Rural Health
Funding by Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Colorado J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Offers a J-1 Visa waiver to foreign physicians who commit to serving for 3 years in an underserved area of Colorado, allowing them to remain in the United States.

Colorado Health Service Corps Provider Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for certain healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Colorado.

Colorado Emergency Medical and Trauma Service (EMTS) Provider Grants Inactive
Funding for emergency medical and trauma service providers in Colorado for vehicles, communications, data collection, equipment, prevention, personnel, and recruitment/retention.

Colorado Health Disparities and Community Grant Program Inactive
Grants for initiatives that positively affect social determinants of health to reduce the risk of future disease and exacerbating health disparities in underrepresented populations in Colorado, with a focus on policy and systems change.

Colorado Environmental Justice Grant Program: Community Solutions to Improve Environmental Health Inactive
Funding for projects that avoid, minimize, measure, and mitigate environmental health risks. Projects should advance a healthy and sustainable Colorado where everyone has equitable protection from environmental health risks. Applications from rural, tribal, communities of color, and low-income communities are encouraged.

Colorado State Dental Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for dentists and dental hygienists in Colorado who agree to serve a certain number of underserved patients each month.

Colorado Health Service Corps Scholarship Program for Addiction Counselors Inactive
Scholarships for Addiction Counselor training in exchange for a service commitment in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Colorado.

Colorado Rural Essential Access Provider (REAP) Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment program for eligible health professionals working in rural or frontier private practice clinics in Colorado.