Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Healthcare needs and services

Choose West Virginia Practice Tuition Waiver Program
Medical school tuition waiver for the differential between in-state and out of state tuition in exchange for agreeing to practice at an eligible West Virginia service site. Participants must serve one year for every year they receive the award.

Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health Institute Course Scholarship
Financial support for individuals serving tribal communities who are interested in attending the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health Summer or Winter Institute courses at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Family Treatment Court Program
Funding to establish new or enhance existing family treatment courts to ensure the provision of substance use treatment and other services that improve child, parent, and family outcomes.

Mentoring for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Substance Use
Grants to support mentoring services to youth ages 17 and under and their family members impacted by opioids and other substance use. Rural communities and federally recognized tribes are target populations.

Mississippi Innovative Pilot Program Grant
Funding to support transformative, innovative approaches in rural communities of Mississippi that strengthen health and well-being through cross-sector collaboration. Community-centered approaches are intended to improve outcomes, address social determinants of health, and build sustainable systems of care by advancing integrated service networks, school-based health, behavioral health partnerships, maternal and child health supports, nutrition-focused initiatives, workforce wellness, and other locally driven solutions.

Wyoming State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, dentists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, nurses, and mental health clinicians who agree to serve at an approved National Health Service Corps site in Wyoming.

Kansas Community Health Worker Accountable Food Is Medicine Grant
Grants designed to improve health outcomes among rural Kansans by integrating community health workers into clinical care teams to connect patients with health and social services to bridge gaps in care. Projects will also establish or expand Accountable Food Is Medicine programs, which integrate nutrition interventions, such as medically tailored meals and produce prescriptions, into healthcare to prevent, manage, or treat chronic conditions.

National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for medical, advanced practice nursing, physician assistant/physician associate, and dental students who agree to provide services in eligible Health Professional Shortage Areas of greatest need.

NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment assistance for researchers that are not employed by the NIH. Loan repayment awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career, not to support specific research.

Texas Colonia Fund - Construction
Funding to support community development projects such as sewer, water, other infrastructure, and housing rehabilitation in colonias in Texas.