Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Schools

AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program Replacement and Expansion Opportunity Inactive
Program that engages adults age 55 and over to provide mentorship for children and youth with special or exceptional needs, or who would benefit from the one-one-one attention. AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers serve in schools, Head Starts, drug treatment centers, correctional institutions, and childcare centers. Priority states and territories are listed in Appendix A of the application instructions.

Steele-Reese Foundation Idaho and Montana Grant Program Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations in Idaho and Montana working in the areas of rural health, human and social services, education, conservation and preservation, arts and humanities, and native communities.

Supporting Community Agriculture and Local Education Systems (Project SCALES) Inactive
Funding to foster innovation among school food authorities (SFAs) across the United States, with an overall goal of supporting local innovations and collaborations that ensure a resilient, just, equitable, and nutritious school food system. The first round of grants will focus on rural communities.

Farm to School Grant Program Inactive
Grants to plan, establish, and/or sustain a Farm to School program that improves access to local foods and nutrition/agriculture resources in schools.

Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program Inactive
Grants to develop and expand existing farm to school initiatives and other food and learning initiatives with the overall goal of increasing knowledge of agriculture and improving the nutritional health of children.

Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America's General Use Grant Inactive
Funding for programs and organizations working in rural communities in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the areas of education, environment, technology, and quality of life.

Virginia Youth Tobacco Use Prevention Grants Inactive
Grants to prevent and reduce youth tobacco, nicotine, and vaping product use across Virginia. Funding may be used for classroom-based instruction and for projects designed to reduce disparities in young people who are at elevated risk for being impacted by tobacco and nicotine (including rural youth).

Kansas Healthy Habits for Life Inactive
Grants to help schools in Kansas address childhood obesity by reducing cardiovascular risk factors, promoting physical activity, encouraging healthy eating habits, and reinforcing positive mental health.

Kentucky Healthy WAY (Wellness in All Youth) Program Inactive
Leadership development and research training program designed to empower rural Kentucky high school students with skills to identify and develop solutions to health and social issues at the school and community level.

Maryland Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for Maryland residents who provide public service in Maryland, such as nurses, counselors, teachers, lawyers, therapists, and social workers that serve low-income, underserved, or underrepresented populations.