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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.

Louisiana Community Health Grants
Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
National Environmental Public Health Internship Program Application for Students
Internship opportunity for students from accredited environmental health academic programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 3, 2025
Sponsor: National Environmental Health Association
IHS Rick Smith Injury Prevention Award
Award that recognizes contributions in the field of injury prevention that have led to improved public health for American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 7, 2025
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
Indian Highway Safety Lifesavers Conference Grant
Funding to cover registration and travel expenses for tribal employees of federally recognized tribes who work in traffic safety/enforcement and occupant protection to attend the Lifesavers Conference.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 10, 2025
Sponsors: Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior
North Dakota Outstanding Rural Health and Public Health Awards
Awards to honor outstanding rural and public health providers, professionals, health programs, educators/mentors, health volunteers, emerging leaders, and legislators in North Dakota.
Geographic coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Feb 13, 2025
Sponsor: University of North Dakota Center for Rural Health
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS)
Awards funding to health professions schools to increase diversity in the health professions workforce by providing scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Priority is given to institutions that seek to place graduates in medically underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 19, 2025
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas Demonstration Funding
Financial investment, technical assistance, and other resources to advance clean energy demonstrations and energy solutions in rural and remote areas that can be replicated and scaled. One of the program goals is to maximize tangible, measurable co-benefits of clean energy projects beyond supplying energy and reducing pollution including but not limited to economic, workforce, health, social, cultural, and environmental benefits.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 27, 2025
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2025
Sponsors: Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), U.S. Department of Energy
Native American Affairs Technical Assistance to Tribes
Financial assistance for projects and activities that develop, manage, and protect water and related resources on Tribal lands.
Geographic coverage: Federally recognized Indian Tribes in the 17 Western States identified in the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2025
Sponsor: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
eCR Healthcare Data Challenge
Award challenge designed to collect and electronically report complete case information from healthcare to public health agencies (PHAs) so they can better prepare for, and respond to, health concerns in their jurisdictions. Participants from rural and tribal PHAs are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 28, 2025
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Sponsor: Association of Public Health Laboratories
EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program Region 10 Sub-Grants
Funding and technical assistance for environmental justice projects in disadvantaged communities in EPA Region 10.
Geographic coverage: EPA Region 10, which includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and the 271 Tribal nations that share the same geography
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2025
Sponsors: Philanthropy Northwest, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency