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Rural Health
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.

Future Clinicians Scholarship Program
Scholarships for underrepresented health professions students who are engaging in self-led community service and research, are developing critical professional skills, and are interested in working to address health disparities in medically underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 9, 2024
Sponsors: National Medical Fellowships, United Health Group
NRHA Rural Health Nurse Certification Program
A leadership and certification program for current rural nurses.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Sep 10, 2024
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association
Prevent Cancer Foundation Community Grants
Grant for projects focused on patient navigation for cancer prevention and early detection using best practices and community partnerships to address health disparities in their community or practice.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Sep 10, 2024
Sponsor: Prevent Cancer Foundation
Rural Health Fellows Leadership Program
A year-long, intensive fellowship program designed to develop a community of rural health leaders that will be able to step forward and serve in key positions in NRHA, affiliated advocacy groups, and local and state legislative bodies with health equity as a main focus.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2024
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association
Clinical and Translational Science Award (UM1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding for Clinical and Translational Program Hubs that are expected to develop, demonstrate, and then disseminate solutions to barriers that limit the efficiency and effectiveness of clinical and translational science research. A major interest of the program is improving rural health outcomes and eliminating health disparities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Aug 13, 2024
Application Deadline: Sep 13, 2024
Sponsors: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Funding for training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a diverse workforce of library and archives professionals. Health, wellness, broadband access, tribal communities, and rural communities are listed as a project types.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 20, 2024
Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2025
Sponsor: Institute of Museum and Library Services
NBCC Foundation Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors
Fellowships for master's degree-level addictions counseling students from minority backgrounds. For the purpose of this program, minorities include racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender, sexual orientation, rural, and military groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation
Northwest Public Health and Primary Care Leadership Institute
A leadership and educational opportunity in the northwest region that focuses on the intersection of public health and primary care, using a health equity focus. Participants will experience group and individual assignments, panels, lectures, webinars, and discussions, and use problem-based learning to explore real-life situations leaders face in the field.
Geographic coverage: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsors: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
Indiana Trailblazer Planning Grant
Funding for the development of community-university partnerships to improve health, examine social determinants of health, or enhance health equity to result in future collaborative research proposals. Indiana CTSI has an interest in projects that are focused on rural health.
Geographic coverage: Indiana
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2024
Sponsor: Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)
Interact for Health Rural Changemaker Program
Funding to support grassroots work addressing community-identified challenges and inequalities related to health in the rural regions served by Interact for Health in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Geographic coverage: Interact for Health's identified rural counties in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky
Application Deadline: Oct 7, 2024
Sponsor: Interact for Health