Funding & Opportunities: Rural (42)
Alabama Rural Health Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Technical assistance
Offers free recruitment assistance for rural and underserved communities in Alabama. Also helps health care professionals and their families locate a practice site that best fits their needs.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dentists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: Statewide Recruiting for Healthcare Professionals
Technical assistance
Provides loan repayment opportunities, medical student and resident rotations around the state, and lists of vacancies in Alaska.
Geographic Coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Disparities, Diversity, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Rural, Social Workers |
Arizona Rural Private Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
To provide an incentive for primary care providers and dentists to provide ambulatory primary care services in a rural private practice located in an AzMUA (Arizona Medically Underserved Area).
Geographic Coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arizona Bureau of Health Systems Development
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Arkansas Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program
Incentive
The purpose of the program is to assist medically underserved communities in Arkansas with physician recruitment. This program offers an added financial incentive to physicians willing to commit to practice in rural Arkansas.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: February 28, 2011
Sponsor: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Financial Aid, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
Colorado Rural Outreach Program (CROP)
Loan repayment
Seeks to strengthen the ability of Colorado’s rural communities to recruit and retain health care providers. CROP grants can be used for payment of educational loans to help recruit and/or retain health care providers.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: November 1, 2010
Sponsor: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Colorado, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Laboratory Professionals, Loan Repayment Programs, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physicians, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Rural |
Community Health Aide Training & Supervision Grants (CHATS) Program
Grant or contract
The Community Health Aide Training and Supervision Grants (CHATS) Program funds training and supervision of primary community health aides who provide health care services in rural communities throughout the State.
Geographic Coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Community Health Workers, Rural |
Connecticut Office of Rural Health Grant Program
Grant or contract
The purpose of these grants is to assist CT rural community organizations, rural hospitals & clinics, and rural health care provider groups with specific initiatives that will positively impact access to quality health care for rural residents of CT.
Geographic Coverage: Connecticut
Application Deadline: September 10, 2010
Sponsor: Connecticut State Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Rural |
Country Doctor of The Year Award
Award (honorary)
Honors a physician who best exemplifies the spirit, skill, and dedication of America's rural medical practitioners. Sponsored by Staff Care.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: October 15, 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Rural |
CT-ORH Rural Healthcare Initiatives Grant
Grant or contract
The CT-ORH Rural Healthcare Initiatives Grant offers to assist CT rural community agencies/organizations, rural hospitals, rural clinics, and rural healthcare provider groups or organizations.
Geographic Coverage: Connecticut
Application Deadline: September 10, 2010
Sponsor: Connecticut State Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Connecticut, Health Care Quality, Hospitals, Rural |
Dentist Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment program to encourage new dental school graduates to practice in North Dakota.
Geographic Coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Dakota Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, North Dakota, Rural |
Georgia Physicians for Rural Areas Assistance Program
Loan repayment
Physicians interested in loan repayment up to $25,000 who currently practice in a Georgia county with a population of 35,000 or less are eligible to apply for the Physician for Rural Areas Assistance program.
Geographic Coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: November 1, 2010
Sponsor: State Medical Education Board of Georgia
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Georgia, Loan Repayment Programs, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Psychiatrists, Rural |
Georgia Rural Physician Tax Credit
Incentive
Provides a tax credit to primary care physicians and general surgeons in Georgia who primarily admit patients to a rural hospital and reside in a rural county or a county contiguous to the rural county in which they practice.
Geographic Coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural |
Indiana Rural Health Baccalaureate/Medical Degree Program
Scholarship
The Rural Health Program offers students an opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree with admission to medical school following completion of undergraduate studies and all program requirements.
Geographic Coverage: Indiana
Application Deadline: November 15, 2010
Sponsor: Indiana State University
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Indiana, Physicians, Rural |
Jim Meeks PA-C, DFAAPA Memorial AFPPA Student Scholarship
Scholarship
The Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants is pleased to offer scholarship awards to Physician Assistant Students who demonstrate a commitment to family practice, rural health and education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: September 1, 2010
Sponsor: Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physician Assistants, Rural |
Louisiana Rural Loan Fund
Loan
Offers loans for non-profit and for-profit health care providers to help improve access to primary health care in rural Louisiana.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Southeast Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Louisiana, Primary Care, Rural |
Louisiana Rural Primary Care Rural Elective Program (RPCE 120)
Educational opportunity
The Rural Primary Care Rural Elective program (RPCE 120) is a four-week elective course offering medical students an opportunity to observe and experience community-based primary medical care.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Southwest Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Louisiana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Louisiana Rural Scholars Program
Educational opportunity
Rural Scholars is a program developed to encourage students interested in rural medicine and medical school.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Louisiana, Physicians, Rural, Workforce Pipeline |
Louisiana's Professional Recruitment Program
Technical assistance
Med Job Louisiana will offer statewide recruitment services to all health professional shortage areas in the state.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Louisiana AHEC Program, Louisiana Rural Health Association, Med Job Louisiana
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Louisiana, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
LSUHSC School of Medicine New Orleans Rural Scholars Track
Incentive
The RST is designed to recruit highly motivated students who are committed to practicing primary-care medicine in rural areas of Louisiana.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Southeast Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Louisiana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural |
Maine Rural Medical Access Program
Technical assistance
Provides medical malpractice insurance premium assistance for physicians who provide prenatal services and deliver babies in underserved areas of Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Maine, Malpractice Insurance, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural |
Marva Jean Jackson (MJJ) Rural Community Health Scholarships
Scholarship
Provides small grants to help pay for the training and/or education of local healthcare providers, and are available for rural facilities or community groups.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Physicians, Rural |
Minnesota Rural Pharmacist Loan Forgiveness Program
Loan repayment
Seeks to recruit and retain pharmacy students and pharmacists to needed areas and facilities within Minnesota.
Geographic Coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: December 1, 2010
Sponsor: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Minnesota, Pharmacists, Rural |
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment funding to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals to provide primary health services in selected health professional shortage areas. Accepting applications funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 2, 2010
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service, HRSA National Health Service Corps
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Social Workers, Urban |
Nebraska Loan Repayment Program for Rural Health Professionals
Loan repayment
The Nebraska Loan Repayment Program offers rural health professional that practice in shortage areas designated.
Geographic Coverage: Nebraska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Nebraska, Nurse Practitioners, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pathologists' Assistants, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Rural, Shortage Designations |
Northwest Rural Nurse Residency
Educational opportunity
Provides the national residency standards and
evidence for new graduates, re-entry nurses
and those transferring from urban to rural settings.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses, Rural, Workforce Reentry and Retraining |
Oklahoma Family Practice Resident Rural Scholarship Program
Loan repayment
The Oklahoma Family Practice Resident Rural Scholarship Program offers to provide financial assistance to residents enrolled in an accredited Family Practice or Family Medicine Residency Program located in Oklahoma.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Physician Manpower Training Commission
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Oklahoma, Physicians, Rural |
Oklahoma Physician/Community Match Loan Program
Incentive
The Oklahoma Physician/Community Match Loan Program offers to provide financial assistance to the primary care physician in setting up a practice in selected communities in Oklahoma.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Oklahoma Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Oklahoma, Physicians, Rural |
Primary Care Rural Preceptorship Program (PCRPP)
Educational opportunity
A hands-on primary care experience designed to expose medical students to the professional, business and social aspects of practicing primary medicine in rural and/or medically underserved areas of Louisiana.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport AHEC Program
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Recruitable Community Program
Technical assistance
Helps increase the recruiting potential of rural communities in West Virginia.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Division of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Recruitment and Retention, Rural, West Virginia |
Rural Health Care Program of the Universal Service Fund
Technical assistance
Health care providers may seek reduced rates for multiple telecommunications services of any bandwidth and for monthly Internet service charges.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Universal Service Administrative Company
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Tagged keywords: National, Rural, Technology |
Rural Health Fellows Program
Fellowship
Consists of a year-long, intensive program that will develop leaders who can articulate a clear and compelling vision for rural America.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 29, 2010
Sponsor: National Rural Health Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Leadership Development, National, Policy, Rural |
Rural Health Scholars
Award (honorary)
To prepare medical students as leaders in providing medical care to rural and underserved populations.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Dartmouth Medical School
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Rural Health Services Revolving Fund
Grant or contract
The Rural Health Services Revolving Fund was designed to expand or enhance the availability of essential health services in rural areas and develop rural health care services.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Hospitals, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
Rural Medical Clinic Revolving Loan Fund
Incentive
The Rural Medical Clinic Revolving Loan Fund was established to provide incentive to attract and encourage obstetricians, gynecologists, general pediatricians, general internists, and family practice physicians to establish their practices in Arkansas.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Rural |
Rural Medical Education Scholarship Loan Program
Loan repayment
The Oklahoma Rural Medical Education Scholarship Loan Program offers to provide financial assistance to residents of the State of Oklahoma who are enrolled in a medical college.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Physician Manpower Training Commission
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Oklahoma, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Rural Outreach Nursing Education (RONE)
Educational opportunity
The RONE option provides eLearning opportunities for health care workers in selected rural areas in Washington. Graduates of LCC’s program are eligible to apply for licensure to become an LPN or RN.
Geographic Coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Lower Columbia College
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Nursing Occupations, Rural, Washington |
Rural Physician Incentive Revolving Fund
Incentive
The Rural Physician Incentive Revolving Fund is an initiative created to encourage physicians to locate and to remain in the practice of primary care (family practice, general practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, or OB/Gyn) in Arkansas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Rural Physician Relief Program
Technical assistance
The Rural Physician Relief Program offers affordable relief services to physicians who provide primary care in rural Texas communities by facilitating the ability of those physicians to take time away from their practice.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Texas Department of Rural Affairs
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Tagged keywords: Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Texas |
Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) Program
Educational opportunity
Maine Primary Care Association offers a number of opportunities through our SEARCH Program (Student/Resident Experiences And Rotations in Community Health) for students and residents to experience medicine in an underserved primary care setting in Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, Maine, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Shortage Designations |
Texas Outstanding Rural Scholar Recognition Program (ORSRP)
Loan repayment
A competitive forgiveness loan program, which assists rural communities in “growing their own” health care professionals. Helps sponsor individuals pursuing health care professions that are needed in the sponsoring rural community.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: September 17, 2010
Sponsor: Texas Department of Rural Affairs
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Chiropractors, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Loan Repayment Programs, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Physicians, Rural, Texas |
The CHIME Edge Scholarship
Scholarship
The CHIME Edge Scholarship offers to help CHIME members at small and/or rural organizations attend CHIME events.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 17, 2010
Sponsor: College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, National, Rural |
Wisconsin Rural Health Careers
Technical assistance
Provides information on health career opportunities in rural Wisconsin.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Pharmacists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Wisconsin |
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Page last updated July 28, 2010 |
