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Funding by Topic: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

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

Imua Loa Community Grants Program
Grants for community-based innovations that are working to improve access to quality healthcare for low income and underserved populations of Hawaii.
Geographic coverage: Hawaii
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: AlohaCare
Syringe Services and Community-Based Harm Reduction Grants
Funding for syringe services and community-based harm reduction activities. Grants may be used for free sterile syringes, safer smoking and snorting kits, education, and community wraparound services to reduce opioid overdoses and the transmission of HIV and viral hepatitis.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and Puerto Rico
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2024
Sponsor: Comer Family Foundation
Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) (U54 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Grants to institutions that offer doctorate degrees in the health professions or in a health-related science and have a historical and current commitment to educating underrepresented students, and for institutions that provide clinical services to medically underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 11, 2024
Application Deadline: Nov 19, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
American Indian Medical Scholarship (AIMS)
Scholarships for students of American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian descent that are pursuing careers in nursing, healthcare, and health education. The scholarship is designed to assist students who plan to work on reservations or in hospitals that serve Native populations with the goal of improving healthcare within those communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
Sponsor: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples: Thriving Women Program
Grants to support grassroots projects that empower indigenous women-led work to prevent violence against women and girls and nurture healthy and thriving Native peoples and families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Dec 2, 2024
Sponsor: Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc.
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Nov 10, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 10, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42- Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding for small businesses to develop products, processes, and services that can be used to improve minority health and/or reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities in one or more NIH-defined health disparity population groups. Technologies should be effective, affordable, and culturally acceptable.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Nov 10, 2024
Application Deadline: Dec 10, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Community Microgrid Assistance Program
Technical support and/or funding to design or deploy a microgrid that aligns with community-defined priorities to improve or optimize existing microgrid technology.
Geographic coverage: Alaska, Hawaii, and Indigenous tribes in the Great Plains and Southwest
Application Deadline: Dec 20, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy
Colorado Community Initiated Solutions Grants
Grants to support projects that directly engage community members to identify health challenges and implement solutions that meet the specific needs of Colorado communities.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2025
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation
Colorado Supporting Healthy Minds and Youth Resiliency Grants
Grants for community-based projects and programs that address the mental health challenges facing youth of color and LGBTQ youth in Colorado and build resiliency through identity, agency, and belonging.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2025
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation