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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.

Health Equity Innovations Fund Inactive
Funding for solutions designed to eliminate structural racism and other structural inequities within the nursing profession, health systems, and communities that lead to improved access to care and services for populations impacted by health disparities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2022
Sponsors: AARP Public Policy Institute, The Center to Champion Nursing in America
Wisconsin Grants to Improve Cultural Competence of the Behavioral Health Workforce Inactive
Grants to support culturally appropriate community-based behavioral health services for underserved populations who face barriers in accessing and using mental health and substance use services.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2022
Sponsor: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Geriatrics Academic Career Award Program Inactive
Funding to support the career development of junior faculty in geriatrics as academic geriatricians or academic geriatrics specialists. The overall goals of the program are to develop the necessary skills to lead healthcare transformation in a variety of settings, including rural and/or medically underserved settings, to be age-friendly and to provide training in clinical geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional teams of healthcare professionals to provide healthcare for older adults.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 3, 2022
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Million Hearts Health Equity Implementation Project Inactive
Funding to support projects designed to reduce health disparities. Applicants must select at least one priority population and strategy outlined in Million HeartsĀ® 2027 Focusing on Health Equity, which include racial and ethnic minority groups and people who live in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2022
Sponsor: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence Inactive
Funding to a single entity to establish and maintain a Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NHRCDV). The NHRCDV will provide technical assistance and training resources for Native Hawaiian-serving organizations to enhance their capacity to respond to domestic violence, including Native Hawaiian communities and programs in areas that are geographically isolated where community-level involvement is necessary.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 4, 2022
Application Deadline: Sep 6, 2022
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies Program Inactive
Funding to prepare nurses to serve as nursing clinical faculty and preceptors to newly hired or transitioning licensed nurses in a variety of care settings in rural and underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 22, 2022
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Equity and Overdose Prevention Mentorship Program Inactive
Educational opportunity for local health departments to learn from peers, share experiences, and exchange strategies for integrating health equity into drug overdose prevention and response work.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 19, 2022
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Registered Nurse Training Program Inactive
Funding to enhance nursing education and practice to advance the health of patients, families, and communities and improve health outcomes. The overall goal is to increase the number of nursing students trained in acute care settings to address and manage social determinant of health factors and improve health equity and health literacy in rural and underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 19, 2022
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Medicare Savings Programs Grant Inactive
Grants to educate, engage, and enroll eligible older adults with low income in Medicare Savings Programs. The program is available in 21 states and Puerto Rico and has a focus on underserved populations, including minorities and those living in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Available in 22 U.S. states and territories
Application Deadline: Aug 3, 2022
Sponsor: AARP
Building Bridges to Better Health: A Primary Health Care Challenge Inactive
Challenge competition seeking to advance the development and testing of low-cost, scalable technical assistance solutions that can improve outcomes for patients at Federally Qualified Health Centers. Proposed solutions should focus on addressing key drivers of poor health and social determinants of health, including barriers to accessing medical, social, housing, educational, or other related services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 2, 2022
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services