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Funding by Topic: Health occupations

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

HERO: Helping EMS in Rural Oregon
Grants to frontier and rural EMS agencies in Oregon to cover in-house training costs or to send staff to training that cannot be offered locally.
Geographic coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Apr 19, 2024
Sponsor: Oregon Office of Rural Health
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
Scholarships for students pursuing eligible primary care health professions training in exchange for a service commitment in an approved site in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 25, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Health Service Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Illinois Nursing Education Scholarship Program
Scholarships for Illinois residents pursuing nursing degrees who demonstrate the greatest financial need. Awardees must practice in the state upon graduation.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsors: Illinois Center for Rural Health, Illinois Department of Public Health
Iowa Psychiatry Training Program for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners
Continuation funding to provide psychiatric training to additional physician assistants and nurse practitioners who will provide mental health services in rural, underserved areas of Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Kerr Foundation Grants
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the Kerr Foundation target area in the areas of education, health, cultural development, and human services.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Oklahoma organizations will receive first priority for available funds.
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 30, 2024
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2024
Sponsor: Kerr Foundation
Michigan State Loan Repayment Program (MSLRP)
Loan repayment for primary medical, dental, and mental healthcare providers who agree to provide healthcare services in Health Professional Shortage Areas of Michigan.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Dental Reimbursement Program
Funding designed to improve access to oral healthcare services for low income people with HIV, and to train dental students, dental hygiene students, and dental residents to deliver dental care to people with HIV.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
School Based Mental Health Services Grant Program
Grants to increase the number of qualified mental health service professionals providing school based mental health services to students in local educational agencies with a demonstrated need.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
West Virginia Recruitment and Retention Community Project
Grants to eligible healthcare employers in rural West Virginia to provide loan repayment assistance to primary care health professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: West Virginia State Office of Rural Health
West Virginia State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary care health professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of West Virginia.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: West Virginia State Office of Rural Health