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.
Community-Led Momentum Grants
Inactive
Grants for community-driven efforts carried out by eligible community Medical College of Wisconsin academic partnerships to implement innovative projects to advance health in Wisconsin in the areas of public and community health and health workforce education and development.
Grants for community-driven efforts carried out by eligible community Medical College of Wisconsin academic partnerships to implement innovative projects to advance health in Wisconsin in the areas of public and community health and health workforce education and development.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 27, 2025
Application Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Sponsor: Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 27, 2025
Application Deadline: Feb 23, 2026
Sponsor: Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
Arkansas Rural Services Block Grant Program
Inactive
Funding to assist rural communities in Arkansas with development and improvement of local community facilities, including fire departments, and the purchase of fire safety and life-saving equipment.
Funding to assist rural communities in Arkansas with development and improvement of local community facilities, including fire departments, and the purchase of fire safety and life-saving equipment.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2025
Sponsor: Arkansas Division of Rural Services
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2025
Sponsor: Arkansas Division of Rural Services
Arizona Systems Change Grants
Inactive
Grants for collaborative work that invests in efforts that positively address complex community health challenges and reduces structural and/or systemic gaps in health outcomes or opportunities.
Grants for collaborative work that invests in efforts that positively address complex community health challenges and reduces structural and/or systemic gaps in health outcomes or opportunities.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 9, 2025
Sponsor: Vitalyst Health Foundation
Application Deadline: Oct 9, 2025
Sponsor: Vitalyst Health Foundation
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research
Inactive
Notice of Special Interest for research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury; the identification of those at risk of firearm injury; the development, piloting, and testing of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality; and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.
Notice of Special Interest for research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury; the identification of those at risk of firearm injury; the development, piloting, and testing of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality; and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Sep 9, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Sep 9, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Aging, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Community Development Program (RCD) Water and Wastewater Treatment Systems Training and Technical Assistance Project
Inactive
Provides grants to multi-state regional organizations to enable the organizations to provide training and technical assistance on water and wastewater management systems to small, low-income, rural communities.
Provides grants to multi-state regional organizations to enable the organizations to provide training and technical assistance on water and wastewater management systems to small, low-income, rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 5, 2025
Sponsors: ACF Office of Community Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Sep 5, 2025
Sponsors: ACF Office of Community Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Delaware State Loan Repayment Program
Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in an approved area of Delaware for a minimum of 2 years.
Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in an approved area of Delaware for a minimum of 2 years.
Geographic coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2025
Sponsor: Delaware Health Care Commission
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2025
Sponsor: Delaware Health Care Commission
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Inactive
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 10, 2025
Application Deadline: Jun 10, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): May 10, 2025
Application Deadline: Jun 10, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Utah AHEC Scholars Program
Inactive
A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in Utah that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and urban underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
A multidisciplinary certificate program for certain health professions students in Utah that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and urban underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.
Geographic coverage: Utah
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Sponsor: Utah Area Health Education Centers
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Sponsor: Utah Area Health Education Centers
Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program
Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary care practitioners who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Tennessee.
Loan repayment assistance for primary care practitioners who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Tennessee.
Geographic coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2025
Sponsor: Tennessee Office of Rural Health
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2025
Sponsor: Tennessee Office of Rural Health
Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund Grants
Inactive
Grants to eligible agencies to capitalize a revolving loan fund that will provide loans and subgrants to eligible entities to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites contaminated with hazardous substances and/or petroleum. The program has a focus on areas historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination.
Grants to eligible agencies to capitalize a revolving loan fund that will provide loans and subgrants to eligible entities to carry out cleanup activities at brownfield sites contaminated with hazardous substances and/or petroleum. The program has a focus on areas historically affected by economic disinvestment, health disparities, and environmental contamination.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Application Deadline: Nov 14, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency