Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Children and youth
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
PCORI Engagement Award: Stakeholder 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.
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.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 30, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 13, 2026
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 30, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 13, 2026
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities include serving historically underrepresented communities, services for veterans, access to youth mental health and substance use services, public safety, outdoor recreation, and support for families.
Funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities include serving historically underrepresented communities, services for veterans, access to youth mental health and substance use services, public safety, outdoor recreation, and support for families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation Grants
Grants for programs across the state of Idaho, with emphasis on rural healthcare, educational programs for children, and programs in underserved communities for underserved populations.
Grants for programs across the state of Idaho, with emphasis on rural healthcare, educational programs for children, and programs in underserved communities for underserved populations.
Geographic coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation
Utah Primary Care Grant Program
Grants to provide access to primary care services for individuals with low income and families living in Utah that do not have health insurance and are not eligible for CHIP, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Grants to provide access to primary care services for individuals with low income and families living in Utah that do not have health insurance and are not eligible for CHIP, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsor: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
MedQuest
Health career exploration camps for Oregon high school students interested in rural healthcare careers.
Health career exploration camps for Oregon high school students interested in rural healthcare careers.
Geographic coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2026
Sponsor: Oregon Area Health Education Centers
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2026
Sponsor: Oregon Area Health Education Centers
Medica Foundation Behavioral Health Grant Program
Grants for projects in the Medica Foundation service area that help people with serious mental illness and chemical addictions recover and lead productive lives.
Grants for projects in the Medica Foundation service area that help people with serious mental illness and chemical addictions recover and lead productive lives.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Apr 3, 2026
Sponsor: Medica Foundation
Application Deadline: Apr 3, 2026
Sponsor: Medica Foundation
United WE Rural Research Fellowship
A 12-month interdisciplinary fellowship designed to generate original research that may lead to improved economic opportunity and quality of life in rural America.
A 12-month interdisciplinary fellowship designed to generate original research that may lead to improved economic opportunity and quality of life in rural America.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 6, 2026
Sponsors: Patterson Family Foundation, United WE
Application Deadline: Apr 6, 2026
Sponsors: Patterson Family Foundation, United WE
Make Rural Nebraska Healthy Again Through Food as Medicine
Funding to assess the landscape of food cooperatives and food pantries that procure locally grown items used in school nutrition programs, identify readiness for partnerships with schools, and strengthen regional and local food aggregation hubs through the development of procurement tools for producers.
Funding to assess the landscape of food cooperatives and food pantries that procure locally grown items used in school nutrition programs, identify readiness for partnerships with schools, and strengthen regional and local food aggregation hubs through the development of procurement tools for producers.
Geographic coverage: Nebraska
Application Deadline: Apr 8, 2026
Sponsor: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Apr 8, 2026
Sponsor: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Mississippi Rural Medical & Science Scholars Program
A summer program to expose Mississippi high school students to the day-to-day practice of medicine and sciences in rural areas and the academic requirements necessary to become a physician or other healthcare professional.
A summer program to expose Mississippi high school students to the day-to-day practice of medicine and sciences in rural areas and the academic requirements necessary to become a physician or other healthcare professional.
Geographic coverage: Mississippi
Application Deadline: Apr 13, 2026
Sponsor: Mississippi State University Extension Service
Application Deadline: Apr 13, 2026
Sponsor: Mississippi State University Extension Service
Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Awards funding to coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth and to establish and strengthen collaboration among communities and organizations to address substance use. Many rural communities have been awarded funding in the past.
Awards funding to coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth and to establish and strengthen collaboration among communities and organizations to address substance use. Many rural communities have been awarded funding in the past.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2026
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2026
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Office of National Drug Control Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services