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Funding by Topic: Primary care

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

Iowa J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Iowa, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Oct 25, 2024
Sponsors: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Iowa State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Iowa Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowship
Funding for teaching hospitals to support family medicine obstetrics fellowships in rural and underserved areas of Iowa.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2024
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Service Area Competition Funding for Health Center Program (Areas Served with a Project Period Start Date of June 1, 2025)
Funding to provide comprehensive primary healthcare services to an underserved area or population. Areas with a June 1, 2025 project period start date are eligible to apply.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Oct 29, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
California J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of California, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: California State Office of Rural Health
Health Care Workforce (HCWF) Scholarship Grant
Funding for education, training programs, and other health-related workforce programs in Oregon for students' post-secondary education, to apply for grant funds to administer a scholarship program that will meet Oregon healthcare workforce objectives. Awardees will administer a scholarship program to support students pursuing physical, oral, and behavioral/mental health careers.
Geographic coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: Oregon Health Authority
Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program of the Commonwealth
Loan repayment for specific healthcare professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas of Kentucky.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
Illinois J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Illinois, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: Illinois Center for Rural Health
Kentucky State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Kentucky, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsor: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Massachusetts General Hospital Fellowship Program in Rural Health Leadership
A full-time fellowship for early-career clinicians who have an interest in partnering with rural communities to improve health. The fellowship includes a Master's Degree in Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and focused clinical time in Rosebud, South Dakota at an Indian Health Service site.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsors: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Massachusetts General Hospital
Missouri J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Missouri, allowing them to remain in the United States.
Geographic coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsors: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Office of Rural Health and Primary Care