Education and Training of the Rural Healthcare Workforce – Funding & Opportunities

NRHA Rural Health Nurse Certification Program
A leadership and certification program for current rural nurses.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association

NRHA Rural Hospital CEO Certification Program
A rural hospital leadership and certification program for current and future rural hospital CEOs.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association

NRHA Rural Hospital CFO Certification Program
A leadership and certification program for current Chief Financial Officers of rural hospitals.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Center for Rural Health Leadership, National Rural Health Association

NRHA Rural Hospital CMO Certification Program
A rural hospital leadership and certification program for rural hospital CMOs.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association

NRHA Rural Hospital CNO Certification Program
A leadership and certification program for current Chief Nursing Officers of rural hospitals.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Center for Rural Health Leadership, National Rural Health Association

NRHA Rural Hospital HR Certification Program
A hospital leadership and certification program for rural hospital human resource professionals.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association

Massachusetts General Hospital Fellowship Program in Rural Health Leadership Inactive
A full-time fellowship for early-career clinicians who have an interest in partnering with rural communities to improve health. The fellowship includes a Master's Degree in Public Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and focused clinical time in Rosebud, South Dakota at an Indian Health Service site.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 31, 2024
Sponsors: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Massachusetts General Hospital

Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program Inactive
Funding to support the training of residents in new or expanded primary care residency training programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 20, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

YouthBuild Grants Inactive
Grants to organizations providing pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services for at-risk youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities. The YouthBuild program model contains wrap-around services such as mentoring, trauma-informed care, personal counseling, transportation support, and employment. Applications from rural, urban, and Native American organizations are encouraged.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 16, 2024
Sponsors: Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Fellowship Inactive
A 10-month fellowship designed to foster leaders in Graduate Medical Education development.

Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 13, 2024
Sponsors: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research