Rural Health
Funding by Type: Awards (Monetary)

Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Health
Monetary awards that honor health delivery organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community health.

Excellence in Rural Psychology Award
Award that recognizes exemplary psychology leadership in rural and remote areas.

Maude's Awards
Offers a monetary award for organizations and individuals excelling in care for persons living with dementia.

Dr. Ric Bothwell Awards in American Indian and Alaska Native Men's Health
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.

Hermes Monato, Jr. Rural Health Essay Prize
An annual award for a rural health essay written by a student or recent graduate of any campus of the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Wendy J. Wolf Health Leadership Award
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.

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.

Dr. Virgilio Licona Community Health Leadership Award Inactive
Award that recognizes individuals who are working to implement effective solutions to community health barriers and advancing health within the state of Colorado.

SelectHealth Awards Program Inactive
Offers monetary awards to organizations and individuals in southern Idaho, Utah, and Clark County, Nevada working to promote healthcare access, food security, housing stability, and mental and physical wellness.

Texas Family Practice Residency Grant Program Inactive
Rural and public health rotation opportunities for residents in Texas to increase the number of physicians selecting family medicine as their specialty and to improve access to primary care in rural and underserved communities across Texas.