Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Federally Qualified Health Centers
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
California Health Impact Fund
Loan funding for eligible California community health centers to build or upgrade facilities, strengthen infrastructure, and boost financial sustainability to improve healthcare access.
Loan funding for eligible California community health centers to build or upgrade facilities, strengthen infrastructure, and boost financial sustainability to improve healthcare access.
Geographic coverage: California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: California Primary Care Association, Primary Care Development Corporation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: California Primary Care Association, Primary Care Development Corporation
Capital Fund LoanPLUS Program
A Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) program that provides loan capital and technical assistance designed to meet the needs of smaller health centers and/or those with limited financial resources. Health centers that have not been able to access financing through conventional lenders are encouraged to apply.
A Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) program that provides loan capital and technical assistance designed to meet the needs of smaller health centers and/or those with limited financial resources. Health centers that have not been able to access financing through conventional lenders are encouraged to apply.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Capital Fund, Capital Link
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Capital Fund, Capital Link
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.
Offers grants to small, rural communities in Oregon and parts of California for technical assistance; community development; education; and healthy children, youth, and families.
Geographic coverage: Oregon and Siskiyou County, California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Ford Family Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Ford Family Foundation
Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program
Facilitates access to capital funding and reduces financing costs for health centers by guaranteeing up to 80% of financing needed to support capital infrastructure projects.
Facilitates access to capital funding and reduces financing costs for health centers by guaranteeing up to 80% of financing needed to support capital infrastructure projects.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HRSA Look-Alike Initial Designation and Technical Assistance
Resources to assist organizations in the application for Look-Alike Initial Designation under the Health Center Program.
Resources to assist organizations in the application for Look-Alike Initial Designation under the Health Center Program.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kentucky State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Kentucky, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Offers a J-1 visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Kentucky, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Missouri Community Health Foundation Loan Forgiveness Program
Loan forgiveness fund that provides partial or full funding for healthcare professional students from urban and rural Missouri to attend medical, dental, nursing, physician assistant, dental hygiene, optometry, and pharmacy school in the primary care fields.
Loan forgiveness fund that provides partial or full funding for healthcare professional students from urban and rural Missouri to attend medical, dental, nursing, physician assistant, dental hygiene, optometry, and pharmacy school in the primary care fields.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Community Health Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Community Health Foundation
Missouri Community Health Foundation Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment fund that assists with increasing access to healthcare services in underserved communities throughout Missouri. The Foundation partners with primary care medical, advanced practice nursing, and dental residents during their postgraduate training to provide educational student loan repayment in exchange for service at a Missouri Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) upon completion of training.
Loan repayment fund that assists with increasing access to healthcare services in underserved communities throughout Missouri. The Foundation partners with primary care medical, advanced practice nursing, and dental residents during their postgraduate training to provide educational student loan repayment in exchange for service at a Missouri Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) upon completion of training.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Community Health Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Community Health Foundation
Oklahoma Dental Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for dentists who agree to practice in a Dental Health Professional Shortage Area of Oklahoma or teach at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry if applicable faculty positions are available.
Loan repayment assistance for dentists who agree to practice in a Dental Health Professional Shortage Area of Oklahoma or teach at the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry if applicable faculty positions are available.
Geographic coverage: Oklahoma
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Oklahoma State Department of Health
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Oklahoma State Department of Health
Oregon Grant-Funded Community Health Worker Certification
Funding for training of community health workers for employment at Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, and rural public health departments in Oregon.
Funding for training of community health workers for employment at Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, and rural public health departments in Oregon.
Geographic coverage: Oregon
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Office of Rural Health
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Office of Rural Health