Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Funding
Evaluating Teaching Health Center Planning and Development: Unlocking and Sustaining the Full Potential of the Teaching Health Center Program
Describes Teaching Health Center Planning and Development (THCPD) program outcomes and training sites and compares characteristics of teaching health center (THC) counties to other eligible counties. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban or rural location and counties designated as part or whole Health Professional Shortage Areas for primary care, mental health, and dental health.
Author(s): Emily M. Hawes, Mukesh Adhikari, Jacob Rains, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 17(3), 296-303
Date: 06/2025
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Describes Teaching Health Center Planning and Development (THCPD) program outcomes and training sites and compares characteristics of teaching health center (THC) counties to other eligible counties. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban or rural location and counties designated as part or whole Health Professional Shortage Areas for primary care, mental health, and dental health.
Author(s): Emily M. Hawes, Mukesh Adhikari, Jacob Rains, et al.
Citation: Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 17(3), 296-303
Date: 06/2025
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Indian Health Service's Controls Over Sanitation Facilities Construction Program Projects Funded Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Could Be Improved
Explores Indian Health Service (IHS) internal controls regarding identifying, recording, and tracking projects in the Sanitation Deficiency System (SDS) and ensuring that Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds are limited to eligible project costs. Offers recommendations to IHS to improve controls for identifying and recording SFC Program projects funded under IIJA and for ensuring IIJA funds are used only for eligible project costs.
Additional links: Report Highlights
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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Explores Indian Health Service (IHS) internal controls regarding identifying, recording, and tracking projects in the Sanitation Deficiency System (SDS) and ensuring that Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds are limited to eligible project costs. Offers recommendations to IHS to improve controls for identifying and recording SFC Program projects funded under IIJA and for ensuring IIJA funds are used only for eligible project costs.
Additional links: Report Highlights
Date: 05/2025
Sponsoring organization: Office of Inspector General (HHS)
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VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH) Rural Research Agenda
Report outlines the goals and objectives of the research funding provided through the VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH). Details the ORH funding mechanisms and improvement priorities.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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Report outlines the goals and objectives of the research funding provided through the VHA Office of Rural Health (ORH). Details the ORH funding mechanisms and improvement priorities.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health
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North Central Regional Center for Rural Development 2024 Annual Report
Describes the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development's (NCRCRD) projects and resources in 2024. Covers funding initiatives, grants, collaborations, research, resilient economies, health and wellness, civic engagement, and more.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Describes the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development's (NCRCRD) projects and resources in 2024. Covers funding initiatives, grants, collaborations, research, resilient economies, health and wellness, civic engagement, and more.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
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Building Rural Capacity through Philanthropy
Video featuring participants in the Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership sharing how philanthropic investment can strengthen local healthcare systems and providers through capacity-building.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Video featuring participants in the Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership sharing how philanthropic investment can strengthen local healthcare systems and providers through capacity-building.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Plains and Southeast Areas Received Largest Share of Federal Community Facilities Program's Rural Hospital Funding, 2000 to 2020
Map comparing the amount of Community Facilities Program's rural hospital funding with rural hospital closures between 2000 and 2020 in the 8 Bureau of Economic Analysis geographic regions.
Author(s): Anil Rupasingha
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Map comparing the amount of Community Facilities Program's rural hospital funding with rural hospital closures between 2000 and 2020 in the 8 Bureau of Economic Analysis geographic regions.
Author(s): Anil Rupasingha
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Farm Bill Primer: Rural Development Title
Provides an overview of the rural development provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill, including provisions related to rural broadband, water and waste disposal, and business creation and economic development. Offers considerations Congress may consider in the 2025 reauthorization of the Farm Bill related to the ReConnect Program and rural health challenges.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Provides an overview of the rural development provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill, including provisions related to rural broadband, water and waste disposal, and business creation and economic development. Offers considerations Congress may consider in the 2025 reauthorization of the Farm Bill related to the ReConnect Program and rural health challenges.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Congressional Research Service
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Rural Health Philanthropy: Coming Together to Meet the Need
Video featuring participants in the Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership highlighting the benefits of attending the group's annual meetings and working together throughout the year to make a difference in rural communities.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Video featuring participants in the Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership highlighting the benefits of attending the group's annual meetings and working together throughout the year to make a difference in rural communities.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Rural Health Philanthropy: An Incubator for New Solutions
Video featuring representatives of philanthropic organizations discussing the importance of supporting rural communities and how rural projects can help funders discover innovative solutions.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Video featuring representatives of philanthropic organizations discussing the importance of supporting rural communities and how rural projects can help funders discover innovative solutions.
Date: 04/2025
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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USDA Rural Development Housing Activity Report – Fiscal Year 2024
Provides an overview of the USDA loans and grants obligated to low and moderate-income rural residents in fiscal year 2024 that support homeownership, home repair, and home preservation.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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Provides an overview of the USDA loans and grants obligated to low and moderate-income rural residents in fiscal year 2024 that support homeownership, home repair, and home preservation.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Housing Assistance Council
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