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Funding by Topic: Elderly population

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Minnesota Home and Community-Based Services Employee Scholarship Grant Program Inactive
Funding for home and community-based services providers in Minnesota to support employee scholarship programs for education and training in nursing and other healthcare fields.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Jan 5, 2024
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Resident Opportunity and Self Sufficiency Service Coordinator Program Inactive
Grants to fund service coordinators to assist residents of public and Indian housing in making progress towards economic self-sufficiency, including the provision of job training, employment, adult education, housing, and health resources.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 18, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
UMASH Community Forums: Aging on the Farm Request for Partnership Pre-Proposals Inactive
Solicitation of pre-proposal applications for small projects to build partnerships for the UMASH Emerging Issues Program.
Geographic coverage: The Upper Midwest Region which includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and parts of Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2023
Sponsors: University of Minnesota Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation (CHAI), Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
Community Mobility Ready-to-Launch Grants Inactive
Grants and technical assistance to support communities that are ready to take concrete steps toward implementing transportation solutions to help underserved residents become more fully engaged in economic opportunities, improve their health and well-being, and/or become more integrated into their community.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 17, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Transit Administration, National Center for Mobility Management
California Senior Oral Health Coalition Program Inactive
Funding for a coalition of organizations serving a defined geographic community within California. The California-based coalition will work together to address senior oral health access from a systems-change perspective. Rural communities are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Nov 10, 2023
Sponsor: Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
Montana Health Equity Training Funds Inactive
Funding for organizations that impact rural communities in Montana and their health. Funding must be used to provide training for staff in working with health disparity populations.
Geographic coverage: Montana
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2023
Sponsors: Montana Area Health Education Center, Montana Office of Rural Health
California Health Professions Pathways Program (HPPP) Inactive
Funding to support and encourage underrepresented individuals in California to pursue health careers. The goal is to develop a more culturally and linguistically competent healthcare workforce. Priority goes to applications that propose services in rural and frontier areas of the state.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2023
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Equity Community Organizing (ECO) Groups to Advance Health Equity in Aging in California Inactive
Funding to organize community groups designed to reduce health inequities for older adults in California. The focus is on communities of color and communities where race and ethnicity intersect with other factors such as age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, language, and/or immigration status leading to inequities.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2023
Sponsors: California Health Care Foundation, The SCAN Foundation
Flicker Fund Inactive
Emergency response funding for crisis impacted indigenous communities and nations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2023
Sponsor: Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc.
Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program Inactive
Funding to make home modifications and limited repairs to meet the needs of low-income elderly homeowners. The overall program goal is enabling elderly persons to remain in their homes by reducing fall risk, improving general safety, increasing accessibility, and improving functional abilities in the home. At least one third of the funding is set aside for communities with substantial rural populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development