Grant and Funding Resources

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

Community Development Funding

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

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

Federal Funding

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

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).

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. A variety of different programs are funded through the grants process.

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 THE single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies.

HRSA Grants
A list of open grant opportunities from HRSA on a variety of topics including rural 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.

ORHP 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

Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
A guide on how to develop and write a grant proposal from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.

Rural Assistance Center Grantwriting Guide
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
In September 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded $139 million in contracts and grants to promote the use of health information technology (health IT) through the development of networks for sharing clinical data as well as projects for planning, implementing, and demonstrating the value of health IT.

AT&T Excelerator Grants
The 2007 AT&T Excelerator grant program will provide $9 million in competitive technology grants to help local nonprofit organizations integrate technology into their operations and community outreach.

Commonwealth Fund
"High Performance Health Systems"
The Fund supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy.

eHealth Initiative Foundation
A coalition of over 260 state, regional and community-based multi-stakeholder collaborations which support HIT adoption and health information exchange, supports the development, sharing, and implementation of principles, strategies and resources to address the financial, organizational, legal and technical challenges of mobilizing health information across organizations within regions and communities.

National Library of Medicine Applied Informatics Grants
The National Library of Medicine grants approximately $4 million a year to help organizations use information technology to optimize the utility of clinical and research information by using computer and telecommunications technologies to access, collect, manage, organize and disseminate health-related and scientific information.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Project HealthDesign
Project HealthDesign supports technology pioneers to design the next generation of personal health record systems in ways that empower patients to better manage their health and health care.

Rural Broadband Access Loans
$79 million for loan guarantees will be made available for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in eligible rural communities through the USDA.

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

National Foundations
An alphabetical listing of private and corporate foundations that support activities in rural health or health in general on a national level.

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.