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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.

National Rural Health Leadership Virtual Residency Program Inactive
A one-year, fee-based virtual leadership training program designed to enhance the skills and ensure the success of new rural health leaders.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2021
Sponsor: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Georgia Joseph D. Greene Community Service Award Inactive
Recognizes individuals, nonprofit health organizations, and community collaboratives in Georgia that work to improve the quality of health and healthcare of those they serve.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2021
Sponsor: Healthcare Georgia Foundation
New Mexico Hero of Health Award Inactive
Honors an individual in New Mexico who is working to make a significant difference in the heath of the community. The focus of 2021 is unsung heroes - someone who has persevered through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic to lift up others in need and to support people's mental, emotional, spiritual and/or physical health.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: Oct 22, 2021
Sponsor: Con Alma Health Foundation
Alabama Appalachian Regional Commission Grant Program Inactive
Grants designed to create opportunities for economic development and improved quality of life in Appalachian Alabama. Project goals include economic opportunities, critical infrastructure, leadership/community capacity, natural/cultural assets, and workforce (including healthcare initiatives).
Geographic coverage: Counties in Appalachian Alabama.
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2021
Sponsors: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Appalachian Regional Commission
Colorado Rural Health Excellence Award Inactive
Recognizes individuals who have made notable contributions to health, healthcare, or a healthcare delivery system in rural Colorado.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2021
Sponsor: Colorado Rural Health Center
Northwest Public Health and Primary Care Leadership Institute Inactive
A leadership and educational opportunity in the northwest region that focuses on the intersection of public health and primary care, using a health equity focus. 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: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2021
Sponsors: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, Northwest Regional Primary Care Association
Kansas Health Foundation Impact and Capacity Grants Inactive
Grants to organizations in Kansas to build organizational capacity or to build external impacts in the areas of access to care, healthy behaviors, civic engagement, and educational attainment.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2021
Sponsor: Kansas Health Foundation
CHCF Health Equity Fellowship Inactive
A 2-year fellowship program to support Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) professionals seeking to become leaders on the issue of health equity in California.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2021
Sponsor: California Health Care Foundation
Supporting Tribal Youth: Training, Technical Assistance, and Youth Leadership Inactive
Two cooperative agreements to tribal youth training and technical assistance providers under two categories: 1) To provide culturally based, trauma-informed training, support, and related technical assistance to build capacity to develop, improve, and/or maintain their juvenile justice system; and 2) To enhance tribal efforts to develop youth leadership skills and support action related to juvenile justice issues, delinquency prevention, and public safety issues in Indian country.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jun 28, 2021
Sponsors: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Political Determinants of Health Learning Laboratory Program Inactive
Training and grant funding for leaders to enhance their skills in policy and health equity and to implement projects in their respective communities. The program is actively recruiting leaders from rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2021
Sponsor: Morehouse School of Medicine