Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Food security and nutrition
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Rural Grocery Specialist Program
A training for resource professionals to better support rural grocers through business transition. The Rural Grocery Initiative works to support healthy food options, jobs, local tax base, and attraction/retention of residents in rural communities.
A training for resource professionals to better support rural grocers through business transition. The Rural Grocery Initiative works to support healthy food options, jobs, local tax base, and attraction/retention of residents in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 24, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Grocery Initiative
Application Deadline: Aug 24, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Grocery Initiative
Alliant Energy Community Grants
Grants to build stronger communities in Iowa and Wisconsin with focus on hunger, housing, transportation, workforce, environmental stewardship, and community safety and engagement.
Grants to build stronger communities in Iowa and Wisconsin with focus on hunger, housing, transportation, workforce, environmental stewardship, and community safety and engagement.
Geographic coverage: Iowa and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Alliant Energy Foundation
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Alliant Energy Foundation
West Michigan Youth Programs
Grants to support projects for youth ages 0 – 18 living within a 4-county service area that includes Lake, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana counties in western Michigan.
Grants to support projects for youth ages 0 – 18 living within a 4-county service area that includes Lake, Muskegon, Newaygo, and Oceana counties in western Michigan.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Gerber Foundation
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Gerber Foundation
Duke Endowment Rural Church Grants
Funding for United Methodist Churches in rural areas of North Carolina for health and human service-related outreach programs, church development, and leadership programs.
Funding for United Methodist Churches in rural areas of North Carolina for health and human service-related outreach programs, church development, and leadership programs.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2026
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2026
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
Tribal Agriculture Fellowship (TAF)
Fellowships to help Native students achieve their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture.
Fellowships to help Native students achieve their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsor: Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsor: Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program
Tribal Colleges Research Grants Program (TCRGP)
Grants to tribal colleges and universities for research projects that address concerns and needs of tribal and reservation communities, including projects that focus on health, food, nutrition, and agricultural production research.
Grants to tribal colleges and universities for research projects that address concerns and needs of tribal and reservation communities, including projects that focus on health, food, nutrition, and agricultural production research.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Application Deadline: Dec 31, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Community Level Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding for research to develop and test community-level interventions to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Populations of focus include American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations, among others.
Funding for research to develop and test community-level interventions to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Populations of focus include American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2027
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2027
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
#CaliforniansForAll College Corps
A statewide service program that engages college students in California in service opportunities with community-based organizations working in the areas of K-12 education and food insecurity, including projects and programs serving rural and other specific areas.
A statewide service program that engages college students in California in service opportunities with community-based organizations working in the areas of K-12 education and food insecurity, including projects and programs serving rural and other specific areas.
Geographic coverage: California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AmeriCorps, California Students Aid Commission, California Volunteers Office of the Governor
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: AmeriCorps, California Students Aid Commission, California Volunteers Office of the Governor
Agnes M. Lindsay Trust Grants
Supports capital projects for organizations working in the areas of health, welfare, dental health, homelessness, and food insecurity in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
Supports capital projects for organizations working in the areas of health, welfare, dental health, homelessness, and food insecurity in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
Geographic coverage: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Agnes M. Lindsay Trust
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Agnes M. Lindsay Trust
Anschutz Family Foundation Grants
Grants to organizations in Colorado that work to strengthen families and communities and help individuals become productive and responsible citizens. Funding priorities include rural Colorado.
Grants to organizations in Colorado that work to strengthen families and communities and help individuals become productive and responsible citizens. Funding priorities include rural Colorado.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Anschutz Family Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Anschutz Family Foundation