Funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center
Sun Apr 24 04:42:33 EDT 2011
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Public and Indian Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program under the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program (PH FSS) - Funding to helping HUD-assisted renters make progress toward housing self-sufficiency. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Housing Choice Voucher Family Self Sufficiency Program (HCV FSS) - Funding program that provides critical tools that can be used by communities to help families develop new skills that will lead to economic self-sufficiency. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Walgreen Community Grant Program - Funding for access to health and wellness, pharmacy education programs and mentoring initiatives, civic and community outreach and emergency and disaster relief. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Walgreen Company

Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency Service Coordinators Program - Grants for the delivery and coordination of supportive services and other activities designed to help improve the living conditions of public and Indian housing residents who are elderly and/or disabled. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Safety Net Clinic Primary Care Transformation Grant - Funding for direct in-clinic support to safety net clinic leaders & health care teams to provide critical tools, time and support to develop the transformation change assessment, structures & action plan for successful primary care transformation. Geographic coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health

Community Care Team Pilot Project - Funding to develop a community care team pilot project. Geographic coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health

UnitedHealth Group/PacifiCare Grants to Benefit California Health Care Consumers - Grants improve the delivery of health care services. Geographic coverage: California --

Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training - Financial assistance to provide training in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program--Rehabilitation Counseling - This funding priority supports projects that will increase the knowledge of students of the role and responsibilities of the VR counselor and of the benefits of counseling in State VR agencies. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Youth Development Project - Funding to provide evidence-based substance abuse prevention programming for youth (ages 5-18) that includes out-of-school youth development and opportunities for character development, youth development, and leadership. Geographic coverage: Iowa -- Iowa Department of Public Health

RCAP Safe Water Fund - A low-interest loan program for small community water and wastewater projects in Ohio. Geographic coverage: Ohio -- Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program

Rural Capital Grant Program - Funds to assist transportation systems that serve the general public and human-service agency clients in North Carolina's rural areas. Geographic coverage: North Carolina -- North Carolina Department of Transportation

Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation - Provides grants in communities where the company has operations. Geographic coverage: 31 States -- Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation

Assistance to Needy Veterans and Family Members - Grant program for veterans that provides limited financial assistance to those in need and who have exhausted all other sources of aid. Geographic coverage: Wisconsin -- Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants - Grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity - Funding to support opportunistic, time-sensitive studies on emerging or anticipated changes in physical activity-related policies or environments. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Medicaid Leadership Institute - A 12-month leadership development program for current Medicaid directors designed to cultivate the skills they need to transform their state Medicaid programs into national models for high-quality, cost-effective care and coverage expansions. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Center for Rural Pennsylvania Research Grant Program - Grants to conduct applied policy research or identify local strategies that can result in legislative or program policy recommendations on topics like rural communities, economic development, local government finance, and rural values. Geographic coverage: Pennsylvania -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania

Washington State Health Professional Loan Repayment Program - Loan repayment program for licensed health professionals serving in critical shortage areas of Washington State. Geographic coverage: Washington -- Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board

Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants and Guaranteed Loans - Grants to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy improvements for agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Energy Audit and Renewable Energy Development Assistance under the Rural Energy for America Program - Grants to provide energy audits and renewable energy development assistance for agricultural producers and rural small businesses. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies Grants Under the Rural Energy for America Program - Funding to conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy systems for agriculture producers and rural small businesses. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service

MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing - Awards to organizations that excel in property and asset management or provide housing to people with special needs. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- MetLife Foundation

Gustav O. Lienhard Award - The award recognizes individuals for outstanding achievement in improving health care services in the United States. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Institute of Medicine

Community Impact Grants Program - Funding for nonprofit organizations, public schools, and public service agencies in the United States that are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Home Depot Foundation

Saucony Run for Good Program - Funding to combat childhood obesity by providing financial support to community-based youth running programs. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Saucony

Low Cost Denture Program - This program provides low-cost dentures to Wisconsin residents who have no remaining teeth. Geographic coverage: Wisconsin --

Women's Opportunity Scholarship - A scholarship Fund to provide higher education opportunities to low-income women who wish to enter, or are currently attending a North Dakota college, university, or trade school. Geographic coverage: North Dakota -- North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services

Community-based Care Transitions Program - Funding to test models for improving care transitions for high risk Medicare beneficiaries. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Service Area Competition- Additional Areas - The Service Area Competition funding opportunity is a request for financial assistance to provide comprehensive primary health care services to an underserved area or population. Geographic coverage: Wyoming -- Bureau of Primary Health Care