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Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education

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

School Based Mental Health Services Grant Program
Grants to increase the number of qualified mental health service professionals providing school based mental health services to students in local educational agencies with a demonstrated need.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 30, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Safe and Supportive Schools: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program
Grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers with the goal of increasing the number and diversity of high-quality, trained providers available to address the shortages of mental health service professionals in high need schools. Small, rural schools fall under the definition of high need local education agencies, and partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and other minority serving institutions are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 15, 2024
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Full-Service Community Schools Program Inactive
Funding to establish or expand full-service community schools, which are designed to improve the coordination, integration, accessibility, and effectiveness of services for children and families, with a priority given to high poverty rural schools.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 7, 2023
Application Deadline: Aug 8, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Alaska Native-Serving Institutions Program, Part A Inactive
Funding for eligible institutions of higher education to improve and expand capacity to serve Alaska Native students. One of the program priorities is expanding capacity to provide mental health services and other services that help support students' social, emotional, and academic needs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 20, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program Part A Inactive
Funding for eligible institutions of higher education to improve and expand capacity to serve Native Hawaiian students. One of the program priorities is expanding capacity to provide mental health services and other services that help support students' social, emotional, and academic needs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 20, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions Program Inactive
Funding for eligible institutions of higher education to improve and expand capacity to serve Native Americans and low-income individuals. One of the program priorities is expanding capacity to provide mental health services and other services that help support students' social, emotional, and academic needs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 12, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Rural, Insular, and Native Achievement Programs: Native Hawaiian Education (NHE) Program Inactive
Funding for projects that provide for the unique educational needs of native Hawaiians and recognizes the roles of native Hawaiian languages and cultures in the educational success and long-term well-being of Native Hawaiian students. One of the program priorities is on projects that address mental health and social-emotional well-being of Native Hawaiian learners.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program Inactive
Grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in high need schools and local educational agencies.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Nov 3, 2022
Sponsors: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), U.S. Department of Education
Promise Neighborhoods Program Inactive
A grant program that supports improvement in the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in the most distressed communities. Projects should work to ensure school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high quality services.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jul 29, 2022
Application Deadline: Sep 27, 2022
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education
Small, Rural School Achievement Grant Program Inactive
Funding for small, rural Local Education Agencies for initiatives aimed at improving student academic achievement. Activities may include drug prevention, violence prevention, school-based health services, and other health-related programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 15, 2022
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Education