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      <title>Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Health</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/422</link>
      <description>Monetary awards that honor health delivery organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community health. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- American Hospital Association</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/422</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:47:36 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Boettcher Foundation Grants</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5857</link>
      <description>Grants for transforming communities by investing in individuals, programs, and organizations throughout Colorado, including a focus on rural communities. Geographic coverage: Colorado -- Boettcher Foundation</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5857</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:41:27 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Tribal Public Health Technical Assistance</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5681</link>
      <description>Technical assistance and training for tribes that provides public health information, advocacy tools, policy analysis, and health promotion and disease prevention programming with the goal of elevating the health status of tribal citizens. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. (USET), USET Tribal Epidemiology Center</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5681</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:10:03 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Community Heart &amp; Soul Planning, Technical Assistance, and Seed Grant Program</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5337</link>
      <description>Community Heart &amp; Soul is a community development process that engages residents in identifying what matters most to the community and how to build lasting change.  Activities and objectives are determined by communities, and projects have included volunteerism, healthcare access, social programs, transportation, broadband, and emergency preparedness, among others. Seed grants are offered to qualifying small cities and towns interested in implementing the Heart &amp; Soul model. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Community Heart &amp; Soul</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:55:41 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6338</link>
      <description>Funding for security enhancements and activities for nonprofit organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attack. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Emergency Management Agency</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6338</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:18:38 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Rural Emergency Communications Operational Rapid Assistance Package Technical Assistance Program</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6156</link>
      <description>Technical assistance for rural communities to help examine barriers and identify solutions to enhance existing emergency communications infrastructure to improve the delivery of rural emergency medical services. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6156</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:38:58 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>HUD Distressed Cities Technical Assistance (DCTA) Program</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5689</link>
      <description>Technical assistance to build capacity of local governments experiencing economic distress, specifically in smaller communities with populations under 50,000. Assistance will help local governments and their nonprofit partners in alleviating persistent poverty. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5689</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:56:38 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>SEARCH - Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4112</link>
      <description>Funding for financially distressed rural communities of less than 2,500 people to assist with feasibility studies, design assistance, and technical assistance on water and waste disposal projects. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA Rural Development</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4112</guid>
      <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:40:31 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>EPA Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA)</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5860</link>
      <description>Technical assistance to connect communities to experts who help assess and implement solutions for their drinking water, sewage, and stormwater needs. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5860</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:09:11 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6477</link>
      <description>Funding for the assessment, prevention, control, and/or abatement of wildfire smoke hazards in community buildings. Grants are intended to support activities that will reduce indoor exposure to pollutants in wildfire smoke and, in turn, reduce the public health burden of wildfire smoke exposure. Applications will be accepted from rural, tribal, and urban communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6477</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Tennessee Healthy Built Environment Grants</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6489</link>
      <description>Grant to support built environment projects to advance health and resilience in underserved communities in Tennessee. Geographic coverage: Tennessee -- Tennessee Department of Health</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6489</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Texas Libraries Supporting Community Mental Health</title>
      <link>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6520</link>
      <description>Grant to Texas public libraries to strengthen the mental health and well-being of communities through educational programs, resources, services, and support. Geographic coverage: Texas -- Hogg Foundation for Mental Health</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6520</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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