Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Farmers and farmworkers
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
ROPS Rebate Program
Offers rebates for approximately 70% of the cost of purchasing and installing a Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) kit on tractors.
Offers rebates for approximately 70% of the cost of purchasing and installing a Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) kit on tractors.
Geographic coverage: Currently, rebates are available in Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Farmers located in other states may sign up for the waiting list using the online form.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Tractor Safety Coalition
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Tractor Safety Coalition
Supporting Farmers' Mental Health: Understanding Farm Culture and Farm Family Dynamics
A self-paced, online training course designed to help behavioral health providers better understand and address the mental health needs and challenges of farmers and their family members.
A self-paced, online training course designed to help behavioral health providers better understand and address the mental health needs and challenges of farmers and their family members.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Behavioral Health Training Partnership, Wisconsin Farm Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, Behavioral Health Training Partnership, Wisconsin Farm Center
Utah AgWellness Programs
Education, mental health assistance, and other resources designed to help Utah agricultural producers and their families to manage stress.
Education, mental health assistance, and other resources designed to help Utah agricultural producers and their families to manage stress.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Utah State University Extension
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Utah State University Extension
California Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement Grant
Inactive
Funding for the cleanup of illegal solid waste sites on farm or ranch property in California that is in need of cleanup to abate a public health and safety threat and/or a threat to the environment.
Funding for the cleanup of illegal solid waste sites on farm or ranch property in California that is in need of cleanup to abate a public health and safety threat and/or a threat to the environment.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Jan 9, 2025
Sponsor: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Application Deadline: Jan 9, 2025
Sponsor: California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Northeast Region Historically Underserved Farmer and Farming Communities Grant
Inactive
Grants to address key issues affecting the sustainability of agriculture throughout the Northeast SARE region.
Grants to address key issues affecting the sustainability of agriculture throughout the Northeast SARE region.
Geographic coverage: Northeast SARE region that includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Vermont, Washington, D.C., and tribal lands that share the same geography
Application Deadline: Jan 7, 2025
Sponsors: Northeast SARE, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Application Deadline: Jan 7, 2025
Sponsors: Northeast SARE, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farmworker Training and Education Program for Pesticide Safety
Inactive
Funding to improve farmworker communities' understanding of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), agricultural pesticide safety, and related rights through training, the development of trainings and materials, and outreach.
Funding to improve farmworker communities' understanding of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), agricultural pesticide safety, and related rights through training, the development of trainings and materials, and outreach.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pesticides Health Care Initiative: National and Community Based Health Care Provider Training for Pesticide Illness
Inactive
Funding for eligible applicants through a cooperative agreement to improve healthcare providers' ability to prevent, recognize, treat, manage, and report pesticide-related illness. The EPA also aims to ensure that healthcare providers consider the social determinants of health, cultural context, and vulnerabilities of patients at high risk of pesticide-related illness.
Funding for eligible applicants through a cooperative agreement to improve healthcare providers' ability to prevent, recognize, treat, manage, and report pesticide-related illness. The EPA also aims to ensure that healthcare providers consider the social determinants of health, cultural context, and vulnerabilities of patients at high risk of pesticide-related illness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 31, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 31, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Grants Technical Assistance for Pesticide Safety Programs: Technical Assistance in Support of the Health Care Initiative and the Farmworker Training and Education Program
Inactive
Grant funding for eligible applicants to offer technical assistance for 2 pesticide safety-related training and education programs.
Grant funding for eligible applicants to offer technical assistance for 2 pesticide safety-related training and education programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 31, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Letter of Intent (Optional): Oct 31, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Arkansas Access to Local Foods Grants
Inactive
Funding for projects that will increase Arkansans' access to locally grown and produced foods and/or strengthen the local food ecosystem.
Funding for projects that will increase Arkansans' access to locally grown and produced foods and/or strengthen the local food ecosystem.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Nov 22, 2024
Sponsor: Arkansas Community Foundation
Application Deadline: Nov 22, 2024
Sponsor: Arkansas Community Foundation
Iowa Farm Bureau Sponsorship Program
Inactive
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Farm Bureau
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Farm Bureau