Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Broadband
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Wisconsin Tele-Behavioral Health Grant
Grant funding to expand access to tele-behavioral health services by reducing barriers driven by technology.
Grant funding to expand access to tele-behavioral health services by reducing barriers driven by technology.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2025
Sponsor: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2025
Sponsor: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Texas Middle Mile (TMM) Program
Grant funding for the construction and improvement of middle-mile infrastructure across Texas. The program aims to strengthen network resiliency, support open-access networks to increase affordability for end-users, and improve high-speed internet access by reducing the cost of connecting unserved or underserved areas to the internet backbone.
Grant funding for the construction and improvement of middle-mile infrastructure across Texas. The program aims to strengthen network resiliency, support open-access networks to increase affordability for end-users, and improve high-speed internet access by reducing the cost of connecting unserved or underserved areas to the internet backbone.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Nov 20, 2025
Sponsor: Texas Broadband Development Office
Application Deadline: Nov 20, 2025
Sponsor: Texas Broadband Development Office
Michigan Rural Development Fund Grant
Grant funding to promote expansion and sustainability of land-based industries; worker training related to land-based industries; and energy, livestock processing, transportation, housing, communications, broadband, water and wastewater infrastructure to benefit rural communities and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in Michigan.
Grant funding to promote expansion and sustainability of land-based industries; worker training related to land-based industries; and energy, livestock processing, transportation, housing, communications, broadband, water and wastewater infrastructure to benefit rural communities and Micropolitan Statistical Areas in Michigan.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2025
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2025
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
Rural Health Care Telecommunications (Telecom) Program
Assistance to healthcare providers for eligible expenses related to telecommunications and voice services for the use of telemedicine and telehealth.
Assistance to healthcare providers for eligible expenses related to telecommunications and voice services for the use of telemedicine and telehealth.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Company
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Company
American Connection Corps
A 1-year fellowship program that trains and mobilizes leaders to work in rural and emerging communities to coordinate broadband development and digital inclusion.
A 1-year fellowship program that trains and mobilizes leaders to work in rural and emerging communities to coordinate broadband development and digital inclusion.
Geographic coverage: Available in 28 states.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AmeriCorps, Lead for America
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AmeriCorps, Lead for America
Broadband Planning Assistance
Technical assistance for communities with actionable broadband projects. Assistance will include targeted data and recommendations to produce investment-ready broadband plans.
Technical assistance for communities with actionable broadband projects. Assistance will include targeted data and recommendations to produce investment-ready broadband plans.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Rural LISC
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Rural LISC
California Teleconnect Fund
Telecommunication subsidy of 50% for eligible hospitals, health clinics, community-based organizations, and other entities.
Telecommunication subsidy of 50% for eligible hospitals, health clinics, community-based organizations, and other entities.
Geographic coverage: California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Telehealth Resource Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Telehealth Resource Center
Community Heart & Soul Planning, Technical Assistance, and Seed Grant Program
Community Heart & Soul is a community development process that engages residents in identifying what matters most to the community and how to build lasting change. Activities and objectives are determined by communities, and projects have included volunteerism, healthcare access, social programs, transportation, broadband, and emergency preparedness, among others. Seed grants are offered to qualifying small cities and towns interested in implementing the Heart & Soul model.
Community Heart & Soul is a community development process that engages residents in identifying what matters most to the community and how to build lasting change. Activities and objectives are determined by communities, and projects have included volunteerism, healthcare access, social programs, transportation, broadband, and emergency preparedness, among others. Seed grants are offered to qualifying small cities and towns interested in implementing the Heart & Soul model.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Community Heart & Soul
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Community Heart & Soul
Delta Regional Authority Community Infrastructure Fund
Funding for community-based and regional projects in the Delta Regional Authority service area that address basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, and flood control. Broadband and access to healthcare in rural communities are program priorities.
Funding for community-based and regional projects in the Delta Regional Authority service area that address basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure, and flood control. Broadband and access to healthcare in rural communities are program priorities.
Geographic coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Delta Regional Authority
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Delta Regional Authority
North Carolina Economic Infrastructure Program
Grants to support infrastructure projects related to drinking water, wastewater, broadband, natural gas lines, railways, and roadways in rural areas of North Carolina.
Grants to support infrastructure projects related to drinking water, wastewater, broadband, natural gas lines, railways, and roadways in rural areas of North Carolina.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Carolina Department of Commerce
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Carolina Department of Commerce

