Funding in South Dakota

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

First Children's Finance Loan Fund
Loans and technical assistance to child care and early education businesses, especially those serving lower-income communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Texas
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: First Children's Finance

Health Professional Recruitment Incentive Program
The program is intended to help recruit certain health professionals by providing a financial incentive for them to fill vacancies in health care facilities.
    Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
    Application Deadline: Nov 30, 2009
    Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health

Midwest Assistance Program Loan Fund
Provides low-cost, short and intermediate term loans for community water and wastewater projects through its Community Revolving Loan Fund.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Midwest Assistance Program

Inactive Funding in South Dakota

The programs listed below have been funded in the past, but are not currently accepting applications. Information about these inactive funding programs is provided only for your convenience and does not indicate that the programs will be available in the future. To inquire about future availability of a particular program, please contact the funding agency or organization.

Bush Medical Fellows Program
Fellowships to physicians to receive training in special areas and to develop opportunities for personal and professional growth.
    Geographic Coverage: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and northwestern Wisconsin
    Application Deadline: Mar 1, 2009
    Sponsor: Bush Foundation

Citigroup Scholarship Program
Annual scholarships to students attending tribal colleges in South Dakota.
    Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
    Application Deadline: May 31, 2009
    Sponsor: American Indian College Fund

Gannett Foundation Community Action Grants
Provides grants in communities where the Gannett Company has a presence.
    Geographic Coverage: Limited to certain areas of 35 states and U.S. territories, see sponsor's website for more details.
    Application Deadline: Aug 17, 2009

Growing Up LEAN: Living to be Energetic, Active, & Nutritious
Funding for childhood obesity prevention efforts that can be incorporated into home, child care, school, and community settings to include healthy eating and appropriate physical activity.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa and South Dakota
    Letter of Intent (Required): Apr 21, 2009
    Application Deadline: May 28, 2009
    Sponsor: Wellmark Foundation

Health Career Programming Grant
Funds to local healthcare organizations for health career programming activities.
    Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
    Application Deadline: Dec 28, 2007
    Sponsor: South Dakota Office of Rural Health

Healthy Communities Grant Program: Supporting a Culture of Wellness and Prevention
Funding for community-based wellness and prevention.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa and South Dakota
    Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 3, 2009
    Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2009
    Sponsor: Wellmark Foundation

Healthy Communities Grant Program: Supporting a Culture of Wellness and Prevention (Cycle 2)
Grants to improve the health of communities in South Dakota and Iowa.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa and South Dakota
    Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 3, 2009
    Application Deadline: Oct 6, 2009
    Sponsor: Wellmark Foundation

High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety Feasibility Projects
Grants to encourage new and innovative projects in prevention/intervention, education and outreach, and research in areas outlined in the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA).
    Geographic Coverage: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
    Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2009
    Sponsor: High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

Jay and Rose Phillips Award
Awards to people with disabilities to prepare for and find employment in their chosen field.
    Geographic Coverage: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota South Dakota
    Application Deadline: Jun 12, 2009
    Sponsor: Courage Center

Medica Foundation Cycle 1 Funding Priorities
Grants designed to develop capabilities or change processes related to behavioral health care and empowerment and self management of chronic disease.
    Geographic Coverage: Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
    Application Deadline: Mar 27, 2009
    Sponsor: Medica

Medica Foundation Cycle 2 Funding Priorities
Grants designed to improve health care disparities in the areas of prevention and health care literacy.
    Geographic Coverage: Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota
    Application Deadline: May 22, 2009
    Sponsor: Medica

Phillips Caregiver Award
The Phillips Caregiver Award acknowledges and honors a caregiver’s contribution that is vital to the independence and quality of life of a person with a disability.
    Geographic Coverage: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and North and South Dakota.
    Application Deadline: Jun 12, 2009
    Sponsor: Courage Center

Rural People, Rural Policy Participation Request Statement Grant
A multi-year national initiative that energizes and equips rural organizations and networks to shape policy that will improve the lives of rural people and the vitality of rural communities.
    Geographic Coverage: West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona
    Application Deadline: Jan 25, 2008
    Sponsor: W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Senior Medicare Patrol Projects
Grants for model projects that demonstrate effective ways of utilizing retired persons as volunteer expert resources and educators in community efforts to combat health care error, fraud and abuse in the Medicare/Medicaid programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Refer to Eligibility for the 26 participating states and 1 territory.
    Letter of Intent (Optional): Mar 2, 2009
    Application Deadline: Mar 13, 2009
    Sponsor: Administration on Aging

South Dakota Healthcare Workforce Partnership Fund
The purpose of this fund is to support and sustain projects that enhance and expand South Dakota’s healthcare workforce.
    Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
    Application Deadline: Apr 1, 2009
    Sponsor: South Dakota Office of Rural Health

Wellmark Foundation Mini-Grant Program
Funds for community health projects in Iowa and South Dakota.
    Geographic Coverage: Iowa and South Dakota
    Application Deadline: Apr 17, 2007
    Sponsor: Wellmark Foundation