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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.

Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in high need schools and local educational agencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2025
Sponsors: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education
Community-Led Momentum Grants Inactive
Grants for community-driven efforts carried out by eligible community Medical College of Wisconsin academic partnerships to implement innovative projects to advance health in Wisconsin in the areas of public and community health and health workforce education and development.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 27, 2025
Application Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Sponsor: Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program: Registered Nurse Education Inactive
Grants to support registered nurse training programs in California with a focus on registered nurse shortage areas.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2025
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
John and Polly Sparks First Responder Grant for Rural First Responders Mental Health Interventions Inactive
Grants for evidence-based research and intervention in providing mental health training dissemination to first responders in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2025
Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation
Kentucky Healthy WAY (Wellness in All Youth) Program Inactive
Leadership development and research training program designed to empower rural Kentucky high school students with skills to identify and develop solutions to health and social issues at the school and community level.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2025
Sponsor: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Inactive
Funding to support the training of residents in new or expanded primary care residency training programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2025
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Wisconsin AHEC Scholars Program Inactive
A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in Wisconsin that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2025
Sponsor: Wisconsin Area Health Education Center System
Tennessee Rural Healthcare Training Inactive
Funding to support rural training and learning opportunities for pre- and post-licensure clinical professions in Tennessee.
Geographic coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Oct 13, 2025
Sponsor: Tennessee Department of Health
Dental Preventive Clinical Support Program Inactive
Grants to address the challenges and opportunities associated with IHS preventive and clinical dental programs. The program goals are to provide support, guidance, training, and enhancement of dental programs within their area and to ensure that the services of the support centers and the dental programs result in measurable improvements in the oral health status of the American Indian/Alaska Native patients served.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Illinois Rural Health Fellowship Inactive
A 6-month rural health leadership development program for executives and prospective executives from Critical Access Hospitals, rural hospitals, and other rural health organizations in Illinois. The program is designed to give participants an understanding of what sets rural healthcare apart from urban, and what rural leaders are called to do in their positions.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2025
Sponsor: Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network