Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Health workforce
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Georgia Behavioral Health Provider Loan Repayment Program (GBHPLRP)
Loan repayment assistance for mental health and substance use professionals in return for practicing in a Mental Health Health Professional Shortage Area in an underserved area of Georgia.
Loan repayment assistance for mental health and substance use professionals in return for practicing in a Mental Health Health Professional Shortage Area in an underserved area of Georgia.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Georgia Dentist Education Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for dental student loan debt in return for a commitment to practice in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia.
Loan repayment assistance for dental student loan debt in return for a commitment to practice in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Georgia Dentists for Rural Areas Assistance Program
Loan repayment assistance for dental education student loan debt in return for a commitment to practice in a medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia for at least 12 months.
Loan repayment assistance for dental education student loan debt in return for a commitment to practice in a medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia for at least 12 months.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Georgia Nurse Faculty Loan Repayment Program (NFLRP)
Loan repayment assistance for nurse faculty who commit to teaching full-time in a Georgia nursing program.
Loan repayment assistance for nurse faculty who commit to teaching full-time in a Georgia nursing program.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Georgia Physician Assistant Loan Repayment Program (PALRP)
Loan repayment assistance for physician assistants who agree to practice full-time in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia for at least 12 months.
Loan repayment assistance for physician assistants who agree to practice full-time in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia for at least 12 months.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Georgia Physician Education Loan Repayment Program (GPELRP)
Loan repayment assistance for physicians who agree to practice medicine full-time in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia for at least 4 years.
Loan repayment assistance for physicians who agree to practice medicine full-time in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia for at least 4 years.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Georgia Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program (PRAA)
Loan repayment assistance for physicians who agree to practice medicine in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia for at least 12 months.
Loan repayment assistance for physicians who agree to practice medicine in medically underserved, rural areas of Georgia for at least 12 months.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Health Careers Exploration Program (HCEP)
Support for health career conferences, workshops, and health career exploration programs in California. Outreach and recruitment in rural and medically underserved areas/populations is a program priority.
Support for health career conferences, workshops, and health career exploration programs in California. Outreach and recruitment in rural and medically underserved areas/populations is a program priority.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Minnesota Primary Care Residency Expansion Grant Program
Funding to plan, create, and/or expand residency training programs for primary care physicians in Minnesota.
Funding to plan, create, and/or expand residency training programs for primary care physicians in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Vermont Educational Loan Repayment Program for Dental Professionals
Loan repayment assistance for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental therapists serving in designated shortage areas or documented special need areas in the state of Vermont.
Loan repayment assistance for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental therapists serving in designated shortage areas or documented special need areas in the state of Vermont.
Geographic coverage: Vermont
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2026
Sponsor: University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program