Rural Health
Funding by Type: Grants and Contracts

Food Justice for Kids Prize
Grant funding for nonprofits, native communities, schools, and school districts working to ensure all children can access, learn about, and engage with nutritious, culturally relevant food at school and in communities.

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Funding: Broad Pragmatic Studies
Funding for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research designed to to improve patient care and health outcomes.

Tennessee Perinatal Telehealth
Grants to develop or expand innovative perinatal telehealth models that strengthen Tennessee's maternal health system, reduce gaps in access to specialty obstetrical care, and support a more coordinated statewide approach to high-risk perinatal services. Projects should serve as building blocks toward a more unified perinatal telehealth system capable of improving patient outcomes, decreasing travel burdens, strengthening referral pathways, and supporting providers in rural and healthcare shortage communities.

Colorado eHealth Spark Fund
Funding to support new ideas that improve community health in Colorado through technology.

Grain Bin Rescue Equipment and Training Contest
Awards for rural emergency first responders that include grain rescue tubes and hands-on rescue training.

Mary Kay Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program
Grants to support domestic violence shelters. The Foundation will award a grant to at least one domestic violence shelter in every state that applies, and many grants have gone to rural areas.

Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge
Makes honorary awards to recognize clinicians, practices, and health systems that have made a significant impact on hypertension rates within their communities.

Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund
Grants to nonprofit organizations in North Dakota focused on the areas of food, shelter, healthcare clinics, disability services, and school-based mental health.

Patricia D. Klingenstein Grants Program
Grants to promote the health of children in Maine, which includes their physical, mental, and social health and well-being. Past awards have been made in rural areas of the state.

Rural Community Grant Fund
Grants to fund infrastructure improvement and development initiatives for housing projects; health, safety, and environmental programs; medical facilities; and educational programs in western North Dakota.