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Funding by Topic: Environmental health

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

Steele-Reese Foundation Idaho and Montana Grant Program Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations in Idaho and Montana working in the areas of rural health, human and social services, education, conservation and preservation, arts and humanities, and native communities.
Geographic coverage: Idaho, Montana
Letter of Intent (Required): Jan 31, 2024
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2024
Sponsor: The Steele-Reese Foundation
HHS Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge Inactive
A challenge designed to find community-led strategies and tools to address health disparities in communities disproportionately impacted by environmental risks and hazards, including those related to climate change.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 30, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
Automatic Sampler Supply, Training, and Troubleshooting for Small Wastewater Utilities Inactive
Automatic water samplers, training, and troubleshooting for small wastewater utilities to do wastewater surveillance.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 17, 2024
Sponsor: Water Environment Federation
Health Professions Extern Program Inactive
Externship opportunities for Indian Health Service Scholarship recipients and other interested health professions students.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 10, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Community Living Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I Inactive
Funding for research and/or development that improves the abilities of individuals with disabilities to perform activities of their choice in the community, with an emphasis on community living and participation, health and function, and employment. The program places particular emphasis on helping women, socially/economically disadvantaged individuals, and applicants from underrepresented or rural areas compete in the Small Business Innovation Research program.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Nov 22, 2023
Application Deadline: Dec 18, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America's General Use Grant Inactive
Funding for programs and organizations working in rural communities in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the areas of education, environment, technology, and quality of life.
Geographic coverage: Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Dec 4, 2023
Sponsor: Compeer Financial
Brownfields Multipurpose Grants Inactive
Grants to carry out a range of eligible assessment and cleanup activities within a proposed target area, such as a neighborhood, a number of neighboring towns, a district, a corridor, a shared planning area or a census tract. Funds must be used for environmental site assessments, brownfields site cleanup, and the development of a plan for the revitalization of one or more brownfields site.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Community Wildfire Defense Grants Inactive
Grants for at-risk local communities and tribes to plan for and mitigate the risk created by wildfires. Priority is given to projects located in areas identified as having a high or very high wildfire hazard potential; that benefit low-income communities; and/or serve communities impacted by a severe disaster within the previous 10 years.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2023
Sponsors: Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Disaster Circuit Rider Technical Assistance Grants Program Inactive
Funding for technical assistance providers to provide on-site assistance to help eligible rural communities mitigate damage to water systems caused by presidentially declared disasters in Fiscal Year 2022.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2023
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
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