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Funding by Topic: Veterans

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

Veterans Affairs Specialty Education Loan Repayment Program (SELRP)
Loan repayment assistance for recent graduates of an accredited medical or osteopathic school that are currently enrolled or matched to a residency specialty identified as a shortage by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A minimum service obligation of 24 months is required.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Virtual Living Room - Using Technology to Address the Critical Healthcare Needs of Veterans in Rural Areas
A grant program that combines rural technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs resources, and local support to provide solutions to improve healthcare access for veterans in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Foundation for Rural Service, NTCA: The Rural Broadband Association, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grants Inactive
Grants to nonprofit organizations that provide services to improve the daily lives of people with paralysis and their caregivers. Projects and initiatives should foster inclusion, community engagement, and health and wellness.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 8, 2024
Sponsor: Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
NBCC Foundation Minority Fellowship Program for Addictions Counselors Inactive
Fellowships for master's degree-level addictions counseling students from minority backgrounds. For the purpose of this program, minorities include racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender, sexual orientation, rural, and military groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation
NBCC Minority Fellowship Program for Mental Health Counselors (Masters and Doctoral) Inactive
Fellowships for master's and doctoral degree-level mental health counseling students from minority backgrounds. For the purpose of this program, minorities include racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, gender, sexual orientation, rural, and military groups.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsor: National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation
Pilot Program for Graduate Medical Education and Residency (PPGMER) Inactive
Funding to improve healthcare access for veterans and others living in rural and underserved regions by supporting resident physician rotations and new graduate medical education programs at high-priority locations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2024
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
PCORI Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative Inactive
Funding to disseminate and communicate pertinent PCORI-funded research findings to relevant stakeholders in ways that will command their attention and interest and encourage use of information in their healthcare decision making.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 26, 2024
Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2025
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
PCORI Engagement Award: Stakeholder Convening Support Inactive
Funding for organizations and communities to hold multi-stakeholder convenings, meetings, and conferences.Convenings should focus on supporting collaboration around patient-centered outcomes research and clinical comparative effectiveness research.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 26, 2024
Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2025
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Low-Income Home Rehabilitation Grant Program Inactive
Funding for low-income households located in rural "non-entitlement" areas to address health, safety, and durability issues in existing housing.
Geographic coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: Sep 23, 2024
Sponsor: Washington State Department of Commerce
USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I Inactive
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