Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Community engagement and volunteerism

Sherwood Foundation Grants Inactive
Funding for nonprofit organizations in Nebraska working to improve quality of life. Past awards have been made across the state, including in rural areas.

HERO: Helping EMS in Rural Oregon Inactive
Grants to rural and remote EMS agencies in Oregon to cover in-house training costs or to send staff to training that cannot be offered locally.

Carolyn Watson Rural Oklahoma Community Foundation Community Grants Inactive
Grants for projects in eligible rural Oklahoma counties in the areas of health and safety, economic development, literacy, libraries, arts, culture, and history.

National Community Care Corps Program Inactive
Funding to develop and scale innovative volunteer programs that provide nonmedical assistance to older adults, adults age 18 and older with disabilities, and family caregivers. The program intends to fund local models that represent a diverse cross section of the United States in terms of geography: urban, rural, frontier, and tribal communities.

New York Volunteer Fire Infrastructure & Response Equipment Grant Program Inactive
Funding to volunteer fire departments and districts in New York for the construction, renovation, or purchase of critical facilities and to purchase fire service equipment that will upgrade and improve facilities and response capabilities. Priority consideration is given to rural applicants.

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

Wisconsin Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) Inactive
A summer internship for college students in Wisconsin. The internship provides hands-on opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to work with local health departments, tribal health centers, community health centers, and community service organizations.

Maine Systems Improvement and Innovation Responsive Grants Inactive
Funding for organizations in Maine working to improve or innovate services to address the health needs of their communities. Focus areas are rural health, aging/older adults, behavioral health/substance use disorder, and maternal and infant health.

Grants to Enhance Community-Based Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Inactive
Grants to support community-based organizations in providing culturally relevant services to meet the critical needs of victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, as well as the development of innovative culturally specific strategies to enhance access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to using more traditional programs. Rural communities are a program priority.

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 7 Grants Inactive
Funding for projects in Region 7 (northeastern U.S.) that improve health literacy; increase the ability of the general public to find and use health information; and improve health professionals' access to, awareness of, and skills for locating high quality biomedical and health information. NNLM lists rural health as a priority on their initiatives page.