Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Sustainability of programs
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
New Hampshire GO-NORTH Planning Grant Agreement
Funding to engage in planning and early implementation activities that build organizational capacity and readiness to receive future implementation funding for sustainable, transformational change in New Hampshire.
Funding to engage in planning and early implementation activities that build organizational capacity and readiness to receive future implementation funding for sustainable, transformational change in New Hampshire.
Geographic coverage: New Hampshire
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Governor's Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational Health
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Governor's Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational Health
Rural Hospital Stabilization Program
Technical assistance for rural hospitals to help improve financial stability by enhancing or expanding healthcare services that meet community needs.
Technical assistance for rural hospitals to help improve financial stability by enhancing or expanding healthcare services that meet community needs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Rural Health Resource Center
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Rural Health Resource Center
Targeted Technical Assistance for Rural Hospitals Program
2-year technical assistance program for rural hospitals to address financial and operational challenges and help maintain essential health services in rural communities.
2-year technical assistance program for rural hospitals to address financial and operational challenges and help maintain essential health services in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Georgia Southern University Center for Public Health Practice and Research, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Georgia Southern University Center for Public Health Practice and Research, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
Texas Rural Hospital Officers Academy
A leadership-based educational opportunity designed to support rural hospital officers who are navigating financial pressure, workforce shortages, operational complexity, and evolving healthcare regulations while providing essential healthcare to their communities.
A leadership-based educational opportunity designed to support rural hospital officers who are navigating financial pressure, workforce shortages, operational complexity, and evolving healthcare regulations while providing essential healthcare to their communities.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Texas A&M University System, Texas State University System, Texas Tech University System, The University of Texas System, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Texas A&M University System, Texas State University System, Texas Tech University System, The University of Texas System, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
The Healthy Nonprofit Network
Free training and support for community-based organizations to increase sustainability and resiliency with a special focus on small organizations serving rural areas in under-resourced communities in the South.
Free training and support for community-based organizations to increase sustainability and resiliency with a special focus on small organizations serving rural areas in under-resourced communities in the South.
Geographic coverage: The program is national in scope, with a special focus on small organizations that serve rural areas in the South.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Healthy Nonprofit Network
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Healthy Nonprofit Network
Alaska Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Year 2 Funding
Inactive
Funding for rural planning pathway and implementation pathway projects in Alaska in the areas of emergency medical services, care coordination, and pay for value.
Funding for rural planning pathway and implementation pathway projects in Alaska in the areas of emergency medical services, care coordination, and pay for value.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Oct 28, 2026
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health
Application Deadline: Oct 28, 2026
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health
Appalachian Region Healthcare Technical Assistance Center Assistance
Inactive
Technical assistance for Appalachian healthcare providers and communities. Eligible organizations may receive guidance and funding to launch or enhance critical needed service lines.
Technical assistance for Appalachian healthcare providers and communities. Eligible organizations may receive guidance and funding to launch or enhance critical needed service lines.
Geographic coverage: Parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and all of West Virginia
Application Deadline: Sep 4, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Health Redesign Center
Application Deadline: Sep 4, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Health Redesign Center
Delta States Rural Development Network Program
Inactive
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated healthcare networks within the Delta Region that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated healthcare networks within the Delta Region that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.
Geographic coverage: The 8 Delta States: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program
Inactive
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of quality improvement activities for rural primary care providers or providers of healthcare services, such as Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, or a network of rural health providers, to increase access to high quality healthcare services and improve health.
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of quality improvement activities for rural primary care providers or providers of healthcare services, such as Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, or a network of rural health providers, to increase access to high quality healthcare services and improve health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Aug 6, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 6, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance (RCORP-TA)
Inactive
Funding for a single entity to connect rural communities with high-quality, comprehensive, and tailored resources and supports to implement and sustain behavioral healthcare, including prevention, treatment, and recovery services, to address the opioid epidemic and related substance use concerns in rural areas.
Funding for a single entity to connect rural communities with high-quality, comprehensive, and tailored resources and supports to implement and sustain behavioral healthcare, including prevention, treatment, and recovery services, to address the opioid epidemic and related substance use concerns in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Jul 27, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services