Rural Health
Funding by Topic: Schools

Kerr Foundation Grants
Provides grants to nonprofit organizations in the Kerr Foundation target area in the areas of education, health, cultural development, and human services.

Montana Mental Health Access Fund for Indigenous Communities
Funding for mental health service providers to support innovative ideas for increasing access and improving mental health and well-being for Montana residents, with particular focus on tribal communities.

Native Farm to School Training and Technical Assistance
Training and technical assistance to assist native communities that are looking to create or expand farm to school programs, enhance education curriculum, and/or engage new supply chain partners in youth-centered food sovereignty projects.

School Based Mental Health Services Grant Program
Grants to increase the number of qualified mental health service professionals providing school based mental health services to students in local educational agencies with a demonstrated need.

Sustainable, Healthy Learning Environments in Rural and Tribal Schools in Montana
Assessment, education, and training opportunities for rural and tribal schools in Montana to reduce childhood exposures to environmental contaminants and increase the number of schools establishing lung-friendly policies and practices.

Buell Foundation Grants
Grants for projects in Colorado in the areas of childhood education/development and teen pregnancy prevention. Priority is given to rural communities in the state.

Local Food Promotion Program
Grants to intermediary organizations to support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food business enterprises to help increase access to locally and regionally produced agricultural products. Priority will be given to projects that benefit communities located in low income/low food access census tracts.

Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program
Grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers for employment in high need schools and local educational agencies.

Safe and Supportive Schools: Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program
Grants to support and demonstrate innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health services providers with the goal of increasing the number and diversity of high-quality, trained providers available to address the shortages of mental health service professionals in high need schools. Small, rural schools fall under the definition of high need local education agencies, and partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities, tribal colleges and universities, and other minority serving institutions are a program priority.

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Dissemination and Implementation Research to Advance Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Preventive Interventions in School Settings
Notice of Special Interest for dissemination and implementation research to support innovative approaches to overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions to support children's mental, emotional, and behavioral health in school settings. Health disparity populations, including individuals living in rural areas, are a priority.