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Funding by Topic: Emergency preparedness and response

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

Climate Ready Tribes Emergency Mitigation Planning Grants Inactive
Funding for the development of tribal emergency mitigation plans related to extreme weather, coastal erosion, or other impacts of climate change.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2023
Sponsor: National Indian Health Board
California Resilience Challenge Inactive
Funding for projects designed to adapt to climate change that will yield significant future benefits for public health, safety, infrastructure, the economy, and the environment in California. Priority is given to underrepresented communities, which are those that experience continuing injustice including people of color, immigrants, people with lower incomes, those in rural areas, and indigenous people.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor: Bay Area Council Foundation
Pride Foundation Community Care Fund Inactive
Grants to projects that address the needs of queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC) from rural communities in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
Geographic coverage: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2023
Sponsor: Pride Foundation
Minnesota Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Inactive
Grants for environmental justice communities in Minnesota for planning and design projects to replace aging and obsolete infrastructure. Many environmental justice communities are in rural and tribal areas.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 14, 2023
Sponsor: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program Inactive
Funding for the purchase of emergency response equipment for volunteer fire, rescue, and ambulance departments in rural parts of Compeer Financial's service area.
Geographic coverage: Specific counties in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2023
Sponsor: Compeer Financial
Arizona Librarians Enhancing Resilient Rural Communities Mini-Grants Inactive
Training and mini-grants for small and rural public libraries in Arizona to support innovative projects addressing health and health-related disparities in their communities.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Aug 14, 2023
Sponsors: Arizona Center for Rural Health, Arizona Library Association
Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) – Continuing Training Grants (CTG) Inactive
Grants to support emergency preparedness training solutions to help rural and tribal areas prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, threats, hazards, and other emergencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Aug 9, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Building Workforce Capacity of Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments to Respond to COVID-19 Inactive
Training and technical assistance for local health departments that serve rural and frontier jurisdictions to effectively respond to, recover from, and build community resiliency related to the COVID pandemic and future public health emergencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2023
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Sustaining New Mexico Fund Inactive
Grants to strengthen communities in New Mexico by promoting social equity, supporting self-sufficiency, and improving the quality of life for all. Preference will be given to organizations in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: Jun 7, 2023
Sponsor: New Mexico Foundation
Advancing Disaster Education Initiatives in Rural America Inactive
Grants for the development of innovative educational resources and Extension initiatives to address the preparation for, response to, and recovery from hazards and disasters in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 1, 2023
Sponsor: Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)