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Rural Health Information Hub

Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Hospice and palliative care

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Technology-Enabled Collaborative Learning Program
Funding to evaluate, develop, and expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models for healthcare providers and other professionals. The program is designed to improve retention of healthcare providers and increase access to healthcare services in rural areas, frontier areas, Health Professional Shortage Areas, Medically Underserved Areas, for Medically Underserved Populations, and for Native Americans.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Award program that honors innovative programs and organizations that care for patients with serious or life-limiting illness and provide best practices and models for the field. Rural organizations have received the award in the past.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2026
Sponsor: American Hospital Association
Rural Physician Associate Program
A 9-month, community-based educational experience for third-year medical students at the University of Minnesota that allows them to live and train in rural communities across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 2, 2026
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Daniels Fund Grants
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming working in the areas of aging, drug and alcohol addiction, amateur sports, youth development, disabilities, homelessness, and education.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Daniels Fund
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation Grants
Grants for projects that directly impact the health and well-being of Alaska Native people and communities, with preference given to the areas of access to care, children, behavioral health, and rural healthcare.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation