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Resources by Topic: Funding

Rural Strategies That Work: Lifting up Federal Policies That Are Responsive to the Assets and Challenges of Rural America
Memorandum to the Obama-era White House Rural Council member agencies outlining strategies for the design and delivery of programs in rural America to meet the contemporary challenges of the nation and the unique challenges faced by rural communities. Discusses how policies can address the issues of geographic isolation (including travel to healthcare), limited financial resources, low population density, and poverty.
Author(s): Tom Vilsack, Shaun Donovan, Cecilia Muñoz, Jeffrey Zients
Date: 10/2016
Sponsoring organization: White House Rural Council (Obama Administration)
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The Grant Project Life Cycle: A Grant Subcontract Management Guide
Presents a guide for State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Directors and Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility (FLEX) Program Coordinators to establish the scope of work for consultants, vendors, and other subcontractors on FLEX grants. Includes subcontractor selection criteria and considers the role of the subcontractor at the initiation, planning, closure, and execution phase of the project.
Additional links: Guide PDF
Date: 07/2016
Sponsoring organizations: National Rural Health Resource Center, Technical Assistance and Services Center
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Sexual Assault: Information on Training, Funding, and the Availability of Forensic Examiners
GAO survey of the 2013 grantees who used funding established by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act to support the training of forensic examiners in the case of sexual assault. Rural areas are highlighted as particularly underserved due to limited availability of training, reluctance of hospitals to fund training of examiners, and low examiner retention rates overall.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 03/2016
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant: A Cultural Shift in Quality for Providers
Features four grantees who undertook quality improvement programs supported by Federal Office of Rural Health Policy grants.
Author(s): Zachary Toliver
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 02/2016
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Foundation Funding to Improve Rural Health Care
Provides a sampling of foundation funding that is supporting innovation in rural healthcare delivery.
Citation: Health Affairs, 35(1), 174-175
Date: 01/2016
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Tribal Motor Vehicle Injury Prevention (TMVIP) Best Practices Guide 2016
Reports on motor vehicle injury prevention strategies which have been successfully implemented by American Indian and Alaska Native tribal organizations to increase child safety seat use, increase seat belt use, and decrease alcohol-impaired driving. Describes the issue of motor vehicle safety in tribal communities, highlights successful programs, and lists federal agency grant programs and other supports for motor vehicle crash injury prevention efforts in tribal areas.
Author(s): Robert J. Letourneau, Carolyn E. Crump
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities
Includes ideas to help federal and tribal policymakers improve capital and credit access in Native Communities and provides an informational baseline for stakeholders, to help provide a means to finance public sector projects such as healthcare facilities. Features statistics on topics including socioeconomic standing, housing, credit scores, and mortgage lending.
Author(s): Miriam Jorgensen
Date: 2016
Sponsoring organization: Native Nations Institute
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Standing the Test of Time: A Lesson in Sustainability Planning
Discusses good practices in planning for the continuation of grant-funded projects after the grant period has ended.
Author(s): Kate Menzies
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 09/2015
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Foundation Giving to Rural Areas in the United States Is Disproportionately Low
Provides an overview of grantmaking trends for rural and urban areas from 2010 to 2015. Includes data on the purpose and dollar value of grants from large foundations to rural and urban organizations.
Author(s): John Pender
Citation: Amber Waves
Date: 08/2015
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Granting Hope
Overview of Rural Philanthropy Days, a Colorado event for rural communities that brings together regional funders, local governments, business leaders, and local nonprofit organizations.
Author(s): Kate Menzies
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 07/2015
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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