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.
North Carolina Science Enrichment Preparation Program
Inactive
An academic enrichment program that targets first-generation, rural, and/or socioeconomically disadvantaged undergraduate students in North Carolina who would like to attend medical or dental school.
An academic enrichment program that targets first-generation, rural, and/or socioeconomically disadvantaged undergraduate students in North Carolina who would like to attend medical or dental school.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2026
Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Careers Access Program
Application Deadline: Mar 8, 2026
Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Health Careers Access Program
Summer Health Professions Education Program
Inactive
A free summer enrichment program designed to improve access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions.
A free summer enrichment program designed to improve access to information and resources for college students interested in the health professions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 5, 2026
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Application Deadline: Feb 5, 2026
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Texas Blue Impact Grants
Inactive
Funding to support projects that focus on building healthier communities in Texas.
Funding to support projects that focus on building healthier communities in Texas.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Application Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Caring for Colorado Foundation Grants
Inactive
Grants for projects in Colorado that enhance health, well-being, and opportunity for children, youth, and families in Colorado. Rural communities are a priority population.
Grants for projects in Colorado that enhance health, well-being, and opportunity for children, youth, and families in Colorado. Rural communities are a priority population.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
Sponsor: Caring for Colorado Foundation
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
Sponsor: Caring for Colorado Foundation
Indian Housing Block Grant Program
Inactive
Grants to develop, maintain, and operate affordable housing in safe and healthy environments on American Indian reservations and in other American Indian areas, and to carry out other affordable housing activities that benefit low-income families.
Grants to develop, maintain, and operate affordable housing in safe and healthy environments on American Indian reservations and in other American Indian areas, and to carry out other affordable housing activities that benefit low-income families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Oregon Community Grant Program
Inactive
Grants designed to increase access to flexible funding for organizations serving the most pressing needs in communities throughout Oregon.
Grants designed to increase access to flexible funding for organizations serving the most pressing needs in communities throughout Oregon.
Geographic coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2026
Sponsor: Oregon Community Foundation
Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2026
Sponsor: Oregon Community Foundation
North Carolina Community Health Grant Program
Inactive
Grants for nonprofit primary care safety net organizations to increase access to primary medical and preventive care in North Carolina.
Grants for nonprofit primary care safety net organizations to increase access to primary medical and preventive care in North Carolina.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2025
Sponsor: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2025
Sponsor: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Program
Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for researchers that are not employed by the NIH. Loan repayment awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career, not to support specific research.
Loan repayment assistance for researchers that are not employed by the NIH. Loan repayment awards are based on an applicant's potential to build and sustain a research career, not to support specific research.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Nov 20, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Nov 20, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Idaho Children's Trust Fund Annual Grant Program
Inactive
Grants for projects designed to prevent child abuse and neglect within Idaho. Rural populations are a priority.
Grants for projects designed to prevent child abuse and neglect within Idaho. Rural populations are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2025
Sponsor: Idaho Children's Trust Fund
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2025
Sponsor: Idaho Children's Trust Fund
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.
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
Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2025
Sponsors: Family Caregiver Alliance, RRF Foundation for Aging, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation