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Funding by Topic: Health disparities

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Minnesota Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Program Inactive
Funding to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services for people in Minnesota who experience barriers to these services.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2023
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health
Virginia Youth Tobacco Use Prevention Grants Inactive
Grants to prevent and reduce youth tobacco, nicotine, and vaping product use across Virginia. Funding may be used for classroom-based instruction and for projects designed to reduce disparities in young people who are at elevated risk for being impacted by tobacco and nicotine (including rural youth).
Geographic coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2023
Sponsor: Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
Infusing Equity into Built Environment for Better Health Inactive
Capital grants for built environment, such as playgrounds, parks, and outdoor spaces in Colorado that allow children, youth, and families to engage in physical activity more regularly. Priority is given to communities living on low income, communities of color, and rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2023
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation
Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation Community Grant Inactive
Grants for physician-led, community-based, or statewide programs to improve health in Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2023
Sponsor: Wisconsin Medical Society
CDC Fellowship for Evaluation of Rural Funding Impact Inactive
CDC evaluation research fellowship focused on addressing COVID-19 related health disparities among populations at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority populations and rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 13, 2023
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tennessee Opioid Abatement Community Funding Inactive
Funding to implement opioid abatement remediation strategies in Tennessee including primary prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery support, education/training, research, and evaluation. Rural and underserved communities are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Oct 9, 2023
Sponsor: Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council
Arizona Systems Change Grants Inactive
Grants for collaborative work designed to transform systems through changes to policies and practices to improve health in Arizona communities. Applicants from tribes and rural areas are encouraged to apply.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2023
Sponsor: Vitalyst Health Foundation
Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative: Early Childhood Wraparound Services Inactive
Funding for early childhood wraparound services to support relevant skill building among adults who work with infants, young children, expectant parents, new parents, and caregivers. Funding will focus on home visiting services and child-specific clinical consultation services for adults that work closely with infants and children with emotional and behavioral health needs on an individual basis. Rural communities and other disparity populations are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2023
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Services
New Mexico Rural Health Care Delivery Fund (RHCDF) Inactive
Funding to support rural healthcare facilities and providers in New Mexico, allowing for the ability to increase access to services such as primary care, behavioral health, maternal/child health, and others.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2023
Sponsor: New Mexico Human Services Department
Equitable Access in Child Nutrition Programs Research Grants Inactive
Grants to support research activities that identify barriers to equitable access in the child nutrition programs, as well as strategies to help overcome these barriers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 9, 2023
Application Deadline: Oct 3, 2023
Sponsor: Food Research & Action Center