https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/topics/research-methods Rural Health & Human Services Funding by Topic: Research methods and resources - Rural Health Information Hub en Copyright 2026 Rural Health Information Hub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5118 Funding for patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research designed to to improve patient care and health outcomes. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5118 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:26:29 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4635 Funding for the development of community-university partnerships that will result in future collaborative research to improve health of Indiana residents. Geographic coverage: Indiana -- Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4635 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:29:48 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/813 Provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the Kerr Foundation service area in the areas of education, health, cultural development, and human services. Geographic coverage: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Oklahoma organizations will receive first priority for available funds. -- Kerr Foundation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/813 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:54:54 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3857 Grants for academic/scientific investigators and those newly interested in agricultural safety and health research. Funding will support projects that address occupational hazards relevant to farmers and farm workers in the Great Plains region, with a focus on projects addressing work-related stress and mental health; the prevention of slips, trips, and falls; equipment/tool safety; and chemical safety. Geographic coverage: Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin -- Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3857 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:27:43 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4125 Research grants in Pennsylvania to conduct applied policy research that can result in legislative or program policy considerations and mini grants for projects that focus on basic data collection/analysis, timely issues, and/or the preparation of reference materials. Geographic coverage: Pennsylvania -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4125 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:20:21 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4634 Funding for collaborative, community-engaged research projects focused on topics that have potential to improve health in Indiana. Geographic coverage: Indiana -- Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4634 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:08:47 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5944 Funding for community-led research to enhance culturally grounded, strengths-based, effective, and sustainable interventions addressing overdose, substance use, mental health, and pain in Native communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5944 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:35:37 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5751 Funding to support small research projects that advance the role and capacity of primary care to increase the value and quality of care and improve patient outcomes and population health. Rural populations are among the priority populations. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5751 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:56:15 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5194 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 -- American Public Health Association https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5194 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:10:07 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3744 Supports different types of health services research projects, including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Rural and frontier areas are considered a priority population. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3744 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:34:29 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5298 Grants for innovative population-based research in how work or occupation influences health outcomes and health status among health disparity populations and how work functions as a social determinant of health. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5298 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:21:46 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3289 Grants for organizations working to expand access to care and improve health for all people in Maine. Geographic coverage: Maine -- Maine Health Access Foundation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3289 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:31:02 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5522 Program, capital, and endowment support grants for organization working to address access to healthcare for high-need populations, healthcare professional shortages, evolving healthcare demands, and medical research. Rural populations are a priority. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- The Hearst Foundations https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5522 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:28:31 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6014 Fellowships for faculty or staff from Land Grant Institutions to collaborate with NCRCRD staff on research and/or outreach projects that will enhance rural development in the North Central Region. Geographic coverage: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin -- North Central Regional Center for Rural Development https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6014 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:08:05 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4479 A national volunteer network designed to engage the healthcare community in strengthening the patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and increasing the dissemination of PCORI-funded​ research. PCORI supports research to give patients a better understanding of the prevention, treatment and care options available while considering potential for differences in treatment effectiveness among subpopulations, such as rural residents. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4479 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:20:07 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4462 Funding for projects that use information technology to improve the organization and management of health-related information for consumers and their healthcare providers experiencing health disparities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. National Library of Medicine https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4462 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:04:16 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4022 Technical assistance for tribal domestic violence programs and shelters to build tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence; strengthen advocacy; and improve services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and sex trafficking. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Indigenous Women's Resource Center https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4022 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:12:00 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3210 Offers grants for new or continued Native American Research Centers for Health, which support health-related research, research career enhancement, and research infrastructure enhancement activities to meet the health needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Indian Health Service, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3210 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:27:37 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3613 Supports the dissemination and implementation of research projects related to AHRQ's mission to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ's priorities include an interest in frontier and rural healthcare delivery. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3613 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:47:00 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3614 Support for specified health services research projects related to AHRQ's mission to produce evidence to make healthcare safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable. AHRQ's priorities include an interest in rural and frontier healthcare delivery. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3614 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:43:48 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6159 Funding to support research projects that advance the understanding of the role, capacity, and value of primary care to improve patient outcomes and population health. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6159 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 16:37:18 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6283 Funding for innovative, multi-level healthcare research for older adults from populations that experience health disparities. Rural populations are considered a disparity population. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6283 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 15:22:55 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5998 Funding to support research designed to improve health in Native American populations. Proposed research may address health promotion, disease prevention, treatment, recovery, or services research to inform intervention implementation and dissemination, and it must engage tribal partners and communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5998 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:21:43 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6070 Funding to support federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes, tribal colleges and universities, tribal health programs, or tribal organizations to plan and conduct preparatory work for developing competitive NARCH applications. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institutes of Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6070 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:16:50 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5141 Funding for CDC staff to be assigned to provide direct, individualized technical assistance, guidance, and coordination for awardees of grants and cooperative agreements made under specific CDC programs. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5141 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:38:52 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5176 Funding for small businesses to develop products, processes, and services that can be used to improve minority health and/or reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. Technologies should be effective, affordable, and culturally acceptable. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5176 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:02:03 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3675 Funding for small business concerns to develop a product, process, or service with the aim of improving minority health and/or reducing and ultimately eliminating health disparities in one or more NIH-defined population groups. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3675 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 11:38:17 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5771 Funding for research to develop and test community-level interventions to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. Populations of focus include American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, and underserved rural populations, among others. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5771 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:38:08 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6043 Grants for organizations working to abate and alleviate the impacts of the opioid crisis and co-occurring substance use challenges in South Dakota communities. Rural behavioral health workforce, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) training, and telehealth in rural communities are among the approved uses of funds. Geographic coverage: South Dakota -- South Dakota Department of Health, South Dakota Department of Social Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6043 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6285 Funding for tribal entities to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institutes of Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6285 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600