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.
PCORI Engagement Award: Convening Support
Funding for organizations and communities to hold multi-stakeholder convenings, meetings, and conferences. Convenings should focus on supporting collaboration around patient-centered outcomes research and clinical comparative effectiveness research. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Funding for organizations and communities to hold multi-stakeholder convenings, meetings, and conferences. Convenings should focus on supporting collaboration around patient-centered outcomes research and clinical comparative effectiveness research. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
PCORI Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative
Funding to disseminate and communicate pertinent PCORI-funded research findings to relevant stakeholders in ways that will command their attention and interest and encourage use of information in their healthcare decision-making. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Funding to disseminate and communicate pertinent PCORI-funded research findings to relevant stakeholders in ways that will command their attention and interest and encourage use of information in their healthcare decision-making. PCORI funding interests include research for improved access and delivery of care for rural communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Letter of Intent (Required): Oct 1, 2026
Application Deadline: Jan 11, 2027
Sponsor: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Wildhorse Foundation 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 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 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, as well as any national or regional Indian organization
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Wildhorse Foundation
Florida Blue Foundation Maternal Health Grants
Funding for Florida programs that address barriers in accessing affordable, high-quality maternal healthcare services and support.
Funding for Florida programs that address barriers in accessing affordable, high-quality maternal healthcare services and support.
Geographic coverage: Florida
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2026
Sponsor: Florida Blue
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2026
Sponsor: Florida Blue
South Dakota Youth Tobacco Prevention Mini Funding
Grants to implement tobacco control and prevention education activities, curriculums, and cultural educational opportunities into schools, organizations, and/or communities focused on youth, including tribal youth, in the state of South Dakota.
Grants to implement tobacco control and prevention education activities, curriculums, and cultural educational opportunities into schools, organizations, and/or communities focused on youth, including tribal youth, in the state of South Dakota.
Geographic coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Oct 7, 2026
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Application Deadline: Oct 7, 2026
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation Program Grants
Grants for projects and services in Arizona promoting good oral health practices, increasing access to dental care, vision care, nutrition programs, food banks, and pantries.
Grants for projects and services in Arizona promoting good oral health practices, increasing access to dental care, vision care, nutrition programs, food banks, and pantries.
Geographic coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Oct 8, 2026
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation
Application Deadline: Oct 8, 2026
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation
Duke Endowment Rural Church Grants
Funding for United Methodist Churches in rural areas of North Carolina for health and human service-related outreach programs, church development, and leadership programs.
Funding for United Methodist Churches in rural areas of North Carolina for health and human service-related outreach programs, church development, and leadership programs.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2026
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2026
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
Funding for Recovery Engagement and Expansion (FREE)
Funding to connect individuals in Kentucky to substance use treatment services and recovery supports and/or to reduce the stigma around accessing life-saving interventions.
Funding to connect individuals in Kentucky to substance use treatment services and recovery supports and/or to reduce the stigma around accessing life-saving interventions.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Oct 13, 2026
Sponsor: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Application Deadline: Oct 13, 2026
Sponsor: Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky
Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Grant to support the development and expansion of multidisciplinary, collaborative task forces to strengthen local and tribal responses to human trafficking through increased victim identification, service provision, and case investigations.
Grant to support the development and expansion of multidisciplinary, collaborative task forces to strengthen local and tribal responses to human trafficking through increased victim identification, service provision, and case investigations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 14, 2026
Sponsor: Office for Victims of Crime
Application Deadline: Oct 14, 2026
Sponsor: Office for Victims of Crime
340B Drug Pricing Program
Allows certain facilities, such as Critical Access Hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and FQHC Look-Alikes, to purchase prescription and non-prescription medications at reduced cost.
Allows certain facilities, such as Critical Access Hospitals, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and FQHC Look-Alikes, to purchase prescription and non-prescription medications at reduced cost.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2026
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Pharmacy Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2026
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Pharmacy Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services