Rural Health Funding & Opportunities: Primary care

Minnesota Indian Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants to provide health services to American Indians who live off reservations.

Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 3, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

Rural Physician Associate Program Inactive
A 9-month, community-based educational experience for third-year medical students at the University of Minnesota that allows them to live and train in rural communities across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.

Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 2, 2026
Sponsor: University of Minnesota

APhA Foundation Incentive Grants Inactive
Offers pharmacists seed money to implement or support an innovative patient care service within their pharmacy practice. Pharmacists in rural areas have received funding in previous rounds.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2026
Sponsor: American Pharmacists Association

Strengthening the Safety Net: Improving Access to High Quality Health Care in Michigan Inactive
Grants to support clinics providing free medical, dental, and/or mental healthcare for uninsured and underinsured residents of Michigan.

Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2026
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation

Georgia Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program Inactive
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an approved area of Georgia, allowing them to remain in the United States.

Geographic coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2026
Sponsor: Georgia State Office of Rural Health

Nevada Health Service Corps Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in an approved area of Nevada.

Geographic coverage: Nevada
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2026
Sponsor: Nevada State Office of Rural Health

Idaho Rural Health Care Access Program (RHCAP) Inactive
Awards funding to organizations for projects that help rural communities improve access to primary medical and dental healthcare through telehealth, community development, and recruitment/retention projects.

Geographic coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: Aug 30, 2026
Sponsors: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

Idaho Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP) Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary care physicians who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area in Idaho.

Geographic coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: Aug 30, 2026
Sponsors: Idaho Bureau of Rural Health and Primary Care, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

Alaska State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals in exchange for working in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Alaska.

Geographic coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health

Medica Foundation Rural Health Grants (Minnesota) Inactive
Funding for projects that address health needs of rural communities of Minnesota.

Geographic coverage: Nonmetropolitan areas of Minnesota
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: Medica Foundation

Rural Health Funding by Topic: Primary care

Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Primary care