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.
West Virginia Hospital Assistance Grant Program
Grants for financially vulnerable hospitals in West Virginia for at-risk patient care services or health information systems technology sharing.
Grants for financially vulnerable hospitals in West Virginia for at-risk patient care services or health information systems technology sharing.
Geographic coverage: West Virginia
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Health Care Authority
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Health Care Authority
Wildhorse Foundation Rapid Response Grants
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used for small needs that surface throughout the year to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used for small needs that surface throughout the year to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others.
Geographic coverage: Parts of Washington and all of Oregon
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Wisconsin Primary Care and Psychiatry Shortage Grant
Provides financial assistance awards to primary care physicians and psychiatrists who agree to practice in eligible areas of Wisconsin.
Provides financial assistance awards to primary care physicians and psychiatrists who agree to practice in eligible areas of Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: State of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: State of Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board
Arkansas Rural Community Grant Program
Inactive
Funding to improve quality of life in rural Arkansas, including emergency services and the development and improvement of community facilities.
Funding to improve quality of life in rural Arkansas, including emergency services and the development and improvement of community facilities.
Geographic coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Aug 13, 2026
Sponsor: Arkansas Division of Rural Services
Application Deadline: Aug 13, 2026
Sponsor: Arkansas Division of Rural Services
Delta States Rural Development Network Program
Inactive
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated healthcare networks within the Delta Region that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.
Grants to support the planning, development, and implementation of integrated healthcare networks within the Delta Region that collaborate to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic healthcare services and associated health outcomes; and strengthen the rural healthcare system as a whole.
Geographic coverage: The 8 Delta States: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2026
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Maine Recovery Council Coalitions Working to Strengthen Community Conditions Grants
Inactive
Funding to support and/or expand culturally relevant, community-led, and youth-led efforts that improve the community conditions in communities in Maine highly impacted by opioid use disorder. Rural communities are a program priority.
Funding to support and/or expand culturally relevant, community-led, and youth-led efforts that improve the community conditions in communities in Maine highly impacted by opioid use disorder. Rural communities are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Aug 11, 2026
Sponsors: Maine Recovery Council, Office of the Maine Attorney General
Application Deadline: Aug 11, 2026
Sponsors: Maine Recovery Council, Office of the Maine Attorney General
Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Program (STCJ)
Inactive
Grant support and technical assistance for Tribes for planning, developing, and implementing changes in tribal criminal justice systems necessary to exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) for covered crimes, which include assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.
Grant support and technical assistance for Tribes for planning, developing, and implementing changes in tribal criminal justice systems necessary to exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) for covered crimes, which include assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 11, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Application Deadline: Aug 11, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network
Inactive
Grants to carry out programs to assist in addressing stress and behavioral and mental health challenges, including suicide risk, among agricultural farmers, ranchers, fishers, workers, business owners, and non-industrial private forest owners and managers. NIFA is also seeking applications from qualified entities to administer the National Farmer Distress Helpline.
Grants to carry out programs to assist in addressing stress and behavioral and mental health challenges, including suicide risk, among agricultural farmers, ranchers, fishers, workers, business owners, and non-industrial private forest owners and managers. NIFA is also seeking applications from qualified entities to administer the National Farmer Distress Helpline.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsors: National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mine Health and Safety Grants
Inactive
Grants to prevent fatalities, disease, and injury from mining and secure safe and healthy working conditions for miners through laws, regulations, safety improvements, education, and training.
Grants to prevent fatalities, disease, and injury from mining and secure safe and healthy working conditions for miners through laws, regulations, safety improvements, education, and training.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsors: Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsors: Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Community Selection
Inactive
As part of the Continuum of Care program, HUD will select up to 50 communities to participate in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program to develop and execute a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. At least 16 of the selected communities will be rural.
As part of the Continuum of Care program, HUD will select up to 50 communities to participate in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program to develop and execute a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. At least 16 of the selected communities will be rural.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Application Deadline: Aug 10, 2026
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development