Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Populations

Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Inactive
Funding for the assessment, prevention, control, and/or abatement of wildfire smoke hazards in community buildings. Grants are intended to support activities that will reduce indoor exposure to pollutants in wildfire smoke and, in turn, reduce the public health burden of wildfire smoke exposure. Applications will be accepted from rural, tribal, and urban communities.

Drug-Free Communities Support Program Inactive
Awards funding to coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth and to establish and strengthen collaboration among communities and organizations to address substance use. Many rural communities have been awarded funding in the past.

Mississippi Rural Medical & Science Scholars Program Inactive
A summer program to expose Mississippi high school students to the day-to-day practice of medicine and sciences in rural areas and the academic requirements necessary to become a physician or other healthcare professional.

Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship Inactive
A self-directed fellowship for Native Americans engaged in meaningful work that benefits Indigenous people and communities in reservation and/or urban settings. The fellowship is open to both emerging and experienced leaders from a wide variety of fields, including but not limited to healthcare, agriculture, food systems, youth leadership development, natural resource management, economic development, journalism, language and cultural revitalization, traditional or contemporary arts, and more.

United WE Rural Research Fellowship Inactive
A 12-month interdisciplinary fellowship designed to generate original research that may lead to improved economic opportunity and quality of life in rural America.

Medica Foundation Behavioral Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants for projects in the Medica Foundation service area that help people with serious mental illness and chemical addictions recover and lead productive lives.

Minnesota Innovations in Perinatal Health Inactive
Funding for projects focused on improving perinatal health outcomes for rural, tribal, and other communities through community engagement and communications.

Indigenous Addiction Research Program Inactive
Summer training that offers foundational knowledge and skills in Indigenous addiction research.

Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health Community-Track Pilot Project Grants Inactive
Grants for community-based projects working to prevent agricultural injury and illness through training and educational campaigns. Priority will be given to projects addressing the conditions of work related to stress and mental health, equipment/tool safety, falls prevention, and chemical safety.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Board of Directors Scholarship Inactive
Scholarship for full-time and part-time Alaska Native and Native American students interested in pursuing a career in a healthcare related field.