Skip to main content
Rural Health Information Hub

Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Poverty

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

Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas Inactive
Grants to institutions of higher education in U.S. territories, commonwealth, and freely associated states designed to strengthen the capacity to carry out resident instruction, curriculum, and teaching programs in the food and agricultural sciences as well as to upgrade agriculture and food science facilities and equipment necessary to conduct tropical and subtropical agricultural research.
Geographic coverage: Atlantic Territory and Commonwealth and the Pacific Territories, Commonwealth, and Freely Associated States
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Community Economic Development Projects Inactive
Grants to Community Development Corporations (CDCs) for projects designed to address the economic needs of low-income individuals and families through the creation of employment and business opportunities, including expansion or construction of clinics and health centers. Priority points will be given to projects that create jobs in rural communities and counties of persistent poverty.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 8, 2023
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
North Carolina Medication Assistance Program Inactive
Funding to community organizations in North Carolina to provide a Prescription Assistance Coordinator to help uninsured and low-income residents gain access to free and low-cost prescription medications through public and private medication assistance programs.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: May 5, 2023
Sponsor: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
Utah State Primary Care Grant Program Inactive
Grants to provide access to primary care services for low income individuals and families living in Utah that do not have health insurance and are not eligible for CHIP, Medicare, or Medicaid.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Application Deadline: May 5, 2023
Sponsor: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
Yield Giving Open Call Inactive
Unrestricted awards for community-led, community-focused organizations working to advance opportunities for individuals and families of meager or modest means, and groups who have met with discrimination and other systemic obstacles. Examples include organizations providing access to healthcare, stable and affordable housing, education and job training, support for sustained employment, asset ownership, and civic engagement.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): May 5, 2023
Application Deadline: Jun 12, 2023
Sponsors: MacKenzie Scott, Yield Giving
Evaluating the Impact of Pandemic Era Related Food and Housing Policies and Programs on Health Outcomes in Health Disparity Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding for research to evaluate the ongoing and long-term health impacts of disruptions in food and housing security experienced during the pandemic and the role of targeted policy and programs in mitigating those impacts. Health disparity populations of focus include racial and ethnic minority populations, less privileged socioeconomic status populations, underserved rural populations, sexual and gender minorities, and any sub-populations that can be characterized by two or more of these descriptions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Apr 1, 2023
Application Deadline: May 1, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HUD Section 4 Capacity Building Grants: Rural and Tribal Communities Inactive
Grants to build the technical and administrative capacity of community development corporations, community housing development organizations, and Native American organizations to carry out community development and affordable housing activities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Apr 28, 2023
Sponsor: Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations Inactive
Funding to establish and/or expand medical forensic exams and sexual assault victim services in a hospital or non-hospital setting to sexual assault victims. A focus of the program is the use of innovative ways of bringing experienced medical forensic examiners to rural, tribal, and underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 20, 2023
Sponsors: Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
Supporting Vulnerable and At-Risk Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care Inactive
Funding for pilot demonstration projects to develop, implement, and build replicable treatment models for residential-based innovative care, treatment, and services for adolescents and youth transitioning out of foster care who have experienced a history of foster care involvement, child poverty, child abuse or neglect, human trafficking, juvenile justice involvement, substance use or misuse, or gang involvement. The program has an interest in providing services for youth in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 19, 2023
Sponsors: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
Supporting the Management of Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care and other Ambulatory Settings (R18) Inactive
Funding to develop and test strategies to improve the capacity of primary care and ambulatory care settings to provide evidence-based, patient-centered care for people who misuse opioids and other substances. Priority populations include inner city, rural, low income, minority, women, children, and elderly, among others.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 14, 2023
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2023
Sponsors: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services