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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.

Kansas Bridging Plan Inactive
Loan forgiveness for resident physicians working in primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry who agree to a 3 year service contract to work in rural areas of Kansas.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2023
Sponsor: University of Kansas Medical Center
NBCC Foundation Rural Scholarships Inactive
Scholarships for students residing in rural areas who are currently enrolled in a master's level counseling program and are committed to practicing in rural communities after graduation.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2023
Sponsor: National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation
New York Community Mental Health Loan Repayment Program Inactive
A loan repayment program to support licensed community mental health programs in New York in the recruitment and retention of psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners, especially in rural and other shortage areas of the state.
Geographic coverage: New York
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2023
Sponsors: New York State Department of Health, New York State Office of Mental Health
Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency Service Coordinator Program Inactive
Grants to fund service coordinators to assist residents of public and Indian housing in making progress towards economic self-sufficiency, including the provision of job training, employment, adult education, housing, and health resources.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 18, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Duke Endowment Health Care Grants Inactive
Funding for organizations in North Carolina and South Carolina working to address access to care, maternal and infant health, mental health, oral health, population health, and workforce development, with a focus on reducing disparities for underserved populations, including racial minorities and rural residents.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina and South Carolina
Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2023
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
Pennsylvania J-1 Visa Waiver Program Inactive
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Pennsylvania, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Pennsylvania
Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2023
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Reaching Rural: Advancing Collaborative Solutions Inactive
A 1-year training and technical assistance initiative designed to help public safety and public health practitioners and other community stakeholders collaborate more effectively to address substance use and misuse in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2023
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State Justice Institute, U.S. Department of Justice
Rural Experiences for Health Professions Students Summer Experience Program Inactive
A program that places clinical psychology, master of social work, physician, physician assistant, medical laboratory science, nurse practitioner, pharmacy, nursing, physical and occupational therapy students from South Dakota in a 3 or 4-week experience with preceptors established in rural areas of South Dakota.
Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2023
Sponsor: Southeast SD Rural Area Health Education Center
National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for medical, nursing, physician assistant, and dental students who agree to provide services in eligible Health Professional Shortage Areas of greatest need.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Dec 7, 2023
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Health Service Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
South Carolina Rural and Medically Underserved Area Grant Inactive
Grants to support the creation and/or renovation of healthcare facilities that serve rural populations in South Carolina.
Geographic coverage: South Carolina
Application Deadline: Dec 4, 2023
Sponsor: South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services