July 20, 2026

Notice of Funding Opportunity: Delta States Rural Development Network Program (Delta States), Apply by August 12

The Delta States Rural Development Network (Delta States) Program provides three years of funding to improve access to, coordination of, and quality of health care services and associated health outcomes with a focus on:

1. Diabetes,
2. Cardiovascular disease,
3. Obesity,
4. Acute ischemic stroke,
5. Chronic lower respiratory disease,
6. Cancer, or
7. Unintentional injury/substance use in rural communities within the service area of the Delta Regional Authority.

HRSA anticipates making 12 awards up to $56,000 per required county/parish. The performance period is September 30, 2026 – September 29, 2029.

Eligible applicants include domestic public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities including domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations located in the service area of the Delta Regional Authority and serving qualifying HRSA-designated rural areas within the eight Mississippi Delta Region States (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee). The applicant organization must have demonstrated experience serving, or capacity to serve underserved populations in rural areas.

The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FY26 Delta States Rural Development Network Program application process on Grants.gov and apply by Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 11:59 a.m. ET.

Visit Notice of Funding Opportunity for more information and to apply.

If you have questions about the program, please contact Diana Alatorre: dalatorre@hrsa.gov or call 301 287-2618

July 10, 2026

SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Emergency Department Alternatives to Opioids Program, TI-26-018, Applications Due July 27

The purpose of the program is to establish and implement practices which will help your organization develop alternatives to pharmacological opioid interventions, reduce the potential harmful consequences of opioid use for pain care in hospitals and emergency departments, thereby promoting safer pain treatment and reducing the risk of future opioid misuse and possible opioid overdose.

Eligibility

Eligibility is statutorily limited to hospitals and emergency departments, including free standing emergency departments and rural emergency hospitals.

Applications are due by July 27

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July 10, 2026

HRSA Faculty Loan Repayment Program – Deadline Extended to July 21

Administered by HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce, this program provides up to $40,000 to help health professions faculty pay down their student loan debt. In return, these faculty members serve for two years as full or part-time faculty members at an eligible health professions school. The original deadline of July 9 has been extended to Tuesday, July 21.

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June 30, 2026

Funding Opportunity: Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program, HRSA-26-046, Applications Due by August 6

The purpose of the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program is to strengthen the quality improvement culture in small rural healthcare facilities by building capacity to effectively collect and use clinical data while implementing evidence-based approaches to improve health care quality with a particular focus on improving chronic disease outcomes.

Additionally, the program strengthens the skills and collaboration of the billing and coding staff in coordination with the front-line clinical staff. By creating a sustainable quality improvement capacity in small hospitals and clinics, these facilities will be better positioned to take part in value-based care models while also enhancing health care status for their patients.

Eligible Applicants:

• County governments
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments),
• Special district governments,
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education,
• Native American tribal governments (federally recognized),
• City or township governments, and
• Others (see additional information on eligibility).

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants must be a rural domestic public or nonprofit private health care provider or provider of health care services, such as a critical access hospital, a rural health clinic; or be another rural provider or network of small rural providers identified by the Secretary as a key source of local or regional care; and not previously have received an award under this subsection for the same or similar project. The applicant organization must be in a rural area.

Apply by August 6, 11:59 p.m. ET

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June 4, 2026

FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grants

The AFG Program provides financial assistance directly to eligible fire departments, nonaffiliated emergency medical service (EMS) organizations, and State Fire Training Academies (SFTAs) to equip and train emergency personnel to recognized standards, outfit responders with compliant personal protective equipment, provide funding to retrofit or modify facilities to protect personnel from known health hazards, acquire emergency response vehicles, design and implement health, wellness and resiliency programs that prepare responders for incident response, enhance operational efficiencies, foster interoperability, and support community resilience.

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June 4, 2026

USDA Rural Business Development Grants – June 15 and June 30

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supports targeted technical assistance, training, and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas.

The June 15 closing date only applies to Strategic Economic and Community Development applications; the June 30 date applies to the remainder of the applications.

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June 4, 2026

DRA to Make $15 Million Available for Critical Infrastructure Projects

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is making $15 million available to support critical infrastructure projects throughout the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.

Funded through the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF), DRA will make strategic investments toward projects addressing basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure and flood-control needs within communities across the DRA’s eight-state service area. Award amounts will range between $250,000 to $1 million. The deadline to apply for the 2026 CIF is Monday, August 24, 2026.

For more information about the Community Infrastructure Fund or to apply, visit www.dra.gov. For questions about the program, email sedap.cif@dra.gov.

May 14, 2026

FORHP Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement

Several Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) that were previously forecasted on Grants.gov were temporarily removed and the forecasts were re-posted late last week. As a result, individuals who subscribed to the original forecast will not receive updates or notifications for these opportunities.

All interested applicants are encouraged to visit Grants.gov and re-subscribe to these NOFOs to ensure they receive notifications when the funding opportunities are posted, as well as any subsequent updates.

The following opportunities may be of particular interest:

• HRSA-26-036 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)  Planning: Opportunity Listing – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning
• HRSA-26-037 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Impact: Opportunity Listing – Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact
• HRSA-26-047 Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) Program: Opportunity Listing – Rural Residency Planning and Development Program