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Rural Health Information Hub

Rural Health
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.

California Advancing Wellness Grant Program
Grants for nonprofit organizations in California working in the areas of healthcare access, community well-being, economic security, and community leadership for change. Grantmaking focuses on the health needs of specific populations, including low-income individuals, people of color, youth, and residents of rural areas.
Geographic coverage: California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Wellness Foundation
California State Water Board County-Wide and Regional Funding Solicitation
Funding for counties and eligible partner entities to implement regional programs that address drought-related and/or contamination issues for small water systems and domestic wells serving communities and low-income households in California.
Geographic coverage: California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: California Water Boards
Delaware Highmark BluePrints Grants
Grants for projects working to increase access to care for all in Delaware.
Geographic coverage: Delaware
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware, Delaware Community Foundation
Disaster Water Grants Program
Grants to help rural communities handle expenses related to presidentially declared disasters that damaged water systems. Water systems include all water resource infrastructure, including drinking water, wastewater, storm drainage, and solid waste facilities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
A federal-state partnership that provides funding and technical assistance to help water systems and states achieve the health protection objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants
Grants for eligible communities to prepare for or recover from an emergency that threatens the availability of safe, reliable drinking water.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Entergy Micro Grants
Grants for projects that effectively impact arts and culture, community improvement/enrichment, economic development, education and literacy, the environment, and healthy families.
Geographic coverage: Communities within Entergy's service area in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Entergy Corporation
EPA Water and Wastewater Technical Assistance (TA)
Technical assistance to build community capacity, resolve compliance challenges, and address water infrastructure needs in large and small water systems in communities across the country. The overall goals of the TA program are: (1) more communities with applications for federal funding, (2) quality water infrastructure, and (3) reliable water services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Indiana Resilience Funding Hub
Technical assistance for small communities in Indiana that do not have the capacity to compete for grant funding on their own.
Geographic coverage: Indiana
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Indiana Center for Rural Engagement, Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute
Infrastructure Grant Application Bootcamp
Virtual bootcamp series to assist small and mid-sized cities, towns, and villages with applying for federal infrastructure funding.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Local Infrastructure Hub, The United States Conference of Mayors