Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Technology for health and human services
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Broadband Buildout Initiative
Technical assistance to support communities in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District that have existing plans for a broadband infrastructure project but face difficulties completing it due to limitations on technical expertise or challenges with financing.
Technical assistance to support communities in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District that have existing plans for a broadband infrastructure project but face difficulties completing it due to limitations on technical expertise or challenges with financing.
Geographic coverage: Projects must serve small to mid-size communities in Texas, southern New Mexico, or northern Louisiana.
Application Deadline: Aug 5, 2024
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Application Deadline: Aug 5, 2024
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 5, 2024
Application Deadline: Aug 5, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 5, 2024
Application Deadline: Aug 5, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project
Funding for a single entity to examine communications barriers and identify solutions that enhance existing emergency communications infrastructure to improve the delivery of rural medical care and address implementation gaps in the National Emergency Communications Plan.
Funding for a single entity to examine communications barriers and identify solutions that enhance existing emergency communications infrastructure to improve the delivery of rural medical care and address implementation gaps in the National Emergency Communications Plan.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Aug 9, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Application Deadline: Aug 9, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Broadband Technical Assistance Program
Funding to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training that promotes the expansion of broadband into rural areas.
Funding to eligible entities to receive or deliver broadband technical assistance and training that promotes the expansion of broadband into rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Aug 20, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Application Deadline: Aug 20, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Hardship Exception Application
CMS eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) may be exempted from the Medicare Promoting Interoperability payment adjustment if they can show that compliance with the requirement for being a meaningful EHR user would result in a significant hardship. Eligible hospitals and CAHs may submit a hardship exception application each year for a maximum of 5 years.
CMS eligible hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) may be exempted from the Medicare Promoting Interoperability payment adjustment if they can show that compliance with the requirement for being a meaningful EHR user would result in a significant hardship. Eligible hospitals and CAHs may submit a hardship exception application each year for a maximum of 5 years.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2024
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Application Deadline: Aug 31, 2024
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Foundation for Rural Service Community Grant Program
Grants to support a variety of local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural communities across America. Focus areas include business development, community development, education, and telecommunications.
Grants to support a variety of local efforts to build and sustain a high quality of life in rural communities across America. Focus areas include business development, community development, education, and telecommunications.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 9, 2024
Sponsor: Foundation for Rural Service
Application Deadline: Sep 9, 2024
Sponsor: Foundation for Rural Service
Sid W. Richardson Foundation Grants
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Texas that address education, health, human services, and arts/culture. Applications for health-related projects are accepted from throughout the state, including rural areas.
Grants for nonprofit organizations in Texas that address education, health, human services, and arts/culture. Applications for health-related projects are accepted from throughout the state, including rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2024
Sponsor: Sid W. Richardson Foundation
Application Deadline: Sep 15, 2024
Sponsor: Sid W. Richardson Foundation
USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I
Funding for research that focuses on the development of new technologies that address important problems affecting people, institutions, and communities in rural America, including health, agriculture, rural development, and the environment.
Funding for research that focuses on the development of new technologies that address important problems affecting people, institutions, and communities in rural America, including health, agriculture, rural development, and the environment.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 17, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Application Deadline: Sep 17, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Funding for training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a diverse workforce of library and archives professionals. Health, wellness, broadband access, tribal communities, and rural communities are listed as a project types.
Funding for training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a diverse workforce of library and archives professionals. Health, wellness, broadband access, tribal communities, and rural communities are listed as a project types.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 20, 2024
Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2025
Sponsor: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 20, 2024
Application Deadline: Mar 10, 2025
Sponsor: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Kansas Rural Hospital Innovation Grant
Grants for hospitals in Kansas for transitional projects related to changing a hospital's current healthcare delivery model to a model more appropriate for the community that the hospital serves.
Grants for hospitals in Kansas for transitional projects related to changing a hospital's current healthcare delivery model to a model more appropriate for the community that the hospital serves.
Geographic coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Health and Environment