Funding opportunities for rural health and human services topics, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/funding/ Funding to assist Indian nations and people in the recovery and control of their rightful homelands Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2355 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:21:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2355 The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1784 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:26:12 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1784 Grants for programs that foster a love of reading and encourage young children (pre-K-3) to read together with their families. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Target Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2354 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:40:28 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2354 Funding to provide nutrition and physical activity education programs that serve Food Assistance-eligible audiences or individuals and families with incomes at or below 185 percent of poverty. Geographic coverage: Iowa -- Iowa Department of Public Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2088 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:42:29 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2088 Assistance grants for children for medical services not fully covered by health insurance. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1457 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:37:53 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1457 Funding for events that assist homeless veterans. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Veterans Employment and Training Service http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1236 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:28:34 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1236 Grants to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institutes of Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1363 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:28:01 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1363 Grants to support workforce training for high-growth/high-demand industries through the national system of community and technical colleges. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Employment and Training Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=898 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:25:25 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=898 Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:21:43 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91 Grants to support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Education Association http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1682 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:20:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1682 Grants to support the development of rural health networks that focus on activities relating to the recruitment and retention of primary and allied health care providers in rural communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2353 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:42:10 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2353 Scholarship program provides financial assistance to students training to become primary care health professionals. Geographic coverage: -- Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2206 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:04:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2206 Medicare bonus payments to physicians in geographic HPSAs and PSAs. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=214 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:21:27 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=214 The purpose of this fund is to support and sustain projects that enhance and expand South Dakotas healthcare workforce. Geographic coverage: South Dakota -- South Dakota Office of Rural Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1809 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:48:41 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1809 Funding is available to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, Alaska Native entities, Indian-controlled organizations serving Indians, and Native Hawaiian organizations to support employment and training activities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Employment and Training Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1791 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:07:59 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1791 Grants to fund local rural, sustainable affordable housing developments. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Housing Assistance Council http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2352 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:41:21 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2352 To form a consortium of organizations to better understand the challenges that Rural Training Track (RTT) residency program sites have when recruiting family physicians to train and practice in rural settings. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2351 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:15:48 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2351 The Demonstration Program's purpose is to test the viability and efficacy of the concept of a continuous loan note guarantee through the construction and permanent loan financing phases of a project. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Housing Service http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2244 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:30:49 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2244 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 -- Commonwealth Fund http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1972 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:29:37 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1972 A funding opportunity that supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Institutes of Health http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2125 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:27:22 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2125 Grants to benefit the children of America. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, Inc. http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1549 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:26:09 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1549 Grants to programs that improve the oral health of the public and promote the professional development of the general dentist. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Academy of General Dentistry http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=689 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:19:01 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=689 Intensive two-year fellowship that offers clinically trained health care professionals the experiences, competencies, and skills necessary for effective vision and leadership of our health care system. Geographic coverage: California -- California HealthCare Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1109 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:18:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1109 Grants to enhance and/or expand the capacity of substance abuse treatment providers to serve clients who have been underserved. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2350 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:58:47 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2350 Emergency grants to grantee organizations working in communities affected by this Hurricane Gustav and possible future disasters. Geographic coverage: Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi & Texas -- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1998 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:06:32 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1998 Promotes obstetrical and prenatal care in federally designated medically underserved areas and Health Professional Shortage Areas of Maine through assistance with insurance premiums for eligible obstetricians and family or general practice physicians. Geographic coverage: Maine -- Maine Department of Health and Human Services http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2349 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:05:55 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2349 Funding for promising, original projects that can significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=4 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:04:13 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=4 Financial assistance to family, professional, or paraprofessional caregivers of any age who are seeking training or education in specific skills, procedures and strategies that lead to more effective care. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2348 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:16:45 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2348 Cash award to recognize an individual for leadership and innovation in caregiving. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1112 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:49:29 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1112 This program is to increase the number of junior faculty in geriatrics at accredited schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine and to promote their careers as academic geriatricians. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Bureau of Health Professions http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=271 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:55:45 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=271