Rural Health
Funding by Type: Grants and Contracts

Union Pacific Foundation Community Ties Giving Program: Local Grants
Grants to nonprofit organizations to support direct services and capacity building efforts aimed at improving the quality of life in communities served by Union Pacific in the areas of safety, workforce development, community vitality, and environmental sustainability. Special emphasis is given to programs and organizations that serve populations in local communities. Rural communities have been awarded funding in the past.

West Virginia Recruitment and Retention Community Project
Grants to eligible healthcare employers in rural West Virginia to provide loan repayment assistance to primary care health professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas.

Buell Foundation Grants
Grants for projects in Colorado in the areas of childhood education and development. Priority is given to rural communities in the state.

Helping Hands Grant Program
Grants to encourage medical students to participate in community service activities, particularly those focused on underserved populations; raise awareness of mental illness and the importance of early recognition of illness; and build an interest among medical students in psychiatry and working in underserved communities. Projects should focus on mental health and substance use disorder.

Indian Highway Safety Occupant Protection Grant
Grants to federally recognized tribes for implementing traffic safety projects designed to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. The opportunity also includes funding for the Child Passenger Safety Seat Program.

Minnesota Grain Storage Facility Safety Grant
A program that helps farmers in Minnesota buy and install safety equipment for farm grain bins and silos.

Native American Agriculture Fund Grants
Grants to support Native American farmers and ranchers, with special emphasis on traditional foods, food sovereignty programs, lending, youth programming, and climate resilience.

AstraZeneca Foundation CHANGE Program
Funding to improve access to quality healthcare for people experiencing disadvantages due to geographic location or other barriers.

Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas
Grants for organizations to assist veterans with transportation in highly rural areas. Applicants should provide transportation services to Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and assist with transportation services in connection with the provision of VA medical care to these veterans.

Nebraska Services Training Officers Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Grant
Funding that supports multifaceted approaches to responding to the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human sex trafficking.