Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Families

Ford Family Foundation Open Grants
Offers grants to small, rural communities in Oregon and parts of California for technical assistance; community development; education; and healthy children, youth, and families.

Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Grants
Grants for projects that directly impact the health and well-being of Alaska Native people and communities, with preference given to the areas of access to care, children, behavioral health, and rural healthcare.

National Indian Child Welfare Association Training Institutes
In-person and virtual professional development training for child welfare professionals working with American Indian families.

Delta Dental Foundation Community Mini-Grants Program Inactive
Funding for community-based oral health programs in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana, with special consideration given to programs that promote and/or provide oral healthcare access.

Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program Inactive
Funding for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to implement new or enhance existing programs that offer training and services to support officers' emotional and mental health, including counseling programs, peer mentoring, suicide prevention, stress reduction, and police officer family services. The program intends to increase grant funding accessibility for small and understaffed departments, especially those in rural communities, to implement mental health and wellness programs.

Mental Health Awareness Training Grants Inactive
Grants to prepare and train school personnel, emergency first responders, law enforcement, and community-based agency staff on how to appropriately and safely recognize and respond to individuals with mental disorders. Rural applicants have been awarded grants in the past, and up to 3 awards will be made to tribes/tribal organizations pending sufficient application volume.

Maternal Produce Prescription Program (MP3) Inactive
Funding to support community-based organizations to develop produce prescription intervention programs that promote access to healthy foods for pregnant and postpartum women and their families in low-income rural and urban areas.

Building Communities of Recovery Inactive
Grants to support organizations in mobilizing and connecting community resources to increase access to long-term recovery support for people with substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. Rural populations are a priority.

Services Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW-R) Inactive
Funding to provide comprehensive services for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders (SUD) across the continuum of residential settings that support treatment and sustain recovery. Treatment and recovery support services should be provided to pregnant and postpartum women, who may reside with their minor children while in treatment. Services are expected to be available to persons who are uninsured, underinsured, and persons in rural and highly impacted communities.

Support Families in the Justice System (Justice for Families) Program Inactive
Grants designed to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system for families with a history of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and in cases involving child sexual abuse. Priority will be given to projects dedicated to direct victim services and/or criminal justice responses in small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities.