multi-stakeholder convenings, meetings, and conferences. Convenings should focus on supporting collaboration around patient-centered outcomes research and clinical comparative effectiveness research. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Funding for organizations and communities to hold multi-stakeholder convenings, meetings, and conferences. Convenings should focus on supporting collaboration around patient-centered outcomes research and clinical comparative effectiveness research. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
PCORI Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative
Funding to disseminate and communicate pertinent PCORI-funded research findings to relevant stakeholders in ways that will command their attention and interest and encourage use of information in their healthcare decision-making. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Funding to disseminate and communicate pertinent PCORI-funded research findings to relevant stakeholders in ways that will command their attention and interest and encourage use of information in their healthcare decision-making. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Wildhorse Foundation Grants
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Geographic coverage: Parts of Washington and all of Oregon, as well as any national or regional Indian organization
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Florida Blue Foundation Maternal Health Grants
Funding for Florida programs that address barriers in accessing affordable, high-quality maternal healthcare services and support.
Funding for Florida programs that address barriers in accessing affordable, high-quality maternal healthcare services and support.
Geographic coverage: Florida
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2026
Sponsor: Florida Blue
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2026
Sponsor: Florida Blue
Enhancing Youth Healing to Wellness Courts (Purpose Area 8): Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Funding for federally recognized tribes to continue, expand, or enhance the capacity of youth healing to wellness courts to better support tribal youth under the age of 21 with substance use disorders (SUD) in achieving sustained recovery and reducing recidivism.
Funding for federally recognized tribes to continue, expand, or enhance the capacity of youth healing to wellness courts to better support tribal youth under the age of 21 with substance use disorders (SUD) in achieving sustained recovery and reducing recidivism.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2026
Sponsors: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2026
Sponsors: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice