Louisiana Small Town Health Professionals Tax Credit
Offers a tax credit for physicians, dentists, and primary care nurse practitioners who practice in a rural or shortage area in Louisiana. Geographic coverage: Louisiana -- Louisiana Department of Health (Source: Dental health funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Dental health funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - July 10, 2018 Category: Dentistry Source Type: funding

Notice of Intent to Publish Funding Opportunity Announcement to Promote Screening and Management of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care (R18)
Notice NOT-HS-18-011 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - July 10, 2018 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program
Funding to establish a dental faculty loan repayment program with a priority for faculty engaged in primary care dentistry, including general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, public health dentistry, and dental hygiene. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 4, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Minnesota International Medical Graduates Residency Preparation Program
A 9-month residency preparatory program for international medical graduates in Minnesota. Training consists of inpatient, outpatient, community, and classroom components designed to optimally prepare participants to succeed in residency programs. Geographic coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, University of Minnesota (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - April 24, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Minnesota Clinical Dental Education Innovations
Funding to support innovative clinical training for dental professionals and programs that increase access to dental care for underserved populations in Minnesota. Geographic coverage: Minnesota -- Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 28, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Maine Rural Medical Access Program
Offers a rebate on malpractice insurance premiums for physicians providing OB/GYN and prenatal care in rural and underserved areas of Maine. Geographic coverage: Maine -- Maine Bureau of Insurance, Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 26, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Oregon Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment for primary care clinicians who serve patients in underserved areas of Oregon regardless of their source of coverage or ability to pay. Geographic coverage: Oregon -- Oregon Office of Rural Health (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 21, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Nevada Project ECHO Clinics
Training and indirect telehealth consultations for primary care providers to meet the specialty care needs of patients in rural and underserved areas. Providers in Nevada receive priority; however, there is capacity to assist providers nationally. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 19, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Rural Iowa Primary Care Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment for physicians that agree to practice in specified locations of Iowa for up to 5 years. Geographic coverage: Iowa -- Iowa College Student Aid Commission (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 16, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Rural Colorado Primary Care Leaders Program and Scholarship
A full scholarship to participate in a program that includes face to face sessions, executive coaching, and virtual learning designed to create a network of Colorado rural primary care providers equipped to attain a more equitable and effective healthcare delivery system for their patients. Geographic coverage: Colorado -- Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Health Foundation, Colorado Rural Health Center (Source: Dental health funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Dental health funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center - March 12, 2018 Category: Dentistry Source Type: funding

State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
Grants to states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories to assist them in operating their own state educational loan repayment programs for primary care providers working in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) within their state. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Health Service Corps, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 2, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

Wyoming Primary Care Support Grant
Grants to Community Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics in Wyoming for capital construction and start-up costs. Geographic coverage: Wyoming -- Wyoming Office of Rural Health (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 2, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

California County Medical Services Program Loan Repayment Program
Assists with the repayment of qualified educational loans for primary care professionals who provide healthcare services at an approved site located in a County Medical Services Program (CMSP) area in California. Geographic coverage: California -- California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - February 8, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding

NIH Announces Inclusion Across the Lifespan Policy
Last month, NIH announced a revision (NOT-OD-18-116) to a decades-old policy originally conceived in response to concerns that children were not appropriately included in clinical research. These changes broaden the policy to address inclusion of research participants of all ages, and as discussed at the last Advisory Committee to the NIH Director meeting, will apply beginning in 2019 to all NIH-supported research involving human subjects. Our goal is to ensure that the knowledge gained from NIH-funded research is applicable to all those affected by the conditions under study. To get here, NIH solicited feedback from exp...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 24, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Clinical Trials Source Type: funding

Rural PREP Microresearch Grants
Funding for locally generated and implemented, community-based research projects leading to local solutions to problems in underserved rural communities in the areas of primary care, population health, and workforce training. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Rural PREP: Preparing for Rural Practice, University of Washington, University of Washington Department of Family Medicine (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - January 23, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: funding