Rural Health
Funding by Type: Grants and Contracts
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Louisiana Community Health Grants
Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Grants for programs across the state of Louisiana that are designed to increase preventive care, create health equity, and improve health outcomes.
Geographic coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2025
Sponsor: Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Tribal Self-Governance Negotiation Cooperative Agreement Program
Cooperative agreements that provide negotiation resources to tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP), which gives tribes the authority to manage and tailor healthcare programs in a manner that best fits the needs of their communities.
Cooperative agreements that provide negotiation resources to tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP), which gives tribes the authority to manage and tailor healthcare programs in a manner that best fits the needs of their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal Self-Governance Program Planning Cooperative Agreement
Cooperative agreements that provide planning resources to tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP), which gives tribes the authority to manage and tailor healthcare programs in a manner that best fits the needs of their communities.
Cooperative agreements that provide planning resources to tribes interested in participating in the Tribal Self-Governance Program (TSGP), which gives tribes the authority to manage and tailor healthcare programs in a manner that best fits the needs of their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 1, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund Grants
Grant funding for projects related to food retail supply chain resiliency, access to healthy foods in underserved areas, employment, and low-income community revitalization.
Grant funding for projects related to food retail supply chain resiliency, access to healthy foods in underserved areas, employment, and low-income community revitalization.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2025
Sponsors: Healthy Food Financing Initiative, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2025
Sponsors: Healthy Food Financing Initiative, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
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 4, 2025
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2025
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 4, 2025
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2025
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06)
Offers grants for new or continued Native American Research Centers for Health, which support research and research training to meet the health needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Offers grants for new or continued Native American Research Centers for Health, which support research and research training to meet the health needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 7, 2025
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, 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 7, 2025
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2025
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Revolving Funds for Financing Water and Wastewater Projects
Grants to help nonprofit organizations establish revolving loan funds that will finance water and wastewater disposal projects in rural communities.
Grants to help nonprofit organizations establish revolving loan funds that will finance water and wastewater disposal projects in rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Utilities Service
Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)
Funding to help nonprofit housing and community development intermediary organizations support housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas.
Funding to help nonprofit housing and community development intermediary organizations support housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects in rural areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development
Arkansas Giving Tree Grants
Supports a broad range of projects that address local needs in Arkansas, including organizations working in health and human services.
Supports a broad range of projects that address local needs in Arkansas, including organizations working in health and human services.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2025
Sponsor: Arkansas Community Foundation
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2025
Sponsor: Arkansas Community Foundation
Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program Expansion
Grants for tribes and tribally designated housing entities to provide rental assistance for Native American veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas. The program combines rental assistance from HUD with case management, clinical, and supportive services provided by VA.
Grants for tribes and tribally designated housing entities to provide rental assistance for Native American veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas. The program combines rental assistance from HUD with case management, clinical, and supportive services provided by VA.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2025
Sponsors: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs