Rural Health
Funding by Type: Awards (Monetary)
Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.
Jenco Awards
Monetary awards that recognize visionary leaders who contribute to the quality of life of individuals living in Appalachian Ohio.
Monetary awards that recognize visionary leaders who contribute to the quality of life of individuals living in Appalachian Ohio.
Geographic coverage: Ohio
Application Deadline: Jun 16, 2026
Sponsor: Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Application Deadline: Jun 16, 2026
Sponsor: Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award
Award that honors the accomplishments of rural hospitals that demonstrate responsiveness, innovation, and excellence in developing, implementing, and sustaining programs and services.
Award that honors the accomplishments of rural hospitals that demonstrate responsiveness, innovation, and excellence in developing, implementing, and sustaining programs and services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 23, 2026
Sponsor: American Hospital Association
Application Deadline: Jun 23, 2026
Sponsor: American Hospital Association
Circle of Life Award: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Award program that honors innovative programs and organizations that care for patients with serious or life-limiting illness and provide best practices and models for the field. Rural organizations have received the award in the past.
Award program that honors innovative programs and organizations that care for patients with serious or life-limiting illness and provide best practices and models for the field. Rural organizations have received the award in the past.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2026
Sponsor: American Hospital Association
Application Deadline: Jul 15, 2026
Sponsor: American Hospital Association
Dr. Wendy J. Wolf Health Leadership Award
Inactive
Award for an employee of a nonprofit organization in Maine that has demonstrated leadership in the areas of promoting access to healthcare for uninsured or underserved Maine people and/or in improving the health of people in Maine.
Award for an employee of a nonprofit organization in Maine that has demonstrated leadership in the areas of promoting access to healthcare for uninsured or underserved Maine people and/or in improving the health of people in Maine.
Geographic coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Jun 5, 2026
Sponsor: Maine Health Access Foundation
Application Deadline: Jun 5, 2026
Sponsor: Maine Health Access Foundation
Hermes Monato, Jr. Rural Health Essay Prize
Inactive
An annual award for a rural health essay written by a student or recent graduate of any campus of the University of Wisconsin.
An annual award for a rural health essay written by a student or recent graduate of any campus of the University of Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
Dr. Ric Bothwell Awards in American Indian and Alaska Native Men's Health
Inactive
Awards for students and early career researchers who focus on the physical and mental health of American Indian and Alaska Native boys and men and the need to address challenges that hinder their ability to fulfill roles as fathers, husbands, providers, leaders, and contributors to their communities.
Awards for students and early career researchers who focus on the physical and mental health of American Indian and Alaska Native boys and men and the need to address challenges that hinder their ability to fulfill roles as fathers, husbands, providers, leaders, and contributors to their communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2026
Sponsor: American Public Health Association
Application Deadline: May 31, 2026
Sponsor: American Public Health Association
Maude's Awards
Inactive
Offers a monetary award for organizations and individuals excelling in care for persons living with dementia.
Offers a monetary award for organizations and individuals excelling in care for persons living with dementia.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 19, 2026
Sponsor: The Richard & Maude M. Ferry Foundation
Application Deadline: May 19, 2026
Sponsor: The Richard & Maude M. Ferry Foundation
Excellence in Rural Psychology Award
Inactive
Award that recognizes exemplary psychology leadership in rural and remote areas.
Award that recognizes exemplary psychology leadership in rural and remote areas.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: American Psychological Association
Application Deadline: May 15, 2026
Sponsor: American Psychological Association
The John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award
Inactive
Monetary award for community-based organizations (CBOs) to recognize partnerships with healthcare entities that improve health outcomes and quality of life for older adults, people with disabilities, and/or caregivers.
Monetary award for community-based organizations (CBOs) to recognize partnerships with healthcare entities that improve health outcomes and quality of life for older adults, people with disabilities, and/or caregivers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 13, 2026
Sponsors: Aging and Disability Business Institute, The John A. Hartford Foundation, USAging
Application Deadline: May 13, 2026
Sponsors: Aging and Disability Business Institute, The John A. Hartford Foundation, USAging
Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Health
Inactive
Monetary awards that honor health delivery organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community health.
Monetary awards that honor health delivery organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community health.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 5, 2026
Sponsor: American Hospital Association
Application Deadline: May 5, 2026
Sponsor: American Hospital Association

