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Are you looking for information or potential sources of funding for future programs or research? Contact RAC:

The Rural Assistance Center
P.O. Box 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202
Phone: 1-800-270-1898
Fax: 1-800-270-1913
E-mail: info@raconline.org

Funding Opportunities

Grant Opportunities

November 20, 2009
RGK Foundation Grants
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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November 20, 2009
Mantis - 2010 Mantis Awards for Community and Youth Gardens
Application Deadline: March 1, 2010
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November 20, 2009
The Health Clinic Opportunity Fund (Round 2)
Application Deadline: March 1, 2010
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November 20, 2009
Projects to Deliver Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Services
Application Deadline: February 10, 2010
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November 19, 2009
Public Health Conference Support Program
Application Deadline: Dec 11, 2009
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November 13, 2009
Funding Opportunity Announcement for Family Planning Service Delivery Improvement Research
Application Deadline: January 15, 2010
Letter of Intent: January 2, 2010

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November 13, 2009
Samuel Harris Fund For Children's Dental Health Grants Program
Application Deadline: January 8, 2010
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November 13, 2009
Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need - Local Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
Application Deadline: January 14, 2010
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November 13, 2009
American Humane Offers Grants for Keeping Domestic Violence Victims and Their Pets Together
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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November 11, 2009
$13 million from HHS for 17 awards of up to $400,000/year for up to 3 yrs to expand community-based substance abuse treatment and help local facilities expand services
Application Deadline: January 19, 2010
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November 6, 2009
Amy's Courage Fund
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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November 6, 2009
FY10 Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants (Central Pennsylvania)
Application Deadline: March 1, 2010
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November 6, 2009
FY2010 AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Application Deadline: January 22, 2010
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November 6, 2009
Service Area Competitions
Letter of Intent Due: December 21, 2009
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November 6, 2009
Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence–Related Injury (R01)
Letter of Intent Due: December 18, 2009
Application Deadline: January 22, 2010

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October 30, 2009
Nominations of Innovative Domestic Violence Programs Invited for Mary Byron Project Celebrating Solutions Awards Program
Application Deadline: November 17, 2009
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October 30, 2009
Preventing Unintentional Childhood Injuries (R21)
Letter of Intent Due: December 7, 2009
Application Deadline: January 8, 2010

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October 30, 2009
Public Health Conference Support Program
Application Deadline: December 11, 2009
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October 30, 2009
Home Depot Accepting Applications for Building Healthy Communities Grant Program
Application Deadline: December 15, 2009
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October 30, 2009
Kresge Foundation Healthy Environments Grants
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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October 27, 2009
COMMUNITY PRIMARY CARE CHALLENGE GRANTS
Application Deadline: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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October 23, 2009
Campbell Soup Foundation – Community Support Grant
Application Deadline: Rolling
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October 23, 2009
RWJF, Pew Launch $7.2 Million Initiative to Promote Use of Health Impact Assessments
Application Deadline: Rolling
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October 23, 2009
Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series
Letter of Intent: February 2, 2010
Application Deadline: March 2, 2010

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October 23, 2009
Impact100 Philadelphia Announces 2010 Grant Program
Letter of Inquiry: January 15, 2010
Application Deadline: Friday, February 26, 2010
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October 23, 2009
Service Area Competitions
Application Deadline: November 17, 2009
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October 16, 2009
Community Networks Program (CNP) Centers for Reducing Cancer Disparities through Outreach, Research and Training (U54)
Application Deadline: December 15, 2009
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October 16, 2009
General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids Grant Program
Application Deadline: January 15, 2010
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October 16, 2009
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement--Ethnic Community Self-Help Grant
Application Deadline: February 24, 2010
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October 16, 2009
Safety-net Enhancement Initiative
Application Deadline: Ongoing, 2009
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October 9, 2009
Welcome Back Awards Program Seeks Nominations to Recognize Those Dedicated to the Depression Community
Application Deadline: November 16, 2009
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October 9, 2009
Ashoka's Changemakers Announces New Collaborative Competition on Nutrition
Application Deadline: November 25, 2009
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October 9, 2009
American Recovery Reinvestment Act of 2009 Communities Putting Prevention to Work
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009
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October 9, 2009
NIH Loan Repayment Programs
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009
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October 9, 2009
Health Information Technology Extension Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
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October 2, 2009
State Street Foundation
Application Deadline: Rolling
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October 2, 2009
Nickelodeon - Big Green Help Grant
Application Deadline: Rolling
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October 2, 2009
Health and Wellness Grants
Application Deadline: November 1, 2009
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October 2, 2009
CDC Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) PS10-1003: HIV Prevention Projects for Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)
Application Deadline: October 26, 2009
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October 2, 2009
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4)
Application Deadline: December 11, 2009
Letter of Intent Deadline: November 12, 2009

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September 30, 2009
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for the Grand Challenges Explorations
Application Deadline: November 2, 2009
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September 25, 2009
Categorical Grant Program to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV Disease
Application Deadline: October 16, 2009
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September 25, 2009
Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Award Program
Letters of intent are due October 15, 2009
Application Deadline: January 8, 2010

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September 24, 2009
National Institutes of Health (NIH) has established a new grant program entitled Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research
Letters of intent are due November 12, 2009
Application Deadline: December 11, 2009

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September 21, 2009
CDC announces release of $373 million in ARRA funds for Chronic Disease Prevention in Communities
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009
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September 11, 2009
RFP for Technical Assistance to Distressed Counties
Application Deadline: None
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September 4, 2009
Health Information Technology Extension Program: Regional Centers Cooperative Agreement Program Update
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September 4, 2009
Lowe's Toolbox for Education Accepting Applications for K-12 Public School Projects
Application Deadline: October 16, 2009
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September 4, 2009
The Nathan Cummings Foundation - Health Program Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling (Letters of Inquiry)
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September 4, 2009
The CIGNA Foundation - CIGNA Community Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling
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August 28, 2009
National Health Service Corps Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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August 28, 2009
FedEx Social Responsibility Program
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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August 28, 2009
Wal-Mart Foundation - Walmart Store and Sam's Club Giving Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
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August 28, 2009
Kresge Foundation Announces New Relief Loan Fund for Human Service Agencies Responding to the Effects of the Economic Crisis
Application Deadline: Open
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August 21, 2009
UnitedHealth Group Offering Grants to Help Combat Childhood Obesity
Application Deadline: October 22, 2009
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August 21, 2009
The Hearst Foundations - Program and General Support Grant Opportunities
Application Deadline: Rolling
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August 21, 2009
CVS Caremark Community Grants Program Accepting Grant Applications for Programs Serving Children with Disabilities and the Uninsured
Application Deadline: October 31, 2009
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August 21, 2009
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation Invites Nominations for Inclusion Champion Award
Application Deadline: December 1, 2009
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August 14, 2009
Alzheimer's Foundation of America Offers Support through Member Organization for Family Respite Care Services
Application Deadline: November 1, 2009 and May 1, 2010 Annually
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August 14, 2009
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Community-based Grants
Application Deadline: ongoing
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August 14, 2009
Academy of General Dentistry Foundation Grants
Application Deadline: ongoing
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August 14, 2009
Wachovia Foundation - Wachovia Community Needs Grants
Application Deadline: Rolling
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August 7, 2009
Home Depot Accepting Applications for Building Healthy Communities Grant Program
Application Deadline: September 15, 2009 and December 15, 2009
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August 3, 2009
Online Competition to Radically Rethink Mental Health
Application Deadline: October 14, 2009
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August 3, 2009
Jostens provides support to organizations that enhance the lives of youth and promote educational opportunities
Application Deadline: August 25 and November 24, 2009
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July 29, 2009
Grants available from Pennsylvania Department of Health for collaborative research on cancer vaccines or blindness and visual impairment in accordance with the enclosed Request for Applications (RFA) # 08-07-07
Application Deadline: 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2009
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July 24, 2009
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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July 24, 2009
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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July 24, 2009
Service Area Competitions
Application Deadline: November 17, 2009
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July 2, 2009
Drug Policy Alliance Accepting Applications for Advocacy Grants Program
Application Deadline: Various
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July 2, 2009
Amy’s Courage Fund
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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July 2, 2009
Summer Food Service Program
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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June 19, 2009
Aetna Foundation Announces Regional Community Health Grants Program Targeting Obesity and Health Literacy
Obesity Application Deadline: Various
Health Literacy Application Deadline: November 1, 2009

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June 19, 2009
Commonwealth Fund Health Grants
Application Deadline: Open
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June 19, 2009
National School Lunch/After School Snack Program
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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June 12, 2009
RWJF: Local Funding Partnerships Against Violence
Application Deadline: Varies
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June 12, 2009
Walmart National Giving Program
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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June 5, 2009
National School Lunch/After School Snack Program
Applications Deadline: Ongoing
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May 29, 2009
Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization (HCFO)
Application Deadline: Open
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May 22, 2009
The Staunton Farm Foundation Grants for Behavioral Health
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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May 22, 2009
CIGNA Foundation Grants
Application deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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May 22, 2009
Do Something Grants for Community Action Projects
Application Deadline: Rolling
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May 15, 2009
Women's Mental health and Sex/Gender Differences Research
Application Deadline: May 7, 2012
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May 15, 2009
USAC Rural Health Care Service Discounts
Application Deadline: accepted on an ongoing basis
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May 8, 2009
Bi-Annual Alzheimer's Foundation of America Grant
Application Deadline: Rolling (August 1 & February 1 each year)
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May 8, 2009
Quaker Oats Go Grants
Application Deadline: July 31, 2009
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May 8, 2009
Brookdale Foundation Seeks Proposals for Alzheimer's Disease Respite Program
Application Deadline: July 1, 2009
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May 8, 2009
CIGNA Foundation Grants
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis.
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May 1, 2009
Department of Health Announces New Problem Gambling Outreach Mini-Grant Program
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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April 24, 2009
William Randolph Hearst Foundations Health Grants.
Application Deadline: Ongoing
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April 17, 2009
Commonwealth Fund Health Grants.
Application Deadline: Open
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April 17, 2009
The Connelly Foundation - Health Grants.
Application Deadline: Rolling
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April 17, 2009
The Joseph Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants.
Application Deadline: Rolling
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April 13, 2009
Through Pennsylvania Body & Soul, the PA-DOH provides training in Body & Soul and modest funding to a limited number of organizations...
Application Deadline: None
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April 3, 2009
Public Welfare Foundation
Application Deadline: On Going
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