Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Racial and ethnic groups

Intervening with Cancer Caregivers to Improve Patient Health Outcomes and Optimize Health Care Utilization (R01 and R21) Inactive
Funding for intervention research designed to support caregivers of adult cancer patients, with the goals of optimized patient healthcare utilization, improved caregiver well-being, and improved patient physical health and psychosocial outcomes. Special consideration is given to studies targeting medically underserved and underrepresented populations, including patients-caregivers in rural areas.

Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence Inactive
Funding to a single entity to establish and maintain a Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NHRCDV). The NHRCDV will provide technical assistance and training resources for Native Hawaiian-serving organizations to enhance their capacity to respond to domestic violence, including Native Hawaiian communities and programs in areas that are geographically isolated where community-level involvement is necessary.

Nutrition Security for Indigenous Youth Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations, tribes, educational institutions, and native-owned businesses working to improve nutrition security for Indigenous youth.

Maine School Based Health Center Services Grant Inactive
Grants to establish School Based Health Centers to deliver or expand access to integrated medical and behavioral health services to students in middle and/or high schools in Maine, with an emphasis on establishing centers in rural and medically underserved areas of the state, improving equity in healthcare access for students of color, and providing preventive oral health services.

Public Health Nursing Case Management: Reducing Sexually Transmitted Infections Inactive
Funding to mitigate the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in Indian Country through a model that utilizes public health nurses to provide case management services.

Alcohol and Other Substance Use Research Education Programs for Health Professionals (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Inactive
Grants to support research educational and outreach activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIH Institutes and Centers, especially the public health impact of alcohol, opioids, and other substances, their associated consequences, and the persistent stigma associated with them.

Medicare Savings Programs Grant Inactive
Grants to educate, engage, and enroll eligible older adults with low income in Medicare Savings Programs. The program is available in 21 states and Puerto Rico and has a focus on underserved populations, including minorities and those living in rural communities.

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Medication-Assisted Treatment (RCORP-MAT) Access Inactive
Grants to establish new Medication-Assisted Treatment access points and increase capacity for the provision of sustainable MAT services in high-risk rural communities, thus increasing access to evidence-based treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) living in rural areas.

Tribal Solid Waste Grant Inactive
Grants to support planning, assessment, evaluation, and training activities to help tribes establish sustainable waste management programs and measure the extent of threat to human health related to the disposal of solid waste.

Maine COVID-19 Community Resilience Grant Funding Opportunity for Community Based Organizations Inactive
One-time funding to community-based organizations in Maine for new and existing programs and services that help to prevent COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths through vaccination and/or address the root causes of COVID-19 disparities. Proposals targeting additional health disparity populations, including people living in rural areas, are encouraged.