Rural Tribal Health – Funding & Opportunities

MIPPA Medicare Beneficiary Outreach and Assistance Program: Funding for OAA Title VI Native American Programs
Noncompetitive funding to Title VI Native American Program grantees to enhance outreach efforts to Medicare beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low-Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP).

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 31, 2024
Sponsors: Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06)
Offers grants for new or continued Native American Research Centers for Health, which support research and research training to meet the health needs of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 7, 2024
Application Deadline: Aug 7, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program
Grants for the development and operation of nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 13, 2024
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice

Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program
Funding for tribes and tribal organizations to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services within tribal lands and Alaska Native villages.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 13, 2024
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice

Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment for undergraduate and graduate health professional educational loans in return for full-time clinical service in Indian Health Service programs.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 15, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

National Center for American Indian Health Professions Pathways to Admissions Workshop
Workshops to help American Indian and Alaska Native students navigate the medical or other professional school application process, strengthen their applications, and expand their professional networks. The overall goal of the program is to promote health by increasing the number of AI/AN healthcare employees.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 19, 2024
Sponsors: A. T. Still University, National Center for American Indian Health Professions

Indian Housing Block Grant Program
Grants to develop, maintain, and operate affordable housing in safe and healthy environments on American Indian reservations and in other American Indian areas, and to carry out other affordable housing activities that benefit low-income families.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Aug 29, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program
Offers funding to federally-recognized tribes and tribal organizations to build climate resilience capacity.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Oct 18, 2024
Sponsor: Bureau of Indian Affairs

Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01, R21, and R34 Clinical Trials Optional)
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
Application Deadline: Oct 21, 2024
Sponsors: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health

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

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 2, 2024
Sponsor: Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples, Inc.