Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Physician assistants

South Dakota Recruitment Assistance Program Inactive
Provides qualifying physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives an incentive payment in return for three continuous years of practice in an eligible rural community in South Dakota.

Indiana State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary care, mental, and dental healthcare providers who agree to provide services in a healthcare shortage area in Indiana.

Virginia State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Educational loan repayment assistance for eligible healthcare providers in return for service in an eligible area in Virginia.

Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary healthcare professionals who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area in Massachusetts.

South Dakota State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment for primary care providers, mental health providers, and dental health providers practicing in rural and urban Health Professional Shortage Areas in South Dakota.

Colorado Rural Essential Access Provider (REAP) Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment program for eligible health professionals working in rural or frontier private practice clinics in Colorado.

Provider's Clinical Support System - Universities Inactive
Funding to support graduate-level education for students in medical, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and other eligible advanced practice nursing programs with a focus on treating opioid use disorders and prescribing medications for opioid use disorder in office-based settings upon graduation. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions are encouraged to apply.

Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship Inactive
A leadership training program for osteopathic physicians and other associated health professionals who would like to learn about and implement health policy at local, state, and national levels. Rural health, disparity populations, workforce, and other related topics are policy areas that will be addressed.

Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Physician Assistant Rural Training in Behavioral Health (PCTE-PARB) Program Inactive
Funding to train primary care physician assistants to prevent, identify, diagnose, treat, and refer services for behavioral health conditions. The program goal is to increase the number of trained physician assistants who choose to practice in rural areas after graduation.

Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Inactive
Grants to educate and train the primary care and geriatrics workforces to provide age-friendly and dementia-friendly care in integrated geriatrics and primary care sites/delivery systems and maximize patient and family engagement to address care gaps and improve health outcomes for older adults. Proposals that benefit older adults in rural, tribal, or other medically underserved communities/populations are a priority.