Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Community and economic development

Texas Blue Impact Grants
Funding to support projects that focus on building healthier communities in Texas.

North Carolina Community Progress Fund
Grants for organizations in rural North Carolina to meet direct needs, test new ideas, or expand promising efforts to improve communities.

Rural Rental Preservation Academy
A training and peer learning cohort designed to help rural housing providers acquire and/or preserve USDA Rural Development, HUD, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) financed housing in their communities.

Alaska Rural Transportation Match and Gap Funding Assistance Program
Financial support to meet local match requirements or address funding gaps for transportation improvement projects and supporting infrastructure in rural areas of Alaska.

Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program
Grants for capital investments in unmet surface transportation infrastructure needs with an emphasis on rural areas and tribal lands.

YouthBuild Grants
Grants to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services for youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. The YouthBuild program model contains wrap-around services such as transportation, childcare, and housing. Applications from rural, urban, and Native American communities have been funded in the past.

Arkansas Rural Community Grant Program
Funding to improve quality of life in rural Arkansas, including emergency services and the development and improvement of community facilities.

Iowa Farm Bureau Sponsorship Program
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in rural Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.

Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Funding for training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a broad workforce of library and archives professionals. Health, mental wellness, tribal communities, and rural communities are listed as project types.

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Grants
Grants for organizations in the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation service area, with a focus on community enhancement, safety/wellness, environment, arts/culture, and education.