https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/grantwriting Applying for Grants to Support Rural Health Projects resources related to rural health, with information provided by the Rural Health Information Hub en Copyright 2026 Rural Health Information Hub https://www.nephtc.org/course/view.php?id=461 Training webinar discussing trends in rural demographics and health conditions, and detailing how health and demographic data influences grant writing. Provides guidance on navigating rural health databases and other resources, including PubMed, the USDA Economic Research Service, and the Rural Health Information Hub. Requires free registration for access. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/27928 Tue, 12 May 2026 14:44:06 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/starting-points/rhtp Explains how to find information about the RHTP program available via RHIhub. -- Rural Health Information Hub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/27767 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:40:04 -0500 https://www.rd.usda.gov/media/file/download/usda-rd-rural-philanthropy-report-03122026.pdf Discusses philanthropy in rural and urban communities including the geographic distribution of philanthropic organizations, types of organizations, and topic areas of giving. Includes maps and charts highlighting key study findings. -- USDA Rural Development https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/27560 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:50:02 -0500 https://healthyorgs.org/resource-library/ A collection of resources, trainings, webinars, websites, and more for rural-focused nonprofit organizations. Covers topics such as mission, governance, resource development, marketing, finances, partnership development, and more. -- Healthy Nonprofit Network https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/27204 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:09:40 -0600 https://www.khi.org/articles/funding-rural-health/ A series of briefs and spotlights focused on how the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) supports population health in rural Kansas and the rural United States. Focuses on FORHP funding processes and organizational structure, distribution of funds, the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program, and Rural Communities Opioid Response Program. -- Kansas Health Institute https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/26825 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:40:13 -0600 https://www.ruralcenter.org/sites/default/files/Accessing%20Funding%20for%20Capital%20Projects%20in%20Rural%20Healthcare_0.pdf Policy paper intended to provide information and inspire action, by enhancing current funding programs, removing barriers, directing more capital toward rural healthcare, and exploring new solutions. Features statistics on USDA community facilities loans and USDA healthcare guaranteed loans as a percentage of all USDA guaranteed loans. -- National Rural Health Resource Center, Stroudwater Associates https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/26002 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:49:07 -0500 https://healthyorgs.org/ Supports health-focused community-based organizations with free organizational development resources, with a special focus on small organizations serving rural and under-resourced areas. Addresses financial and operational stability, workforce development, and partnership development. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and located at the Emory Centers for Public Health Training and Technical Assistance. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/organizations/4459 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:44:53 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6345 Level II of NOSORH's Grant Writing Institute is a live webinar series designed to help individuals working in rural and underserved settings move from project planning to full proposal preparation. Through 6 virtual sessions, participants will build grant writing skills while developing key proposal components, including logic models, work plans, evaluation plans, budgets, and proposal narratives. -- National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/6345 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 08:22:10 -0600 https://www.rd.usda.gov/rural-health-index Listing of U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, technical assistance, and funding with an emphasis on rural health. -- USDA Rural Development https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/24439 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 09:37:18 -0600 https://roundhousefoundation.org/funding-rural-podcast/#msdynttrid=MRvdOds14hh2V5Oq_k4HqUHC7HqGxS4FhwfGUyOpZ20 Series of rural philanthropy-related podcasts sponsored by The Roundhouse Foundation, dedicated to supporting programs that inspire creativity, connect people with each other, and ensure sustainability for the economic success of rural Oregon communities, including tribal lands. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/24289 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:07:22 -0500 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLstOftmjxj6lW-rZHRdKQKwfTWIMgyhZk Video series featuring the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's community-based grant programs. Includes a broad overview of the various grant programs available and their impact on rural healthcare and population health. Grantees share how they have used this funding to address the needs of their communities. -- Rural Health Information Hub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/23633 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:45:42 -0500 https://www.giaging.org/system/files/documents/2024-06/New%20Frontiers%20for%20Funding-%20An%20Introduction%20to%20Grantmaking%20in%20Rural%20Aging.pdf Offers guidance on offering grant funds for rural aging work, discussing scale of funding, rural assets, sustainability, and partnership building. Highlights rural aging issues including health, rural culture, transportation, broadband, housing and institutional care, and social isolation. -- Grantmakers In Aging https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/23480 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:25:17 -0500 https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2024-06/Rural-Road-Safety-Funding-at-USDOT-Example-Projects-from-2022.pdf Compiles a selection of projects from certain U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) discretionary and non-discretionary grant programs intended to address rural road safety. Helps prospective rural applicants understand how USDOT grants have previously been used to improve rural road safety, and showcases the importance of safety across USDOT grant programs. -- U.S. Department of Transportation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/23409 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:54:52 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-monitor/thrive-allen-county Features the work of a Kansas nonprofit, Thrive Allen County, that brings grant funding to the county for its own projects and also helps build the area's capacity through grant writing, technical assistance, and other services. -- Rural Health Information Hub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/23225 Wed, 15 May 2024 14:16:03 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/starting-points/funding Explains how to use RHIhub's funding resources and services to find support for projects impacting rural health. -- Rural Health Information Hub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/23207 Tue, 14 May 2024 11:26:28 -0500 https://ruralinnovation.us/bead-broadband-funding-guide/ Offers resources for Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program applicants. Includes an interactive broadband service map for assessment and planning at the census block level and resources explaining the various requirements for BEAD applications. -- Center on Rural Innovation https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/22733 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:08:53 -0600 https://www.cfra.org/sites/default/files/publications/Grant%20Application%20Guide%20WEB.pdf Offers an overview of the federal grant application process including planning, applying, and jargon. -- Center for Rural Affairs https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/22471 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:20:53 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/philanthropy/working-with-rural-philanthropy.pdf Strategies for rural communities and organizations to help build and sustain partnerships with philanthropies. Includes background information on rural philanthropy and identifies actions and characteristics that may make a program successful in seeking funding from a philanthropy that wants to invest in rural health. -- NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis, Rural Health Information Hub https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21714 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 10:24:04 -0500 https://federalnewsnetwork.com/management/2023/09/this-team-from-hhs-has-spent-five-years-taking-on-the-rural-crisis-of-opioid-use/ Podcast episode interviewing Heath Resource and Services Administration (HRSA) officials running the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP). Describes starting the program, types of projects funded, program impacts, and how to apply. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21462 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:48:41 -0500 https://www.bridgespan.org/getmedia/9b014d47-4c21-4a2b-93ab-b9dcb01b0305/four-mindsets-for-funding-economic-mobility-in-the-black-rural-south-2023.pdf Highlights opportunities for philanthropy to contribute to economic mobility in the Black rural South, based on conversations with nonprofit leaders, cooperative extension staff at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), funders, researchers, and others. Identifies 4 mindsets that, if changed, could impact the effectiveness and support of existing institutions that are already active in the Black rural South. Features statistics on per capita grantmaking from 2010-2014 with breakdowns including the Alabama Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21370 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:55:10 -0500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apqPYBv-gsQ Webinar recording from the Rural Partners Network with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Treasury to highlight programs for rural and tribal communities from the Treasury. Discusses funding related to housing, broadband, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and more. Transcript is available in the video description. -- U.S. Department of Treasury, USDA Rural Development https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21320 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:45:39 -0500 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwtRQQ0pVhiWcZ6cQi0fKcpNssfZUcGwB A video series from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development office describing how to submit complete grant applications. Topics discussed include navigating federal government grant related online platforms, budgeting, and important forms. -- USDA Rural Development https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/21225 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:23:08 -0500 https://fundingnavigatorguide.org/ A collection of self-paced trainings and tools to help rural communities design and sustain investments that promote resilient and equitable communities. Supports users in locating funding to assist in advancing cross-sector initiatives. -- Georgia Health Policy Center https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/20929 Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:23:22 -0500 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5848 Virtual bootcamp and workshop series to assist small and mid-sized cities, towns, and villages with applying for federal infrastructure funding. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5848 Thu, 11 May 2023 15:55:30 -0500 https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hrsa/advisory-committees/rural/nac-rural-child-care-brief-23.pdf Presents the findings from the 90th meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services examining the availability and accessibility of childcare services in rural communities. Provides recommendations to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on actions supporting rural childcare. Discusses the efforts of the American Rescue Plan Act funding, and the effects of COVID-19 and the Public Health Emergency on childcare access and availability. -- National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/20268 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 13:52:55 -0600 https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5689 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. -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/funding/5689 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:41:25 -0500 https://rcap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RCAP_BorrowersGuide_March-2021_final.pdf Guide for rural communities and borrowers of Rural Utilities Service (RUS) funds to learn how to adequately administer their projects and understand their responsibilities as an RUS borrower. Covers application, registration, and electronic systems; financial reporting and management; and maintaining sustainable water and waste-disposal services. -- Rural Community Assistance Partnership https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/18421 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:40:32 -0500 https://rhrc.umn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/UMN-CBD-Focus-Areas_5.7.21-1.pdf Policy brief examining focus areas of networks funded by the Network Planning Grant program, to determine whether there are trends in scope and substance of rural health networks. Includes a chart showing focus areas with breakdowns by year from 2003-2020. -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/16606 Tue, 25 May 2021 13:13:20 -0500 https://rhrc.umn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/UMN-CBD-Barriers-and-Facilitators_5.7.21.pdf Policy brief examining challenges and successes in meeting goals for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant, using survey data from 42 rural grantees from the years 2003-2018. Intended to inform policies and programs supporting healthcare and health in rural areas at the local level. -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/16590 Mon, 24 May 2021 15:00:19 -0500 https://www.aaip.org/program/tribal-grant-writing-training Presents a grant writing curriculum for American Indian and Alaska Natives to support tribes and tribal organizations. Features a train-the-trainer lesson plan, a proposal development manual, and a number of lecture videos highlighting various points of the process, such as proposal development, preparing the proposal budget, and challenges around federal grant proposals, among other aspects. -- Association of American Indian Physicians https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/resources/16062 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 19:21:53 -0600