- Weathering the Storm Together: Community Resiliency Hubs Hold the Promise of Local Self-Sufficiency and Supportive Mutual Aid
- Virginia Tech Researchers Bring Rural Families into the Nation's Largest Study of Early Brain and Child Development
- Expanding Access to Cancer Care for Rural Veterans
- VA: Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting
- Scaling Rural Wellness with Clever Collaboration
- Stroudwater Associates Enhances Rural Healthcare Dashboard with New Data to Support State Rural Transformation Grant Applications
- Harvest Season Is Here: Busy Times Call for Increased Focus on Safety and Health
- HHS Dispatches More Than 70 Public Health Service Officers to Strengthen Care in Tribal Communities
- Wisconsin Rural Hospitals Team up to Form Network
- CMS Launches Landmark $50 Billion Rural Health Transformation Program
- American Heart Association Provides Blood Pressure Kits at Southeast Arkansas Regional Libraries to Support Rural Health
- Broadening Access to Minimally Invasive Surgery Could Narrow Rural-Urban Health Gaps
- Instead of Selling, Some Rural Hospitals Band Together To Survive
- Help Line Gives Pediatricians Crucial Mental Health Information to Help Kids, Families
- Rural Health: A Strategic Opportunity for Governors
Co-Occurring Disorders and Recovery Support Services
Fletcher Group monthly webinars cover a multitude of SUD-related subjects. The Fletcher Group is one of three FORHP-supported Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Prevention.
Webinar to be held Thursday, July 2 at 2:00 pm Eastern.
HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Community Selection
As part of the Continuum of Care program, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will select up to 50 communities to execute a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness. At least 16 of the selected communities will be rural.
Grants available, apply by August 10,2026.
DOJ Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) provides funding for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to implement new or enhance existing programs that offer support for officers’ emotional and mental health, including counseling programs, peer mentoring, suicide prevention, stress reduction, and police officer family services.
The program intends to increase grant funding accessibility for small and understaffed departments, especially those in rural communities.
Apply by August 5, 2026.
HUD Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development makes grants to state and local governments to identify and remove barriers to affordable housing production and preservation to help meet the demand for housing in urban, rural, and tribal communities.
Apply by August 3, 2026.
HRSA Maternal Health Emergency Management Training
Funding to a single entity to increase capacity and improve the quality of care for pregnant and post-partum women in non-delivery and/or low-resource clinical settings.
Apply by July 20, 2026.
HRSA Maternal Produce Prescription Program
A program to develop produce prescription programs at the community level that promote healthy foods for pregnant and postpartum women and their families in low-income rural and urban areas.
Grant opportunity available, apply by July 17, 2026.
HRSA Screening and Treatment for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
This program from HRSA’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau provides funding for efforts that give obstetric, primary care, and other maternal health providers quick access to expert consultation, training, and care coordination support.
Apply by July 17, 2026.
SAMHSA Services Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
This funding for community-based organizations aims to provide comprehensive services for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders (SUD) across the continuum of residential settings that support treatment and sustain recovery.
Apply by July 16, 2026.
SAMHSA Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Team Partnerships
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) administers this program to establish new, or enhance existing, mobile crisis teams that serve children, youth, and adults experiencing mental health or substance use crises.
Funding opportunity is available, apply by July 15, 2026.
Rural Hospital Provider Assistance (RHPA) Program
The RHPA Program provides direct financial assistance to eligible rural hospitals (does not include Critical Access Hospitals) facing structural payment disadvantages with the goal of maintaining essential health care services and preventing avoidable closures.
Eligibility for this program is based on methodology outlined in a Federal Register Notice.
Apply by July 27, 2026.