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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.

NRHA Rural Hospital CNO Certification Program
A leadership and certification program for current Chief Nursing Officers of rural hospitals.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Center for Rural Health Leadership, National Rural Health Association
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
Missouri Aim for Excellence Award Inactive
Award that recognizes hospitals in Missouri for their accomplishments, innovations, and outcomes for projects that address at least one of the three Triple Aim principles, which are population, quality, and cost/value.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: May 12, 2023
Sponsor: Missouri Hospital Association
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
Citizens' Institute on Rural Design: Request for Host Applicants Inactive
Opportunity to host a leadership workshop and/or participate in a learning cohort that connects rural communities to design resources, enabling communities to act on ideas for improvements to a community's streets, buildings, public spaces, or landscapes to address the specific physical, environmental, social, and economic challenges facing rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 21, 2023
Sponsors: Housing Assistance Council, National Endowment for the Arts
DentaQuest Health Equity Hero Awards Inactive
Award that recognizes individuals and organizations for promoting equitable access to oral care and other health services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 21, 2023
Sponsor: DentaQuest
Jeanne M. Priester Cooperative Extension Health Awards Inactive
Awards to honor Cooperative Extension programs that positively impact the health of people across the United States and provide leadership to expand extension's capacity to increase the number of Americans who are healthy at every stage of life.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2023
Sponsors: Cornell Cooperative Extension, National Health Outreach Conference, The Extension Foundation
Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas Mini-Grant Program Inactive
Small grants to support health improvement projects in Arkansas.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2023
Sponsor: Blue and You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas
American Hospital Association Next Generation Leaders Fellowship Inactive
A fellowship program designed to empower healthcare leaders to bring about lasting change in the hospital and health systems in which they serve. Rural applicants are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2023
Sponsor: American Hospital Association
RWHC Rural Health Ambassador Award Inactive
The Rural Health Ambassador Award recognizes employees at member hospitals who have gone above the call of duty in promoting their respective organizations and made significant contributions to rural healthcare in general.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2023
Sponsor: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative