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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.

California Resilience Challenge
Funding for projects designed to adapt to climate change that will yield significant future benefits for public health, safety, infrastructure, the economy, and the environment in California. Priority is given to underrepresented communities, which are those that experience continuing injustice including people of color, immigrants, people with lower incomes, those in rural areas, and indigenous people.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor: Bay Area Council Foundation
Region 1 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program (EJ TCTAC)
Funding for a single entity to serve as a training and technical assistance center for EPA Region 1. The Center will work with agencies that are interested in participating in environmental and energy justice programs, policy development, and using environmental and energy grant programs to advance environmental and energy justice. Environmental health and public health outcomes are encouraged, and rural communities are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and 10 tribal nations
Application Deadline: Sep 29, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
California Local Aging and Disability Action Planning (LADAP) Grant
Grants to communities in California to plan and develop local age and disability-friendly action plans. Plans should work to improve a community's livability and address the current, emerging, and future needs of California's older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers through cross-sector collaboration and transformational systems change. Rural, tribal, and frontier communities are a focus.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 2, 2023
Sponsor: California Department of Aging
Missouri Foundation for Health Opportunity Fund
Grants to support innovative ideas and approaches that address systemic inequities and have a lasting impact on the health of Missouri's individuals and communities most in need. Projects should utilize community-driven systems change to address inequities in health status and outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: Oct 3, 2023
Sponsor: Missouri Foundation for Health
Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program Phase 1
Funding to invest in distressed communities to create and connect workers to good jobs in places that need them most. Underserved communities are the program priority, which includes rural, communities of color, women, and other groups facing labor force barriers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2023
Sponsor: Economic Development Administration
Arizona AHEC Scholars Program
A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in Arizona that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 7, 2023
Sponsor: Arizona Area Health Education Center Program
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Community Grant Program
Grants for projects and services promoting good oral health practices and increasing access to dental care in Arizona in the areas of dental disease prevention, oral health education, treatment, medical-dental integration, and nutrition/food security.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 12, 2023
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation
Climate Ready Tribes Emergency Mitigation Planning Grants
Funding for the development of tribal emergency mitigation plans related to extreme weather, coastal erosion, or other impacts of climate change.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2023
Sponsor: National Indian Health Board
Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (U54)
Funding for Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (Ag Centers) to conduct high quality research and subsequently disseminate their findings and recommendations. Projects should result in audience appropriate products that contribute to improving the safety and health of agriculture, forestry, and fishing workers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 24, 2023
Application Deadline: Oct 24, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Region V Public Health Leadership Institute (RVPHLI)
Six-month virtual educational opportunity for professionals in public health and primary care to cultivate their capacity to influence change in their organizations and communities.
Geographic coverage: Region V states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2023
Sponsor: Region V Public Health Training Center