Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Recruitment and retention of health professionals
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Rural Health Transformation Program
Inactive
Funding to states for innovative system-wide change designed to strengthen rural communities by improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes.
Funding to states for innovative system-wide change designed to strengthen rural communities by improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes.
Geographic coverage: 50 U.S. States
Application Deadline: Nov 5, 2025
Sponsors: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Nov 5, 2025
Sponsors: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
SMILE Workforce Initiative Grant
Inactive
Grants for organizations throughout New Jersey and Connecticut that focus on addressing the dental workforce shortage.
Grants for organizations throughout New Jersey and Connecticut that focus on addressing the dental workforce shortage.
Geographic coverage: Connecticut and New Jersey
Application Deadline: Nov 5, 2025
Sponsor: Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation, Inc.
Application Deadline: Nov 5, 2025
Sponsor: Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation, Inc.
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
Alaska Rural Professional Housing Grant Program (RPH)
Inactive
Funding for the rehabilitation, construction, and acquisition of housing projects that benefit health professionals, teachers, and public safety personnel in rural Alaska.
Funding for the rehabilitation, construction, and acquisition of housing projects that benefit health professionals, teachers, and public safety personnel in rural Alaska.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 1, 2025
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2025
Sponsor: Alaska Housing Financing Corporation (AHFC)
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 1, 2025
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2025
Sponsor: Alaska Housing Financing Corporation (AHFC)
Rural Health Network Development Planning Program
Inactive
Grants to promote the planning and development of integrated rural healthcare networks in order to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential healthcare services; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.
Grants to promote the planning and development of integrated rural healthcare networks in order to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential healthcare services; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Feb 19, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Feb 19, 2025
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

