Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Populations
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Tribal Public Health Technical Assistance
Technical assistance and training for tribes that provides public health information, advocacy tools, policy analysis, and health promotion and disease prevention programming with the goal of elevating the health status of tribal citizens.
Technical assistance and training for tribes that provides public health information, advocacy tools, policy analysis, and health promotion and disease prevention programming with the goal of elevating the health status of tribal citizens.
Geographic coverage: 33 tribal nationals belonging to United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET)
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET), USET Tribal Epidemiology Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET), USET Tribal Epidemiology Center
Tribal Transit Scholarships
Assistance for eligible Tribal transit system employees that would like to attend a National Rural Transit Assistance Program sponsored training, professional development program, or educational conference.
Assistance for eligible Tribal transit system employees that would like to attend a National Rural Transit Assistance Program sponsored training, professional development program, or educational conference.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Federal Transit Administration, National Rural Transit Assistance Program
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Federal Transit Administration, National Rural Transit Assistance Program
Tribal Transportation Bridge Program
Funding for tribal communities to repair or replace unsafe bridges.
Funding for tribal communities to repair or replace unsafe bridges.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation
Trull Foundation Grants
Grants to nonprofits and other eligible organizations for projects in Texas that support children in rural areas, individuals impacted by substance abuse, residents of the Palacios area, and the coastal Texas environment.
Grants to nonprofits and other eligible organizations for projects in Texas that support children in rural areas, individuals impacted by substance abuse, residents of the Palacios area, and the coastal Texas environment.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: The Trull Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: The Trull Foundation
Virtual Living Room - Using Technology to Address the Critical Healthcare Needs of Veterans in Rural Areas
A grant program that combines rural technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs resources, and local support to provide solutions to improve healthcare access for veterans in rural areas.
A grant program that combines rural technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs resources, and local support to provide solutions to improve healthcare access for veterans in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Foundation for Rural Service, NTCA: The Rural Broadband Association, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Foundation for Rural Service, NTCA: The Rural Broadband Association, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Wildhorse Foundation Rapid Response Grants
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used for small needs that surface throughout the year to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used for small needs that surface throughout the year to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Geographic coverage: Parts of Washington and all of Oregon
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Zero Suicide Academy
A training for healthcare and behavioral healthcare organizations that seek to dramatically reduce suicides among patients in their care.
A training for healthcare and behavioral healthcare organizations that seek to dramatically reduce suicides among patients in their care.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Education Development Center, Inc.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Education Development Center, Inc.
Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program
Inactive
Grants to develop and expand existing farm to school initiatives and other food and learning initiatives with the overall goal of increasing knowledge of agriculture and improving the nutritional health of children.
Grants to develop and expand existing farm to school initiatives and other food and learning initiatives with the overall goal of increasing knowledge of agriculture and improving the nutritional health of children.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Protecting and Rehabilitating Sexually Exploited Women and Girls Through Long-Term Safe Homes
Inactive
Funding for initiatives that seek to address sexual violence by providing safe homes for sexually exploited and/or abused women or girls. One of the program priorities is supporting safety and justice for trafficking victims in small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities.
Funding for initiatives that seek to address sexual violence by providing safe homes for sexually exploited and/or abused women or girls. One of the program priorities is supporting safety and justice for trafficking victims in small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Sponsors: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Sponsors: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
Protecting Women and Girls through Founding and Replication of Existing Long-Term Safe Homes
Inactive
Funding for initiatives that seek to address sexual violence by founding or replicating new safe homes for sexually exploited and/or abused women or girls. One of the program priorities is supporting safety and justice for trafficking victims in small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities.
Funding for initiatives that seek to address sexual violence by founding or replicating new safe homes for sexually exploited and/or abused women or girls. One of the program priorities is supporting safety and justice for trafficking victims in small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Sponsors: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health
Application Deadline: Jul 20, 2026
Sponsors: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health

