Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health workforce education and training

Indiana Preceptor and Rural Track Grant
Grants to develop the infrastructure, partnerships, preceptor capacity, staffing, and operational processes necessary to establish structured and sustainable rural clinical training opportunities for medical students, residents, or both in Indiana.

Missouri Workforce Retention and Enablers Funding
Funding to help rural healthcare organizations in Missouri address persistent barriers to recruiting and retaining essential workers.

Mississippi Electronic Health Records Replacement for Small Rural Providers Program (EHR Program)
Funding for rural health and mental health providers in Mississippi seeking to adopt electronic health record (EHR) systems or replace outdated or non-interoperable EHR systems.

Mobile Health Impact Accelerator
A 6-month learning opportunity designed for staff of mobile health clinics who want to improve services, sustainability, and community connections.

Opioid Settlement Fund Community Grant Program
Grants for organizations working to abate and alleviate the impacts of the opioid crisis and co-occurring substance use challenges in South Dakota communities. Rural behavioral health workforce, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) training, and telehealth in rural communities are among the approved uses of funds.

VA Pilot Program for Graduate Medical Education and Residency (PPGMER)
Reimbursement funding to establish new residency programs by facilities operated by Indian Health Service (IHS), Indian Tribes, tribal organizations, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Department of War (DoW), and other healthcare facilities located in areas designated as underserved by VA, including rural and frontier areas.

Opioid and Substance Use Treatment Training Scholarship Program
A 2-day in-person comprehensive training and consultation with clinicians, faculty, and staff experts from the University of Vermont Center on Rural Addiction. The program is intended for teams of up to 4 individuals from practices in rural counties in Maine.

Promoting Indigenous Research Leadership
A 3-day workshop designed to promote the public health research careers of Indigenous and other early-career faculty working with Indigenous communities across the country.

Tennessee Hospital Association Nurse Preceptor Incentive
Monetary incentive for qualified nurses serving as student preceptors in Tennessee.

University of Nebraska at Kearney Health Opportunities Program (KHOP)
Scholarships and professional development opportunities for high school seniors from rural Nebraska who wish to practice in rural Nebraska following the completion of specific health professions educational programs.