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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Leadership

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

Maryland Rural Impact Awards Inactive
Honorary awards to recognize individuals and organizations that have provided exemplary service to communities in rural Maryland.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Awards Inactive
Monetary awards for outstanding programs, organizations, and individuals that are focused on helping people and communities in Florida achieve better health. Awards have been made for organizations in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Florida
Application Deadline: Sep 26, 2023
Sponsor: Florida Blue Foundation
Illinois Rural Health Fellowship Inactive
A 6-month rural health leadership development program for individuals 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: Sep 22, 2023
Sponsor: Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network
Bush Fellowship Program Inactive
Flexible grants to individuals in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota that can be used to pursue education and learning experiences to become more effective community leaders.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, or one of the 23 Native nations that shares the same geographic area.
Application Deadline: Sep 21, 2023
Sponsor: Bush Foundation
Oklahoma Rural Health Awards Inactive
Annual awards for outstanding rural health advocates, rural health leaders, rural health educators, and rural practitioners in Oklahoma.
Geographic coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Health Association of Oklahoma
Building Indigenous Communities of Hope Fellowship Inactive
A 6-month fellowship that includes customized, culturally centered programming to enhance youth leadership skills in transforming the foster care system in Native communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 25, 2023
Sponsors: Aspen Institute, Center for Native American Youth
Region IV Public Health and Primary Care Leadership Institute Inactive
A leadership and educational opportunity in the southeast region that focuses on adaptive leadership in public health and primary care. Participants will experience group and individual assignments, panels, lectures, webinars, and discussions, and use problem-based learning to explore real-life situations leaders face in the field.
Geographic coverage: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2023
Sponsor: Region IV Public Health Training Center
PHEARLESS (Public Health Regenerative Leadership Synergy) Initiative Inactive
An initiative that brings rising public health leaders together with community leaders to co-create sustainable solutions that advance health equity and well-being for all. Community collectives will be selected to participate in a one-year program comprising four competency-developing modules, a culminating activity, stipends, and potential implementation grant funding.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Jul 6, 2023
Sponsors: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, University of South Florida College of Public Health
Rural Health Care Coordination Program Inactive
Funding for rural health consortiums to improve and expand delivery of health care services through comprehensive care coordination strategies in rural areas. Primary focus areas include: heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory disease, stroke, and maternal health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 26, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Indigenous Communities Fellowship Inactive
Fellowships for Native individuals who propose innovative solutions to address barriers and issues that are experienced by indigenous communities. The primary question fellows are asked to solve is, "How are Indigenous innovators in the U.S. building upon traditional knowledge and technology to meet the social, environmental, and economic goals of their communities?"
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 9, 2023
Sponsor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology