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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.

Technical Assistance - University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence
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
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.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Tribal Domestic Violence Programs COVID-19 Mitigation Grants
Grants for COVID-19 mitigation that supports tribal programs and community organizations serving indigenous survivors of gender-based violence at the intersection of housing instability and homelessness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center
Utah Ag Stress Assistance and Ag Wellness Programs
Education, mental health assistance, and other resources designed to help Utah agricultural producers and their families to manage stress.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Utah State University Extension
VA Office of Rural Health Funding Programs
Funding, technical assistance, and mentoring for rural VA facilities to implement promising practices and/or enterprise-wide initiatives.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
Zero Suicide Academy
A 2-day training for senior leaders of 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.
South Dakota Communities That Care Grants Inactive
Grants to support South Dakota communities in implementing the CDC's Communities That Care prevention system to strengthen protective factors among youth and help prevent, reduce, and respond to behavioral risk factors such as substance misuse, overdose, and suicide. Rural communities are a priority.
Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Apr 15, 2024
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Suicide Prevention Skills for Rural Ministry Inactive
A 4-week virtual suicide prevention training for rural faith leaders in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2024
Sponsors: Farm Well Wisconsin, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department of Health, South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
PCORI Engagement Award: Capacity Building Inactive
Funds projects that encourage the integration of patients, caregivers, clinicians, and other stakeholders as members of the patient-centered clinical effectiveness research process.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 4, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2024
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Advanced Nursing Education - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) Program Inactive
Grants to increase the number of registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and forensic nurses trained and certified as sexual assault nurse examiners, with a preference for projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations or help meet public health nursing needs in state or local health departments. The program goal is to train providers to conduct sexual assault forensic examinations, which provide for better physical and mental healthcare for survivors, including trauma-informed care, and better evidence collection.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 2, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services