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COVID-19 – Funding & Opportunities

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APhA Foundation Incentive Grants Inactive
Offers pharmacists seed money to implement or support an innovative patient care service within their pharmacy practice. Pharmacists in rural areas have received funding in previous rounds.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 12, 2023
Sponsor: American Pharmacists Association
Building Workforce Capacity of Rural and Frontier Local Health Departments to Respond to COVID-19 Inactive
Training and technical assistance for local health departments that serve rural and frontier jurisdictions to effectively respond to, recover from, and build community resiliency related to the COVID pandemic and future public health emergencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 4, 2023
Sponsor: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Emergency Award: RADx-UP Dissemination and Implementation Research on COVID-19 Testing Interventions among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding to support dissemination and implementation research focused on increasing access to and uptake of COVID-19 testing interventions with the goal of reducing COVID-19 disparities and promoting health equity among underserved and vulnerable populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 9, 2023
Application Deadline: Jul 10, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Evaluating the Impact of Pandemic Era Related Food and Housing Policies and Programs on Health Outcomes in Health Disparity Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Inactive
Funding for research to evaluate the ongoing and long-term health impacts of disruptions in food and housing security experienced during the pandemic and the role of targeted policy and programs in mitigating those impacts. Health disparity populations of focus include racial and ethnic minority populations, less privileged socioeconomic status populations, underserved rural populations, sexual and gender minorities, and any sub-populations that can be characterized by two or more of these descriptions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Letter of Intent (Optional): Apr 1, 2023
Application Deadline: May 1, 2023
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
RADx-UP CDCC Community Collaboration Mini-Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support community partners working to advance capacity, training, support, and community experience with COVID-19 testing initiatives in rural and other underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Apr 7, 2023
Application Deadline: Apr 28, 2023
Sponsors: Duke Clinical Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, UNC Center for Health Equity Research
Utilizing Social Media to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Across Indian Country Inactive
Funding for tribal governments, tribal health departments, and tribal healthcare facilities/health systems to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. Awardees will develop and disseminate vaccine hesitancy materials.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 14, 2023
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Indian Health Board
HHS COVID-19 and Health Equity Impact Fellowship Inactive
A mentored fellowship opportunity located in Washington, D.C. to conduct policy research and participate in quantitative data analyses on topics such as social determinants of health; health equity; access to healthcare services for at risk populations; and analyzing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency care services, maternity care, and/or the HIV population.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 1, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
RADx-UP CDCC Rapid Research Pilot Program Inactive
Grants to evaluate the feasibility of implementing emerging COVID-19 testing technologies in rural and other underserved communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Dec 23, 2022
Application Deadline: Jan 13, 2023
Sponsors: Duke Clinical Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, UNC Center for Health Equity Research
Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Culturally Specific Populations Grant Program Inactive
Grants for tribal/native domestic violence and/or sexual violence programs to build the capacity to adjust and enhance services to survivors in the midst of the pandemic. Awards may be used to support sustainability planning, strategic planning, and grant management, among other things.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 16, 2022
Sponsor: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Technical Assistance Program Inactive
Funding for a single entity to provide technical assistance to rural healthcare networks engaging in workforce training activities who are addressing the critical need for more trained health professionals, which has been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 8, 2022
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Last Updated: 7/18/2023