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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.

Bill Finerfrock Health Policy Fellowship Inactive
A 4-week fellowship in Alexandria, Virginia for mid-career professionals to learn leadership skills for becoming grassroots advocates and champions for rural health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 5, 2026
Sponsor: National Association of Rural Health Clinics
Emergency Medicine Foundation Pilot Research Grant Inactive
Funding for pilot projects that impact emergency care research and are intended for a broad audience, including both clinical, translational, and basic science researchers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 12, 2025
Sponsor: Emergency Medicine Foundation
Innovations in Alzheimer's Caregiving Awards Program Inactive
A monetary award for programs or projects that focus on supporting family and informal caregivers of adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including projects that focus on rural and low-income communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2025
Sponsors: Family Caregiver Alliance, RRF Foundation for Aging, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
Arizona Systems Change Grants Inactive
Grants for collaborative work that invests in efforts that positively address complex community health challenges and reduces structural and/or systemic gaps in health outcomes or opportunities.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 9, 2025
Sponsor: Vitalyst Health Foundation
Minnesota Rural Health Awards Inactive
Honors individuals and teams for outstanding contributions to rural health in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2024
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Indian Health Service Substance Abuse and Suicide Prevention Program: Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Aftercare Inactive
Funding for tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations to reduce the prevalence of substance use and decrease the overall use of addicting and illicit substances among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Projects should include care coordination, culturally responsive behavioral healthcare services, and early intervention strategies for AI/AN youth at risk for substance misuse behavior.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 2, 2022
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services