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Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention

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

Texas Women's Preventive Mobile Health Units Expansion Grant Inactive
Operational support for new women's mobile health service delivery sites in rural areas of Texas, expanding access to preventive healthcare and support services.
Geographic coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Mar 11, 2026
Sponsor: Texas Health and Human Services
Lumpkin Family Foundation Land, Health, Community Grants Inactive
Grants to organizations in Eastern Central Illinois to support healthy communities by increasing access to healthy food, growing local agriculture economies, supporting mental health and well-being, promoting green farming practices, and encouraging rural development through community engagement and collaboration. Preference is given to rural organizations.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Letter of Intent (Required): Mar 6, 2026
Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2026
Sponsor: The Lumpkin Family Foundation
AARP Community Challenge Inactive
Grants for projects that work to improve livability for all residents of a community. The 2026 application cycle will focus on public spaces, housing, transportation, digital connections, and disaster preparedness. Applications from rural communities are encouraged.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 4, 2026
Sponsor: AARP
Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) Training Award Inactive
Professional development funds for rural and small library staff wanting to build capacity in delivering health information, increase community access to reliable resources, and foster library staff as local health information leaders.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 2, 2026
Sponsor: Network of the National Library of Medicine
SelectHealth Awards Program Inactive
Offers monetary awards to organizations and individuals in southern Idaho, Utah, and Clark County, Nevada working to promote healthcare access, food security, housing stability, and mental and physical wellness.
Geographic coverage: Utah, southern Idaho, and Clark County, Nevada
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsor: Select Health
Sherwood Foundation Grants Inactive
Funding for nonprofit organizations in Nebraska working to improve quality of life. Past awards have been made across the state, including in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nebraska
Application Deadline: Feb 28, 2026
Sponsor: The Sherwood Foundation
New York Volunteer Fire Infrastructure & Response Equipment Grant Program Inactive
Funding to volunteer fire departments and districts in New York for the construction, renovation, or purchase of critical facilities and to purchase fire service equipment that will upgrade and improve facilities and response capabilities. Priority consideration is given to rural applicants.
Geographic coverage: New York
Application Deadline: Feb 25, 2026
Sponsor: New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
South Dakota Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment Funding Inactive
Funding to support strategies that have a focus on prevention, treatment, and/or management of cardiovascular disease in South Dakota. Tribal communities are a priority.
Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Feb 25, 2026
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Alaska Rural Transportation Match and Gap Funding Assistance Program Inactive
Financial support to meet local match requirements or address funding gaps for transportation improvement projects and supporting infrastructure in rural areas of Alaska.
Geographic coverage: Alaska
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 13, 2026
Application Deadline: Feb 26, 2026
Sponsor: Denali Commission
Chamiza Foundation Grants Inactive
Grant support for programs that directly relate to the preservation and/or continuity of Pueblo culture and traditional lifeways.
Geographic coverage: New Mexico and Texas
Application Deadline: Feb 6, 2026
Sponsor: Chamiza Foundation