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 Advancement for Maryland Peers
Inactive
Grant funding for organizations that offer professional development for existing, or training to prospective certified peer recovery specialists in Maryland.
Grant funding for organizations that offer professional development for existing, or training to prospective certified peer recovery specialists in Maryland.
Geographic coverage: 18 counties in Maryland
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2025
Sponsor: Maryland Department of Labor
Application Deadline: Nov 21, 2025
Sponsor: Maryland Department of Labor
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.
Doctors Across New York Physician Loan Repayment and Physician Practice Support Programs
Inactive
Funding for physicians who agree to practice in an underserved area of New York for at least 3 years. Funding may be used for a physician to pay qualified educational debt, for a physician to pay costs of establishing or joining a medical practice, or for a healthcare facility to provide incentives to recruit or retain physicians.
Funding for physicians who agree to practice in an underserved area of New York for at least 3 years. Funding may be used for a physician to pay qualified educational debt, for a physician to pay costs of establishing or joining a medical practice, or for a healthcare facility to provide incentives to recruit or retain physicians.
Geographic coverage: New York
Application Deadline: Sep 4, 2025
Sponsor: New York State Department of Health
Application Deadline: Sep 4, 2025
Sponsor: New York State Department of Health
South Dakota Recruitment Assistance Program
Inactive
Provides qualifying physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives an incentive payment in return for three continuous years of practice in an eligible rural community in South Dakota.
Provides qualifying physicians, dentists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives an incentive payment in return for three continuous years of practice in an eligible rural community in South Dakota.
Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
Sponsor: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2025
Sponsor: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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
Texas Rural Nursing Recruitment and Retention Program (RNRR)
Inactive
Funding for qualified rural healthcare facilities in Texas to assist with recruitment and retention of nurses.
Funding for qualified rural healthcare facilities in Texas to assist with recruitment and retention of nurses.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Jun 27, 2024
Sponsor: Texas Department of Agriculture
Application Deadline: Jun 27, 2024
Sponsor: Texas Department of Agriculture