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.
Smart Rural Community Showcase Award
Inactive
Honors rural communities that have achieved high levels of broadband activity and have used it to support innovative practices in industry sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, safety and security, and economic development.
Honors rural communities that have achieved high levels of broadband activity and have used it to support innovative practices in industry sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, safety and security, and economic development.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2023
Sponsor: NTCA: The Rural Broadband Association
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2023
Sponsor: NTCA: The Rural Broadband Association
Affordable Connectivity National Outreach Grant Program
Inactive
Grants to support eligible governmental and non-governmental partners in conducting a wide range of innovative outreach activities to raise awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program and increase enrollment among eligible households.
Grants to support eligible governmental and non-governmental partners in conducting a wide range of innovative outreach activities to raise awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program and increase enrollment among eligible households.
Geographic coverage: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Delaware, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Sponsor: Federal Communications Commission
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Sponsor: Federal Communications Commission
Living Language Grant Program (LLGP)
Inactive
Grants to provide native language instruction and immersion programs for Native students not enrolled at Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools, including those tribes and organizations in states without Bureau funded schools. The program uses an "all community" model that addresses agriculture, economic development, and healthcare, among others.
Grants to provide native language instruction and immersion programs for Native students not enrolled at Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools, including those tribes and organizations in states without Bureau funded schools. The program uses an "all community" model that addresses agriculture, economic development, and healthcare, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Sponsors: Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Sponsors: Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Broadband Technical Assistance Program
Inactive
Funding to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training that promotes the expansion of broadband into rural areas. In addition to supporting broadband technical assistance and training activities, funding may be used to help develop and expand broadband cooperatives.
Funding to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training that promotes the expansion of broadband into rural areas. In addition to supporting broadband technical assistance and training activities, funding may be used to help develop and expand broadband cooperatives.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jun 20, 2023
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Application Deadline: Jun 20, 2023
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund
Inactive
Grants to rural-serving nonprofit organizations in Maryland that promote statewide and regional planning, economic and community development, and agricultural and forestry education. Priority funding areas include agriculture, energy, rural broadband, youth engagement and workforce/economic development.
Grants to rural-serving nonprofit organizations in Maryland that promote statewide and regional planning, economic and community development, and agricultural and forestry education. Priority funding areas include agriculture, energy, rural broadband, youth engagement and workforce/economic development.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Letter of Intent (Required): May 19, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 14, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Letter of Intent (Required): May 19, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 14, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF)
Inactive
Grants to promote economic prosperity in Maryland's disadvantaged and underserved rural communities, with priority given to projects that address entrepreneurship, healthcare, infrastructure, and regional councils.
Grants to promote economic prosperity in Maryland's disadvantaged and underserved rural communities, with priority given to projects that address entrepreneurship, healthcare, infrastructure, and regional councils.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Letter of Intent (Required): May 19, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 14, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Letter of Intent (Required): May 19, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 14, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Washington Rural Broadband Program
Inactive
Low interest loan or loan/grant packages to build infrastructure to provide high-speed, open-access broadband service to rural underserved communities in Washington for the purpose of community economic development.
Low interest loan or loan/grant packages to build infrastructure to provide high-speed, open-access broadband service to rural underserved communities in Washington for the purpose of community economic development.
Geographic coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Sponsor: Washington State Department of Commerce
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Sponsor: Washington State Department of Commerce
National Tribal Broadband Grant
Inactive
Grants for tribes to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies for high-speed internet deployment or expansion in tribal communities.
Grants for tribes to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies for high-speed internet deployment or expansion in tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2022
Sponsor: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2022
Sponsor: Bureau of Indian Affairs
Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program
Inactive
Funding for the construction, improvement, and/or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure with the goal of expanding and extending infrastructure to reduce the cost of connecting areas that are unserved or underserved to the internet.
Funding for the construction, improvement, and/or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure with the goal of expanding and extending infrastructure to reduce the cost of connecting areas that are unserved or underserved to the internet.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2022
Sponsor: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2022
Sponsor: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Rural Placemaking Innovation Challenge
Inactive
Grants for organizations to provide planning and implementation technical assistance to rural communities to foster placemaking, which is the process of creating quality places where people want to live, work, learn, and play. The program goal is to create greater social and cultural vitality in rural communities aimed at improving people's social, physical, and economic well-being.
Grants for organizations to provide planning and implementation technical assistance to rural communities to foster placemaking, which is the process of creating quality places where people want to live, work, learn, and play. The program goal is to create greater social and cultural vitality in rural communities aimed at improving people's social, physical, and economic well-being.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2022
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2022
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development