Funding by Topic: Hospitals and clinics

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. You can also browse a list of inactive funding programs.

National Funding Programs

BPHC Loan Guarantee Program
Loan program to Section 330 health centers to obtain a loan guarantee for the financing of a medical facility construction, renovation and modernization.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Bureau of Primary Health Care

Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Grants
Awards grants in the areas of higher education, social services, health and hospitals.
    Geographic Coverage: The Foundation awards grants in 26-29 states.
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Charles A. Frueauff Foundation

Health Care Disparities Grant Program
Grants to improve the quality of health care delivered to low-income and minority Americans, and to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Commonwealth Fund

HUD 242 (FHA Section 242) - Helping Hospitals Get Capital Financing
Loan program to help hospitals finance new construction, refinancing, and modernization or to purchase major movable equipment such as hospital beds, wheeled equipment, and office machines.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Ladder to Leadership: Developing the Next Generation of Community Health Leaders
This initiative aims to enhance the leadership capacity of community-based nonprofit health organizations serving vulnerable populations.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

National Health Service Corps Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Assistance for qualifying practice sites in recruiting and retaining community-responsive, culturally competent primary care clinicians.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR)
Grants to strengthen the capacity for basic nurse education and practice and address the shortage of nurses in the health care workforce.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 22, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

Safety-net Enhancement Initiative
Funding designed to reduce health disparities within vulnerable communities by enhancing collaboration and coordination among agencies and institutions providing health and social supports to these communities.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Kresge Foundation

Safety-net Facility Improvements
Facilities-capital challenge grant in community-based health centers through a variety of funding methods, including program-related investments or below market rate loans.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Kresge Foundation

Service Area Competition Funding for Health Center Program (Areas Served Through Grants with a Project Period Start Date of September 1, 2010)
Funding to provide comprehensive primary health care services to an underserved area or population.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 21, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Primary Health Care

Stimulus Simplicity Program
Grant program designed to help hospitals and physician offices accelerate Electronic Medical Records (EMR) adoption.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: GE Healthcare

USAC Rural Health Care Service Discounts
Provides discounts to rural health care providers to obtain Internet and telecommunications access.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Universal Service Administrative Company

USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: USDA Rural Development

William Randolph Hearst Foundations Health Grants
Provides funding to improve access to quality health care for underserved populations in rural and urban areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

State and Regional Funding Programs

Sojourns Pathway Program: Hospital-Based Palliative Care Implementation Grants
Funding for nonprofit or public hospitals with 100 or more beds that do not offer a formal palliative care program.
    Geographic Coverage: Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington
    Application Deadline: May 14, 2010
    Sponsor: Regence Foundation

Sojourns Pathway Program: Hospital-Based Palliative Care Innovation Grants
Grants to respond to unmet, local palliative care needs through new or expanded community partnerships.
    Geographic Coverage: Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Regence Foundation

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