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Major Funding Sources

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Health Information Technology Extension Program
This program provides grants for the establishment of Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers that will offer technical assistance, guidance and information on best practices to support and accelerate health care providers’ efforts to become meaningful users of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). The consistent, nationwide adoption and use of secure EHRs will ultimately enhance the quality and value of health care. For more information please visit the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program
These grant programs will support states and/or State Designated Entities (SDEs) in establishing health information exchange (HIE) capacity among health care providers and hospitals in their jurisdiction. Such efforts at the state level will establish and implement appropriate governance, policies and network services within the broader national framework to rapidly build capacity for connectivity between and among health care providers. State programs to promote HIE will help to realize the full potential of EHRs to improve the coordination, efficiency and quality of care.

ARRA Grants and Funding

Authorized by the American Recovery and Investment Act (ARRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service will award $1.19 billion in loans and grants to build or improve hospitals and other essential facilities in low-income rural communities.

More on this funding can be found here.

Announcement on CDC Communities Prevention and Wellness Cooperative Agreements (Dec. 1, 2009 deadline)

Federal Register announcement on funds for "essential community facilities"

The Dept. of Agriculture is announcing a Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program using stimulus funding to pay for up to 75% of constructing, improving or enlarging essential community facilities in rural areas, including hospitals, clinics, education facilities, elderly care facilities and rehab centers.

More on this funding source can be found here.

ORHP Funding Opportunity: Network Planning Program

The grant guidance for the 2010 Network Planning grants is available at www.grants.gov, Announcement Number HRSA-10-020. HRSA's Office of Rural Health Policy has been administering these grants for several years now but there are important changes for this competition. The scope of the $85,000 one-year grants has broadened and we're looking for applications for general community health planning purposes.

More information on this grant can be found here.

Secretary Sebelius Announces Availability of $40 Million in Grants to Help Insure More Children

HHS Secretary, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Encourage Community Organizations, State and Local Governments to Apply

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the availability of up to $40 million in grants to help reach families whose children qualify but are not yet enrolled in state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (CHIP).  Sebelius was joined for the announcement by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. Colorado has been a leader in the effort to provide health insurance coverage to more children.

The grants will help support President Obama’s work to ensure millions of currently uninsured children across the country get the health care they need. The funds are part of the new Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) that President Obama signed as one of his first acts upon assuming office.

More on this grant can be found here.

Other Sources
  • RIC – Rural Information Center, links to federal funding sources updated twice a month.
  • Rural Assistance Center – The Rural Assistance Center (RAC) is a national resource on rural health and human services information. An information guide on grant writing is also available on their web site.
  • Meyer Memorial Trust
  • Pew Charitable Trust
  • The Ford Family Foundation
  • The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - The Kaiser Family Foundation Internet resource that offers comprehensive and current health information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. State Health Facts Online, at http://www.statehealthfacts.org, offers health policy information on a broad range of issues such as managed care, health insurance coverage and the uninsured, Medicaid, Medicare, women’s health, minority health, and HIV/AIDS.
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Dedicated to improving the health and health care of all Americans.
  • SAMHSA Grant Programs - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) offers free information about their grant programs, including a preliminary view of funding opportunities. These opportunities include funding for substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental health services. To receive a free copy of this resource, call 301-443-4266 or send an e-mail to snapshot@samhsa.gov.
  • To find your rural eligibility status for grants from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, go to http://ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/funding/eligibilitytestv2.asp, and plug in your zip code. (You will need to scroll to the bottom of the page).
  • Microsoft Unlimited Potential Grants - Microsoft Unlimited Potential (UP) grants provide nonprofit organizations with funding to support technology training programs ranging from learning basic computer skills to using advanced business productivity applications. Donations of cash, software, curriculum, and technical expertise enable individuals to learn about technology and gain the information technology skills needed for employment in the IT field or other industry sectors. UP grants are made through Microsoft's U.S. and international subsidiaries, which work closely with local organizations to identify Community-Based Technology Centers (CTCs) where IT skills training is a primary focus. Funding decisions are made in March and October of each year.
  • Rural Business Opportunity Grant (RBOG) Program
     The RBOG program provides grant funds for strategic technical assistance, training, and planning activities that promote “best practices” in sustainable economic development for rural communities with exceptional needs (i.e., those that have experienced recent natural disaster or structural changes, or long term poverty, population decline or job deterioration).