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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Policy

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

Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program: Strengthening Tribal Advocacy Responses Track (START)
Grants to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their communities. START grantees will receive additional training and technical assistance to plan and implement their projects.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 24, 2024
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Violence Against Women Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program
Grants to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 24, 2024
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Wisconsin Community Impact Grant Program
Funding to advance health equity in rural and urban Wisconsin communities through support for evidence-informed, community-academic partnership initiatives that address the social determinants of health.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 24, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 25, 2024
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: Missouri Foundation for Health
Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Grants to support biomedical and behavioral research that will provide scientific data to inform regulation of tobacco products to protect public health. Projects may focus on one or more classes of tobacco products and on one or more vulnerable populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 6, 2024
Application Deadline: May 6, 2024
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Native Public Health Resilience
Grants to support tribes and tribal organizations in implementing or expanding essential public health services and to strengthen tribal public health management capabilities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Health Research Center Program
Cooperative agreement to increase the amount of high quality, impartial, policy-relevant research to assist providers and decision-makers in better understanding problems faced by rural communities, and provide information that will improve access to quality, affordable healthcare services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 23, 2024
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Pennsylvania Research Grant and Mini Grant Programs
Research grants in Pennsylvania to conduct applied policy research that can result in legislative or program policy considerations and mini grants for projects that focus on basic data collection/analysis, timely issues, and/or the preparation of reference materials.
Geographic coverage: Pennsylvania
Letter of Intent (Required): May 24, 2024
Application Deadline: Aug 30, 2024
Sponsor: Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Culture of Health Prize
Awards to honor collaborative, community-based efforts that address systemic barriers to health and well-being and help communities achieve health equity and create a culture of health for all community members.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2024
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Duke Endowment Child and Family Well-Being Grants
Funding to expand opportunities for vulnerable children in North Carolina and South Carolina, including out of home care and evidenced-based programs focused on prevention and early intervention for at-risk children.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina and South Carolina
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2024
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment