Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Population health
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Chamiza Foundation Grants
Grant support for programs that directly relate to the preservation and/or continuity of Pueblo culture and traditional lifeways.
Grant support for programs that directly relate to the preservation and/or continuity of Pueblo culture and traditional lifeways.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico and Texas
Application Deadline: May 8, 2026
Sponsor: Chamiza Foundation
Application Deadline: May 8, 2026
Sponsor: Chamiza Foundation
Ferry Service for Rural Communities Program
Funding for planning projects, operating assistance, and capital projects to purchase, construct, and rehabilitate rural ferries, terminals, and related infrastructure and equipment.
Funding for planning projects, operating assistance, and capital projects to purchase, construct, and rehabilitate rural ferries, terminals, and related infrastructure and equipment.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: May 11, 2026
Sponsor: Federal Transit Administration
Application Deadline: May 11, 2026
Sponsor: Federal Transit Administration
Coverys General Grant Program
Grant funding for projects aiming to improve patient care and safety, advance patient health outcomes, and improve chronic disease management through preventive interventions, or support healthcare professionals and organizations providing healthcare services.
Grant funding for projects aiming to improve patient care and safety, advance patient health outcomes, and improve chronic disease management through preventive interventions, or support healthcare professionals and organizations providing healthcare services.
Geographic coverage:
Application Deadline: May 12, 2026
Sponsor: Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
Application Deadline: May 12, 2026
Sponsor: Coverys Community Healthcare Foundation, Inc.
Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water
Funding for nonprofit organizations to provide training and technical assistance for small public water systems, onsite/decentralized wastewater systems, and private well owners. Funds are intended to significantly benefit the quality and safety of rural, small, and tribal water systems.
Funding for nonprofit organizations to provide training and technical assistance for small public water systems, onsite/decentralized wastewater systems, and private well owners. Funds are intended to significantly benefit the quality and safety of rural, small, and tribal water systems.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 13, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Application Deadline: May 13, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: Alliant Energy Foundation
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: Alliant Energy Foundation
Con Alma Health Statewide New Mexico Annual Grants
Grants for projects designed to improve health for people who live in New Mexico, including rural, tribal, and frontier communities.
Grants for projects designed to improve health for people who live in New Mexico, including rural, tribal, and frontier communities.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: Con Alma Health Foundation
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: Con Alma Health Foundation
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: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: Obici Healthcare Foundation
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: Obici Healthcare Foundation
Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund
Grants to rural-serving nonprofit organizations in Maryland that promote statewide and regional planning, economic and community development, and agricultural and forestry education. Priority funding areas include agriculture, energy, rural broadband, youth engagement and economic and community development.
Grants to rural-serving nonprofit organizations in Maryland that promote statewide and regional planning, economic and community development, and agricultural and forestry education. Priority funding areas include agriculture, energy, rural broadband, youth engagement and economic and community development.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Letter of Intent (Required): May 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Letter of Intent (Required): May 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF)
Grants to promote economic prosperity in Maryland's disadvantaged and underserved rural communities, with priority given to projects that address entrepreneurship, healthcare, infrastructure, and regional councils.
Grants to promote economic prosperity in Maryland's disadvantaged and underserved rural communities, with priority given to projects that address entrepreneurship, healthcare, infrastructure, and regional councils.
Geographic coverage: Maryland
Letter of Intent (Required): May 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Letter of Intent (Required): May 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Maryland Council
Western North Carolina Collaboration and Innovation Grants
Grants for coordinated, collaborative, community-led efforts in Western North Carolina working to improve community health, well-being, opportunity, and access.
Grants for coordinated, collaborative, community-led efforts in Western North Carolina working to improve community health, well-being, opportunity, and access.
Geographic coverage: Organizations working in the Qualla Boundary and/or 18 counties of Western North Carolina
Application Deadline: May 18, 2026
Sponsor: Dogwood Health Trust
Application Deadline: May 18, 2026
Sponsor: Dogwood Health Trust