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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.

Boettcher Foundation Grants
Grants for transforming communities by investing in individuals, programs, and organizations throughout Colorado, including a focus on rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsor: Boettcher Foundation
Michigan Rural Health Clinic Chronic Disease and Collaborative Care Fund
Funding to help Rural Health Clinics build coordinated, sustainable approaches to chronic disease prevention and management based on clinic and community priorities. Projects may address diabetes, hypertension, behavioral health, preventive care, and other chronic conditions and patient needs across the lifespan.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsor: Michigan Center for Rural Health
Michigan Upper Peninsula Community Health Worker Recruitment and Retention Opportunity
Funding to expand access to care by supporting selected Upper Peninsula Rural Health Clinics in recruiting or identifying, hiring, integrating, and sustaining one community health worker.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsor: Michigan Center for Rural Health
Minnesota Rural Clinical Rotations Grant Program
Grants to health professional training sites to add, expand, or enhance rural rotations or clinical training experiences, such as credential or certificate rural tracks or other specialized training.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Minnesota Rural Community Clinic Grant Program
Grants to plan, establish, or operate clinical services for low-income populations and/or populations living in rural areas of Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Rural Primary Care Residency Training Grant
Grants to plan, implement, and sustain rural primary care residency training programs in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Utah Rural Communities Opportunity Grant
Grants for economic development planning, projects, and activities in rural communities in Utah.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2026
Sponsor: Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development
California J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of California, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2026
Sponsor: California State Office of Rural Health
Florida Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Florida, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Florida
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2026
Sponsor: Florida Health
Illinois J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Illinois, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2026
Sponsor: Illinois Center for Rural Health