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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Networking and collaboration

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

Boettcher Foundation Grants
Grants for transforming communities by investing in individuals, programs, and organizations throughout Colorado, including a focus on rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: May 29, 2026
Sponsor: Boettcher Foundation
Rural Health Community Capacity Academy
A 12-month program focusing on capacity building. Participants work with a rural health development coach who serves as a guide, thought partner, and connector to help strengthen internal processes and long-term organizational capacity.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2026
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association
Delta Health Care Services Grant Program
Grants to address unmet health needs in the Delta Region through cooperation among healthcare professionals, institutions of higher education, research institutions, and other entities.
Geographic coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Hermes Monato, Jr. Rural Health Essay Prize
An annual award for a rural health essay written by a student or recent graduate of any campus of the University of Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Indiana Community Health Partnerships Trailblazer Award
Funding for collaborative, community-engaged research projects focused on topics that have potential to improve health in Indiana.
Geographic coverage: Indiana
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 18, 2026
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsor: Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program
Funding to enable the Cooperative Extension System (CES) to assist in preparing for, providing an educational response to, recovering from, and mitigating disasters and disaster threats. The program supports innovative, education-based approaches to address disaster preparedness and specific responses related to disasters or disaster threats caused by natural, human-made, technological hazards, or by other factors that contribute to the exposure of or risk to a community.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Georgia Moment of Spark Grants
Grants to advance the long-term health and well-being of communities, families, and individuals in Georgia by helping communities leverage their collective power for systems change that reflects the community's visions for a healthy future.
Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Jun 5, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia Health Initiative
Regional Food System Partnership (RFSP)
Grants to support partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local and regional food systems.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 5, 2026
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Grants
Grants to support the efforts of current and former Drug Free Communities grant recipients to prevent substance use among youth by addressing local drug crises and emerging drug use issues. The focus is on prevention of opioid, methamphetamine, and prescription drug use among youth, including activities targeting rural and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 8, 2026
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Association for Rural and Small Libraries Conference Professional Development Award
Funding to support rural and small library staff in enhancing their ability to serve their communities with trustworthy health information. This opportunity is designed to build capacity in delivering health information, increase community access to reliable resources, and foster library staff as local health information leaders by covering pre-conference training and conference travel for rural and small library staff.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. National Library of Medicine