Grant and Funding Resources

Community Development Funding
EMS Funding
Federal Funding
Grant Writing Tools and Resources
Health Information Technology Funding
Private Funding
State Funding

Community Development Funding

Community Development Funding
Rural Assistance Center
This site provides a thorough resource for community development funding opportunities.

Raising Funds in Rural Health Care: An Introductory Manual Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC)
This manual lays out the basics for establishing a structured process of ongoing philanthropic resource development. It is prudent for health care providers, like critical access hospitals, to find avenues to raise the money needed to operate and to be able to serve their constituency over the long term. Through tips, examples, and explanations, the goal of the manual is for the reader to develop a better understanding of the core areas of resource development: Annual Fund, Capital Campaigns, and Endowment.

USDA Communities Facilities Loan and Grant Program
The Rural Housing Community Facilities Program offers direct and guaranteed loans and grants designed to finance and facilitate the development of over 80 different types of essential community facilities serving rural areas. These facilities include, but are not limited to, hospitals, elderly care facilities, child care centers, fire and rescue stations, vocational and medical rehabilitation centers, schools, and public transportation infrastructure.

EMS Funding

EMS Funding
Rural Assistance Center
This site provides a thorough resource for EMS funding opportunities.

EMS Grant Availability
Grant Central Station
An up to date list of opportunities for EMS assistance and grant availability with a specific section on grants for EMS in rural locations.

Federal Funding

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Funding Opportunities
Information on funding opportunities from the Agency from Healthcare Research and Quality including funding announcements and grant applications and processes.

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Funding and Procurement Grants Office
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and PGO is responsible for awarding and administrating grants and cooperative agreements for the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Grant Opportunities
The Federal and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 requires executive agencies to use grants or cooperative agreements for specified types of assistance relationships.

Federal Business Opportunities
FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet.

Grants.gov
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants. Grants.gov is a single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies.

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA Grants) Grants
A list of open grant opportunities from HRSA on a variety of topics including rural health.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants and Funding Opportunities
The Office of Extramural Research (OER) is the focal point for the National Institutes of Health medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities.

Office of Rural Health Policy Grant Programs
The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy has information on rural health grant programs, grants in the 50 states, and geographic eligibility for rural health grants.

Rural Assistance Center Funding Guide
The Rural Assistance Center (RAC) provides a list of extensive funding opportunities for rural healthcare providers including updated news on the latest funding prospects.

Grant Writing Tools and Resources

Grantwriting Guide
Rural Assistance Center
Writing a professional grant is essential to be able to receive funding. The Rural Assistance Center (RAC) provides a comprehensive information guide to help you succeed in the grantwriting process.

Health Information Technology Funding

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) HIT Programs
Health information technology is a priority area for AHRQ. Since 2004, AHRQ has awarded $260 million dollars in grants and contracts to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of health IT, and to foster health information exchange. AHRQ-specific funding opportunities can be found at the AHRQ Web site.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Health Information Technology Extension Program: Regional Centers
The HITECH Act authorizes a Health Information Technology Extension Program (Extension Program). The Extension Program consists of Regional Extension Centers (Regional Centers) and a national Health Information Technology Research Center (HITRC). This funding opportunity announcement seeks applications from qualified entities to serve as Regional Centers within the Extension Program.

Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
The Broadband Loan program provides loans for funding the costs of construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities to provide broadband service to eligible rural communities.

Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R03)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support a wide variety of research designs in order to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care through the implementation and use of health IT.

USAC Rural Health Care Services Discounts
Health care providers are permitted to apply to receive reduced rates for a variety of telecommunications services under the Rural Health Care Program.

Private Funding

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
As the nation's largest philanthropy devoted to improving health and health care, RWJF supports training, education, research and projects that demonstrate effective ways to deliver health services, especially for the most vulnerable among us.

Rural Assistance Center Funding Guide
The Rural Assistance Center (RAC) provides a list of extensive private and foundation funding opportunities for rural health care providers including updated news on the latest funding opportunities.

State Funding

Rural Assistance Center Funding by State
This site provides a thorough resource for state specific rural funding opportunities.