Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Mental health
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
T.L.L. Temple Foundation Grants
Grants for projects in the T.L.L. Temple Foundation service area of rural communities in Eastern Texas and Miller County in Arkansas. Priorities include education, economic opportunity, health, human services, arts and culture, and environment and conservation.
Grants for projects in the T.L.L. Temple Foundation service area of rural communities in Eastern Texas and Miller County in Arkansas. Priorities include education, economic opportunity, health, human services, arts and culture, and environment and conservation.
Geographic coverage: 23 counties in Eastern Texas and 1 county in Arkansas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: T.L.L. Temple Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: T.L.L. Temple Foundation
Technical Assistance - University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Technical assistance for rural communities to help with initiatives that address substance use disorder.
Technical assistance for rural communities to help with initiatives that address substance use disorder.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
Technical Assistance for Tribal Domestic Violence Programs and Shelters
Technical assistance for tribal domestic violence programs and shelters to build tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence; strengthen advocacy; and improve services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and sex trafficking.
Technical assistance for tribal domestic violence programs and shelters to build tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence; strengthen advocacy; and improve services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and sex trafficking.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Temple University Collaborative Rural Training and Technical Assistance
Training and technical assistance to rural agencies related to promoting full and meaningful community participation of individuals with mental illnesses.
Training and technical assistance to rural agencies related to promoting full and meaningful community participation of individuals with mental illnesses.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Temple University Collaborative
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Temple University Collaborative
Zero Suicide Academy
A training for healthcare and behavioral healthcare organizations that seek to dramatically reduce suicides among patients in their care.
A training for healthcare and behavioral healthcare organizations that seek to dramatically reduce suicides among patients in their care.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Education Development Center, Inc.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Education Development Center, Inc.
Minnesota Rural Community Clinic Grant Program
Inactive
Grants to plan, establish, or operate clinical services for low-income populations and/or populations living in rural areas of Minnesota.
Grants to plan, establish, or operate clinical services for low-income populations and/or populations living in rural areas of Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2025
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Missouri Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (HPLRP)
Inactive
Forgivable loans for the purpose of repaying educational loans for healthcare, mental health, and public health professionals, in exchange for a 2-year service obligation in an underserved area of Missouri.
Forgivable loans for the purpose of repaying educational loans for healthcare, mental health, and public health professionals, in exchange for a 2-year service obligation in an underserved area of Missouri.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2025
Sponsor: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2025
Sponsor: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program
Inactive
Grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in high need schools and local educational agencies.
Grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in high need schools and local educational agencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2025
Sponsors: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2025
Sponsors: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education
School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) Grant Program
Inactive
Grant for state educational agencies, local educational agencies (LEAs), and consortia of LEAs to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers delivering mental health services to students in high-need LEAs.
Grant for state educational agencies, local educational agencies (LEAs), and consortia of LEAs to increase the number of credentialed school-based mental health services providers delivering mental health services to students in high-need LEAs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2025
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2025
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
John and Polly Sparks First Responder Grant for Rural First Responders Mental Health Interventions
Inactive
Grants for evidence-based research and intervention in providing mental health training dissemination to first responders in rural areas.
Grants for evidence-based research and intervention in providing mental health training dissemination to first responders in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2025
Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2025
Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation

