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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Racial and ethnic groups

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

Minnesota Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI) Grant Program Inactive
Funding for projects focused on improving the health and well-being of American Indians and people of color in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Dec 19, 2022
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health
Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Program Inactive
Planning and development grants to establish new accredited or expanded community-based primary care residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine-pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, and/or geriatrics. The program is designed to support the expansion of the primary care physician and dental workforce in rural and underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 12, 2022
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Oregon Justice Reinvestment Equity Program (JREP) Learning Community Inactive
A learning community for culturally specific and culturally responsive organizations committed to reducing incarceration, promoting healing, and advancing community safety in Oregon.
Geographic coverage: Tribal communities and specific counties
Application Deadline: Dec 8, 2022
Sponsor: Northwest Health Foundation
Quality Improvement Fund - Maternal Health (QIF-MH) Inactive
Funding to improve maternal health and reduce racial and ethnic maternal health disparities by supporting health centers in developing and piloting innovative, patient-centered, scalable models of care delivery. Projects should address the clinical and health-related social needs of health center patients at highest risk of maternal morbidity and mortality. Priority populations are women of color and those in rural and underserved areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2022
Sponsors: Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 22, 2022
Sponsor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Native Youth and Culture Fund Inactive
Grants for native-controlled organizations that work with youth by giving them a sense of place and tradition in the community. The rationale for the program is that the health and well-being of youth will determine the future health and well-being of the overall community. The focus is rural and reservation-based communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Nov 10, 2022
Sponsor: First Nations Development Institute
Minnesota Long-Term Care Workforce Capacity Building Project Inactive
Funding for projects in Minnesota focused on increasing the number of workers entering the long-term care (LTC) workforce by leveraging educational opportunities, highlighting professional/career pathways, and/or by promoting careers in LTC through public relations and marketing outreach efforts.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2022
Sponsors: Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Wisconsin Grants to Improve Cultural Competence of the Behavioral Health Workforce Inactive
Grants to support culturally appropriate community-based behavioral health services for underserved populations who face barriers in accessing and using mental health and substance use services.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Nov 7, 2022
Sponsor: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Minnesota Indian Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants to provide health services to American Indians who do not live within the jurisdiction of a tribal nation.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Oct 27, 2022
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
National Tribal Broadband Grant Inactive
Grants for tribes to hire consultants to perform feasibility studies for high-speed internet deployment or expansion in tribal communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2022
Sponsor: Bureau of Indian Affairs