https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/topics/tribal-communities Rural Health & Human Services Funding by Topic: Tribal communities - Rural Health Information Hub en Copyright 2026 Rural Health Information Hub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4708 A self-directed fellowship for Native Americans engaged in meaningful work that benefits Indigenous people and communities in reservation and/or urban settings. The fellowship is open to both emerging and experienced leaders from a wide variety of fields, including but not limited to healthcare, agriculture, food systems, youth leadership development, natural resource management, economic development, journalism, language and cultural revitalization, traditional or contemporary arts, and more. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- First Nations Development Institute, The Henry Luce Foundation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4708 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:36:09 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3629 Grants to provide access to primary care services for individuals with low income and families living in Utah that do not have health insurance and are not eligible for CHIP, Medicare, or Medicaid. Geographic coverage: Utah -- Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3629 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:34:21 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4532 A national service program that provides resources and staffing for organizations and agencies working to alleviate poverty and address poverty-related problems in local communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- AmeriCorps https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4532 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:29:30 -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/5783 Scholarship for full-time and part-time Alaska Native and Native American students interested in pursuing a career in a healthcare related field. Geographic coverage: Alaska -- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5783 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:14:56 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6126 Funding for tribal governments and tribal nonprofit organizations in the areas of education, community services, healthy/resilient communities, and preserving cultural traditions. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6126 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:06:14 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4312 Funding to support local community- and organization-based efforts to encourage, promote, and support tobacco-free lifestyles and reduce tobacco-related death and disease in South Dakota. Geographic coverage: South Dakota -- South Dakota Department of Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4312 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:19:35 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6486 Capital funding for the planning and construction of water and sanitation systems for rural Alaska Native villages to provide safe, clean water and sewage disposal. Geographic coverage: Alaska -- Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6486 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:54:27 -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/3089 Scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students seeking certificate, undergraduate, and graduate studies at tribal colleges and universities and nonprofit, accredited schools in the United States. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- American Indian College Fund https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3089 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:57:03 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6373 Fellowships to help Native students achieve their educational goals leading to careers in agriculture. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6373 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:40:24 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/593 Funding for programs that are designed to strengthen communities and solve local problems, including those found in rural and underserved areas. Funding priorities include serving historically underrepresented communities, services for veterans, access to youth mental health and substance use services, public safety, outdoor recreation, and support for families. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- AmeriCorps https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/593 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:07:29 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5242 A 5-week virtual summer program designed to prepare American Indian/Alaska Native undergraduate students for health careers. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5242 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:51:48 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5596 Funding for training and professional development of library and archives professionals; developing faculty and information leaders; and recruiting, educating, and retaining the next generation of library and archives professionals in order to develop a broad workforce of library and archives professionals. Health, mental wellness, tribal communities, and rural communities are listed as project types. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Institute of Museum and Library Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5596 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:13:15 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4344 Grants to federally recognized tribes for implementing traffic safety projects designed to reduce the number of traffic crashes, deaths, injuries, and property damage. The opportunity also includes funding for the Child Passenger Safety Seat Program. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4344 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:34:33 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4837 Funding to cover registration and travel expenses for tribal employees of federally recognized tribes who work in traffic safety/enforcement and occupant protection to attend a Lifesavers Conference or other traffic conference. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4837 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:30:28 -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/5188 Loans, training, technical assistance, and other development services for small businesses in rural Nebraska communities. Eligible recipients of program services may include healthcare providers, healthcare and social determinants of health related businesses, nonprofit human services providers, public agencies, and reservation communities. Geographic coverage: Nebraska -- Center for Rural Affairs https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5188 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:39:08 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5681 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 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5681 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:10:03 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3551 Grants to organizations that operate near a BNSF railway line. Priority areas include health and human service organizations, programs that address chemical dependency treatment and prevention, spouse and child abuse, women's and children's aid, transitional shelters, hospitals, medical programs, and youth development programs. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- BNSF Railway Foundation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3551 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:03:32 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5778 An online workshop and ongoing support that addresses a systemic framework for suicide prevention that can be applied in rural communities. The focus is on youth, substance use, and tribal communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5778 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:50:06 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3974 Grants for small capital projects and one-time investments for Alaska-based nonprofits and state/local government entities actively serving Alaskans. Geographic coverage: Alaska -- Rasmuson Foundation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3974 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:27:13 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4228 Grants to tribes and national, regional, or local Native American organizations that serve individuals in the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes of Oregon and Washington. Funds may be used for small needs that surface throughout the year to support programs in the areas of public health, public safety, environmental protection, and gambling addiction, among others. Geographic coverage: Parts of Washington and all of Oregon -- Wildhorse Foundation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4228 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:33:51 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4512 Direct technical assistance for rural communities in Alaska to help improve sustainability and lower operating costs of rural energy and sanitation systems, including healthcare facilities. Geographic coverage: Alaska -- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4512 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:14:30 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5417 Grants for projects that directly impact the health and well-being of Alaska Native people and communities, with preference given to the areas of access to care, children, behavioral health, and rural healthcare. Geographic coverage: Alaska -- Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5417 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:40:55 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4749 A cooperative action program between the Indian Health Service and the Department of Defense that allows for redistribution of surplus medical equipment and supplies for federally recognized tribes. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4749 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:20:52 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4753 Oweesta is an intermediary organization that provides financial products and development services for Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). The primary goal is to support Native CDFIs so that they have the capacity to assist individuals, businesses, and organizations with financing and technical assistance for the development of small businesses, affordable housing/home ownership, community facilities, and financial education programs in Native communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- First Nations Development Institute, First Nations Oweesta Corporation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4753 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:49:36 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6300 In-person and virtual professional development training for child welfare professionals working with American Indian families. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Indian Child Welfare Association https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6300 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 10:08:54 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3458 Funding for nonprofits working to create sustainable changes in communities within the Bush Foundation service area. Priority is given to proposals from rural communities. Geographic coverage: Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota -- Bush Foundation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/3458 Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:56:40 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4724 Assistance for eligible Tribal transit system employees that would like to attend a National Rural Transit Assistance Program sponsored training, professional development program, or educational conference. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Transit Administration, National Rural Transit Assistance Program https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/4724 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:24:00 -0600