In addition to several CRHC administered grant programs, we have gathered a large collection of funding opportunities to share with our constituents. We encourage you to apply for as many as you are eligible, and to share these resources with others! If you are looking for something in particular, you can contact us at info@coruralhealth.org and we would be happy to assist you in finding it.

CRHC-Administered Funding Opportunities

• CAH Capacity-Building Awards - dedicated technical assistance funding for Critical Access Hospitals
  Deadline: Fall 2011
   
• Colorado Rural Health Care Grant Program - funding for projects that support Colorado’s rural health infrastructure and strengthen the capacity of rural entities to provide primary care services
  Deadline: March 9, 2011
  
  
• Colorado Resource for Emergency And Trauma Education - CREATE provides funding for education and training for emergency medical and trauma services.
  Deadline: Ongoing
   
• Colorado Rural Outreach Program (CROP) - funding for recruitment and retention of providers
  Deadline: Spring 2011
   
• Marva Jean Jackson Rural Community Scholarships - small matching grants that support healthcare training and education for community residents
  Deadline: Ongoing
  
  
• Seed Grants - available to rural CRHC Organizational and Corporate Investing Members
  Deadline: Ongoing
   
• Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Grants - dedicated funding to give all SHIP hospitals membership in our statewide collaborative project, THE Consortium
  Deadline: None
   
• Kaiser Permanente IHI Travel Support Program - funding to help rural clinic leaders attend Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) conferences and events. For more information, click here or contact jd@coruralhealth.org.
  Deadline: None
  

Other Funding Opportunities & Resources

• ARRA Prevention & Wellness Funding
  The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $650 million for evidence-based clinical and community-based prevention and wellness strategies that support specific, measurable health outcomes to reduce chronic disease rates. The CDC will support intensive community approaches to chronic disease prevention and control in selected communities (urban and rural).

• ARRA Rural Health Funding Matrix
  The California State Rural Health Association (CSRHA) hosts a webpage to serve as an information resource to rural communities interested in accessing federal funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
   
• Colorado Common Grant Form
  The Colorado Common Grant Form is a standardized grant application form accepted by many funders throughout the state. It is designed to make both application submission and review more succinct and streamlined, easing the process for both applicants and funders.
   
• Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Grants
  DOLA offers a wide range of services to communities and local governments to help build their capacity. These services include specialized training, technical and financial assistance and emergency management. Of the many grants available, one that may be particulary applicable to CAH's is the Energy and Mineral Impact Grant. This grant provides funding for planning, construction, and maintenance of public facilities and provision of public services. Eligible recipients are municipalities, counties, school districts, special districts and other political subdivisions which are socially or economically impacted by the development, processing or energy conversion of minerals and mineral fuels.
   
• Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) Grants
  Funds are available to organizations that have the provision of EMS and trauma services as their primary purpose. This includes EMS agencies, facilities, clinics, fire agencies, training centers and other public and private providers of emergency medical and trauma services in Colorado.
  
  
• Colorado Loan Repayment for Dentists and Dental Hygienists
   
• Community Resource Center (CRC)
  The Community Resource Center publishes The Colorado Grants Guide. The Colorado Grants Guide contains hundreds of profiles with application guidelines on local foundations and trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations that support Colorado nonprofit organizations. The Colorado Grants Guide is available in most public libraries, and can be purchased from the CRC.
   
• Comprecare Foundation
  The purpose of the Comprecare Foundation is to encourage, aid or assist specific health related programs and to make grants to support the activities of organizations which are designed to advance and promote health care education, the delivery of health care services, and the improvement of community health and welfare. Click here for RFP Requirements. Grant applications are due August 1, 2011.


• Duke Health Policy Cyber Exchange Association & Foundation Links
  Duke Health Policy Cyber Exchange Association provides an extensive set of links to associations, national foundations, and state-local foundations providing funding for health issues and activities.
   
• Emergency Medical and Trauma Service Provider Grant Program
  The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment offers grant opportunities for agencies involved in providing emergency medical and trauma system services. Grant funds are provided through the EMS Account of the Highway User Tax Fund.
   
• Federal Funding Tools and Information Sources
  This website provides web links to federal databases, newsletters, and other related websites.
  
  
• HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy Funding Opportunities
  The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), under the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), provides a listing of Federal funding opportunities aimed at expanding access to, coordinating, restraining cost of, and improving the quality of essential healthcare in rural areas.
   
• Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program
  NELRP is a competitive program that repays 60 percent of the qualifying nursing educational loan balance of Registered Nurses (RNs) selected for funding in exchange for 2 years of service at a critical shortage facility. Participants may be eligible to work a third year and receive an additional 25 percent of the qualifying nursing educational loan balance.
   
• Nursing Scholarship Program
  In exchange for at least two years service at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses, the Nursing Scholarship Program pays for tuition, required fees, other reasonable costs, including required books, clinical supplies, laboratory expenses, etc. and a monthly stipend ($1,269 for the 2009-2010 school year).
   
• Rural Assistance Center (RAC)
  The Rural Assistance Center (RAC) is a national resource on rural health and human services information. Information specialists are available to provide customized assistance, such as web and database searches on rural topics and funding resources, linking users to organizations, and furnishing relevant publications.
   
• Rural Health Initiative Outreach Grant Program
  This grant program allows rural hospitals to offer new services, expand existing services, or reach new populations. Go to the web page above for an application and more information. In 2001, Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, CO was a recipient of this grant and utilized the grant to sponsor the Holyoke Health & Wellness Fair!
   
• The Colorado Health Foundation
  The Colorado Health Foundation invites safety net organizations to submit applications to increase the enrollment of eligible Coloradans in Medicaid and the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) by creating partnerships with county government to out-station enrollment technicians at clinic sites.
  
  
• The Colorado Trust Funding Opportunities
  The Colorado Trust’s strategic grantmaking supports the development of a coordinated system of policies, programs and services that expand health coverage, and improve and expand healthcare.
   
• The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin: Health
  The RFP (Request for Proposals) Bulletin is published weekly by the Foundation Center, and lists current funding opportunities.
  
  
• USDA Rural Development Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
  Funding is available through USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (DLT) to increase educational opportunities and expand access to health care services in rural areas. Grant awards range from $50,000 to $500,000. Eligible applicants include: rural schools, colleges, and universities, non-profit organizations, hospitals, libraries, health care clinics, Indian tribes, consortiums or partnerships, other incorporated organizations and related organizations which operate rural educational or health care facilities.