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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health workforce education and training

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

Leadership Learning for Professionals working in Public Health and Community Health Centers Mini-Grants Inactive
Funding for the development and offering of learning opportunities for professionals working in public health or community health in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming.
Geographic coverage: The 6 states within the service area of the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center
Application Deadline: Feb 16, 2024
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RM-PHTC)
Montana American Indian AHEC Center Development Funding Inactive
Funding for a single organization to establish a Montana American Indian Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Center, with the aim of enhancing and expanding health profession opportunities and increasing access to health for rural and underserved American Indian residents.
Geographic coverage: Montana
Application Deadline: Feb 16, 2024
Sponsors: Montana Area Health Education Center, Montana Office of Rural Health
NOSORH Rural Health Grant Writing Institute Inactive
A series of 9 online learning sessions covering grant writing with a unique rural health focus. The intended audience is beginners looking to gain the skills to research and draft winning proposals from various agencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 16, 2024
Sponsor: National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
Building a Pipeline of Primary Care Providers to Serve Diverse Communities of Colorado Inactive
Grants to increase the number of individuals working within Colorado's primary healthcare workforce who reflect the diverse patient population served by the state's safety net system and/or who are committed to serving rural and frontier communities.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation
MedServe North Carolina Fellowships in Primary Care Medicine Inactive
A 2-year, full-time, post-college community service fellowship in rural and other underserved community primary care sites in North Carolina.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Sponsor: MedServe
South Carolina Rural Dentist Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for dentists who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) of South Carolina or serve as full-time faculty at the MUSC College of Dental Medicine.
Geographic coverage: South Carolina
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Sponsor: South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium
Certified Rural Health Clinic Professional Course Inactive
A course designed to teach directors, clinic administrators, and other Rural Health Clinic leaders how to operate a successful Rural Health Clinic. Upon course completion and the attainment of an 80% or higher exam score, participants will earn certification.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 12, 2024
Sponsor: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
New Mexico AHEC Scholars Program Inactive
A multidisciplinary certificate program for health professions students in New Mexico that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: Feb 12, 2024
Sponsor: New Mexico Area Health Education Center
Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Inactive
Funding for accredited schools of nursing to establish and/or operate a student loan fund. Grantees will loan money to students, and up to 85% of each loan may be forgiven upon completion of up to 4 years of full-time employment as a faculty member in an accredited school of nursing.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Feb 12, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Residency Planning and Development Program Inactive
Grants to develop newly accredited, sustainable rural residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, public health, general preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics/gynecology. The overall goal of the program is to support expansion of the physician workforce in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 12, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services