Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Public health
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grants
Inactive
Grants to support planning, infrastructure, and behavioral and operational initiatives to prevent fatalities and serious injuries on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators.
Grants to support planning, infrastructure, and behavioral and operational initiatives to prevent fatalities and serious injuries on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: May 26, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation
Application Deadline: May 26, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Transportation
AmeriCorps State and National Native Nation Planning Grants
Inactive
Planning grants to support tribes in developing an AmeriCorps program that will engage AmeriCorps members in implementing evidence-based interventions to solve community problems.
Planning grants to support tribes in developing an AmeriCorps program that will engage AmeriCorps members in implementing evidence-based interventions to solve community problems.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 20, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Application Deadline: May 20, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps State and National Native Nations Grants
Inactive
Funding for programs that are designed to improve lives, strengthen tribal communities, and solve local problems through service and volunteering.
Funding for programs that are designed to improve lives, strengthen tribal communities, and solve local problems through service and volunteering.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 20, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Application Deadline: May 20, 2026
Sponsor: AmeriCorps
Prevent Cancer Foundation Community Grants
Inactive
Grants for projects focused on cancer prevention and early detection in rural communities from organizations located in the communities they serve.
Grants for projects focused on cancer prevention and early detection in rural communities from organizations located in the communities they serve.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: May 20, 2026
Sponsor: Prevent Cancer Foundation
Application Deadline: May 20, 2026
Sponsor: Prevent Cancer Foundation
Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water
Inactive
Funding for nonprofit organizations to provide training and technical assistance for small public water systems, onsite/decentralized wastewater systems, and private well owners. Funds are intended to significantly benefit the quality and safety of rural, small, and tribal water systems.
Funding for nonprofit organizations to provide training and technical assistance for small public water systems, onsite/decentralized wastewater systems, and private well owners. Funds are intended to significantly benefit the quality and safety of rural, small, and tribal water systems.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 13, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Application Deadline: May 13, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Indian Highway Safety Occupant Protection Grant
Inactive
Grants to federally recognized tribes for implementing traffic safety projects designed to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. The opportunity also includes funding for the Child Passenger Safety Seat Program.
Grants to federally recognized tribes for implementing traffic safety projects designed to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. The opportunity also includes funding for the Child Passenger Safety Seat Program.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 1, 2026
Sponsors: Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Application Deadline: May 1, 2026
Sponsors: Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
Grain Bin Rescue Equipment and Training Contest
Inactive
Awards for rural emergency first responders that include grain rescue tubes and hands-on rescue training.
Awards for rural emergency first responders that include grain rescue tubes and hands-on rescue training.
Geographic coverage: Contiguous U.S.
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2026
Sponsors: KC Supply Company, National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2026
Sponsors: KC Supply Company, National Education Center for Agricultural Safety, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Alaska Capital Improvement Project Grants for Water, Sewer, or Solid Waste Projects
Inactive
Capital funding for the planning and construction of water and sanitation systems for rural Alaska Native villages to provide safe, clean water and sewage disposal.
Capital funding for the planning and construction of water and sanitation systems for rural Alaska Native villages to provide safe, clean water and sewage disposal.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Apr 24, 2026
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Application Deadline: Apr 24, 2026
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
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.
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.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Apr 15, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Application Deadline: Apr 15, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
North Dakota Public Health Leadership Academy
Inactive
A 4 month leadership program for public health professionals in North Dakota. Leaders will work individually and collectively to identify complex challenges facing their communities and apply systems change strategies to address them.
A 4 month leadership program for public health professionals in North Dakota. Leaders will work individually and collectively to identify complex challenges facing their communities and apply systems change strategies to address them.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Apr 2, 2026
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center
Application Deadline: Apr 2, 2026
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center

