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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Social connectedness

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

T-Mobile Hometown Grant
Grants to complete community projects in rural, small towns. Funding is intended for shovel-ready projects that would not otherwise be possible to implement through local government/municipal funding.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 31, 2026
Sponsors: Main Street America, T-Mobile
United WE Rural Research Fellowship
A 12-month interdisciplinary fellowship designed to generate original research that may lead to improved economic opportunity and quality of life in rural America.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 6, 2026
Sponsors: Patterson Family Foundation, United WE
Strengthening Social Connection in Communities Grant Inactive
Grant for programs to support the implementation of new or the expansion of existing social connection programs and initiatives designed to address the specific needs of older adults and/or caregivers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 5, 2025
Sponsors: American Hospital Association, Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, RRF Foundation for Aging, Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University, The John A. Hartford Foundation, USAging
Cultivating Healthy Communities - Arts, Health, and Well-Being in Rural Communities Inactive
Grant funds for projects that foster belonging, social connection and civic participation, community cohesion, and overall well-being of individuals and communities in rural areas of Washington.
Geographic coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2025
Sponsor: Washington State Arts Commission
Delaware Highmark BluePrints Grants Inactive
Grants for projects working to increase access to care for all in Delaware.
Geographic coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Sponsors: Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware, Delaware Community Foundation