Rural Tribal Health – Funding & Opportunities

Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages
Grants for the development of Indian and Alaska Native communities, including housing, public service facilities, healthcare entities, and economic development projects.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Strengthening Native Programs and Feeding Families Grant
Grant to tribes, Native-run nonprofit organizations, and Native community groups that are addressing food insecurity through food distribution.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2023
Sponsor: First Nations Development Institute

Native American Fitness Instructor Certification Scholarships
Scholarships for native fitness instructors to take Native American Fitness Council courses that lead to certification.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 12, 2023
Sponsor: Native American Fitness Council

Flicker Fund
Emergency response funding for crisis impacted indigenous communities and nations.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2023
Sponsor: Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc.

Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Community Vitality Grants
Grants for Native community projects in the areas of traditional foodways, health and healing, language revitalization, and cultural knowledge sharing.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2023
Sponsor: Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc. (SGF)

Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples: Thriving Women Program
Grants to support grassroots projects that empower indigenous women-led work to prevent violence against women and girls and nurture healthy and thriving Native peoples and families.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 17, 2023
Sponsor: Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples

Tribal Transit Awards
Awards to honor innovation, efficiency, commitment, and performance in the tribal transit industry.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2023
Sponsors: Federal Transit Administration, National Rural Transit Assistance Program

National Indian Health Board Dental Therapy Student Sponsorship Fund
An opportunity for federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal health consortia to sponsor a student or students enrolled in a dental therapy education program during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2023
Sponsor: National Indian Health Board

Native Collective Research Effort to Enhance Wellness (N CREW) Program: Addressing Overdose, Substance Use, Mental Health, and Pain
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
Letter of Intent (Optional): Sep 1, 2023
Application Deadline: Nov 1, 2023
Sponsors: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

Small Ambulatory Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives
Funding to construct, expand, and/or modernize tribal owned small ambulatory healthcare facilities. Facilities must serve American Indian and Alaska Natives and be operated pursuant to a healthcare services contract or compact entered into under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 10, 2023
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services