Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Community and economic development
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Massachusetts Business Builds Capital Grant Program
Capital funding to support business expansion and private investment in Massachusetts. Healthcare providers and health-related businesses are eligible, and rural communities are a program priority.
Capital funding to support business expansion and private investment in Massachusetts. Healthcare providers and health-related businesses are eligible, and rural communities are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Massachusetts
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED), Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD)
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED), Massachusetts Office of Business Development (MOBD)
Michigan Good Food Loan Fund
Financing for enterprises working to create a resilient food system across Michigan.
Financing for enterprises working to create a resilient food system across Michigan.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Michigan Good Food Fund
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Michigan Good Food Fund
Michigan Rural Readiness Network
A network that connects rural communities in Michigan with resources that advance their local priorities. Network opportunities will include access to regular peer connections, targeted training and technical assistance, and connections to resource providers.
A network that connects rural communities in Michigan with resources that advance their local priorities. Network opportunities will include access to regular peer connections, targeted training and technical assistance, and connections to resource providers.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Michigan Office of Rural Prosperity
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), Michigan Office of Rural Prosperity
Multifamily Housing Loan Guarantees
Loan guarantees for qualified private-sector lenders to provide financing to qualified borrowers with the intent of increasing the supply of affordable rental housing for low- to moderate-income individuals and families in eligible rural areas and towns.
Loan guarantees for qualified private-sector lenders to provide financing to qualified borrowers with the intent of increasing the supply of affordable rental housing for low- to moderate-income individuals and families in eligible rural areas and towns.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Housing Service
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Housing Service
NADO Rural and Tribal Transportation Assistance
Planning assistance, workshops, technical training, and fundraising assistance to build rural transportation organization capacity and to support existing programs and planned projects.
Planning assistance, workshops, technical training, and fundraising assistance to build rural transportation organization capacity and to support existing programs and planned projects.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Association of Development Organizations
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Association of Development Organizations
Nebraska Center for Rural Affairs Loan and Business Development Programs
Loans, training, technical assistance, and other development services for small businesses in rural Nebraska communities. Eligible recipients of program services may include healthcare providers, healthcare and social determinants of health related businesses, nonprofit human services providers, public agencies, and reservation communities.
Loans, training, technical assistance, and other development services for small businesses in rural Nebraska communities. Eligible recipients of program services may include healthcare providers, healthcare and social determinants of health related businesses, nonprofit human services providers, public agencies, and reservation communities.
Geographic coverage: Nebraska
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Center for Rural Affairs
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Center for Rural Affairs
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
North Carolina Open Grants Program
Grants for projects that strengthen North Carolina's economy, especially in tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and/or rural communities in the areas of agriculture, workforce preparedness, and job creation/economic investment, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare sector.
Grants for projects that strengthen North Carolina's economy, especially in tobacco-dependent, economically distressed, and/or rural communities in the areas of agriculture, workforce preparedness, and job creation/economic investment, with a particular emphasis on the healthcare sector.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Golden LEAF Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Golden LEAF Foundation
North Carolina Rural Building Reuse Program
Grants for local governments in North Carolina for building improvements to real property, that will lead to the direct creation of new, full-time, private sector jobs.
Grants for local governments in North Carolina for building improvements to real property, that will lead to the direct creation of new, full-time, private sector jobs.
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
North Carolina Rural Center Lending Programs
Provides micro-enterprise and capital loans to small businesses in North Carolina, including rural healthcare providers.
Provides micro-enterprise and capital loans to small businesses in North Carolina, including rural healthcare providers.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: NC Rural Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: NC Rural Center