Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Physical activity
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Healthy Behaviors Healthy Spaces Grants
Grants to support projects that improve health and well-being in communities in the Western Tidewater region of Virginia and North Carolina. The foundation focuses on populations experiencing barriers to health and well-being based on geographic location and other factors.
Grants to support projects that improve health and well-being in communities in the Western Tidewater region of Virginia and North Carolina. The foundation focuses on populations experiencing barriers to health and well-being based on geographic location and other factors.
Geographic coverage: Virginia, North Carolina
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2026
Sponsor: Obici Healthcare Foundation
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2026
Sponsor: Obici Healthcare Foundation
Cultivating Connected Communities Prize Challenge
A national prize competition designed to identify and support existing community garden projects interested in extending their outreach to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and older adults. Rural and frontier areas are mentioned as having barriers to participating in community activities.
A national prize competition designed to identify and support existing community garden projects interested in extending their outreach to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, people living with paralysis and other physical disabilities, and older adults. Rural and frontier areas are mentioned as having barriers to participating in community activities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Aug 26, 2026
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Gates Family Foundation Capital Grants
Capital support for building purchase, construction, expansion, renovation, and/or land acquisition for Colorado organizations working in the areas of arts and culture; education; well-being of children, youth, and families; parks and recreation; and community development, among other things.
Capital support for building purchase, construction, expansion, renovation, and/or land acquisition for Colorado organizations working in the areas of arts and culture; education; well-being of children, youth, and families; parks and recreation; and community development, among other things.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2026
Sponsor: Gates Family Foundation
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2026
Sponsor: Gates Family Foundation
Iowa Farm Bureau Sponsorship Program
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in rural Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.
Sponsorship support for events and fundraisers in rural Iowa. Giving priorities include health and wellness, agriculture, farm families and their communities, and youth education/leadership.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Sep 11, 2026
Sponsor: Iowa Farm Bureau
Application Deadline: Sep 11, 2026
Sponsor: Iowa Farm Bureau
Alliant Energy Community Grants
Grants to build stronger communities in Iowa and Wisconsin with focus on hunger, housing, transportation, workforce, environmental stewardship, and community safety and engagement.
Grants to build stronger communities in Iowa and Wisconsin with focus on hunger, housing, transportation, workforce, environmental stewardship, and community safety and engagement.
Geographic coverage: Iowa and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Alliant Energy Foundation
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2026
Sponsor: Alliant Energy Foundation
Daniels Fund Grants
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming working in the areas of aging, drug and alcohol addiction, amateur sports, youth development, disabilities, homelessness, and education.
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming working in the areas of aging, drug and alcohol addiction, amateur sports, youth development, disabilities, homelessness, and education.
Geographic coverage: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Daniels Fund
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Daniels Fund
Colorado Comprecare Fund
Inactive
Grants to support community-based projects in Colorado that focus on helping older adults maintain their health through self-help and lifestyle changes. This is a statewide fund, and organizations in rural and urban areas have received funding in the past.
Grants to support community-based projects in Colorado that focus on helping older adults maintain their health through self-help and lifestyle changes. This is a statewide fund, and organizations in rural and urban areas have received funding in the past.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
Sponsor: The Denver Foundation
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
Sponsor: The Denver Foundation
Indiana Community Health Partnerships Trailblazer Award
Inactive
Funding for collaborative, community-engaged research projects focused on topics that have potential to improve health in Indiana.
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
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 18, 2026
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsor: Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
Michigan Building Healthy Communities Step Up for School Wellness Program
Inactive
Supplies Michigan students, teachers, and administrators with resources and tools needed to create a healthy school environment that supports a culture of wellness.
Supplies Michigan students, teachers, and administrators with resources and tools needed to create a healthy school environment that supports a culture of wellness.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Make America Healthy Again - Enhancing Lifestyle and Evaluating Value-Based Approaches Through Evidence (MAHA ELEVATE)
Inactive
Funding to test innovative, evidence-based clinical approaches rooted in whole-person functional and lifestyle medicine that hold strong potential for improving health outcomes and reducing costs.
Funding to test innovative, evidence-based clinical approaches rooted in whole-person functional and lifestyle medicine that hold strong potential for improving health outcomes and reducing costs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 10, 2026
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 10, 2026
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services