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Networking and collaboration
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Tools
- GovLoans.gov
Single point of access for information about Federal loan programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and U.S. Small Business Administration.
- KIDS COUNT Regional / Rural Collaboratives
Links to research projects addressing the unique economic challenges faced by rural families.
Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Rural Health Policy Tools & Resources
Helps rural health networks learn quicker and have access to educational and funding information.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program
Designed to encourage the development of new and innovative health care delivery systems in rural communities in the Delta states that lack essential health care services.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
- Community Tool Box
Practical and detailed information and curriculum to support community health and community development. Provides training and tools to help build skills on topics that include: cultural competence, community assessment, leadership, and advocacy.
Sponsoring organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Success Stories
- Better Health for the Delta
The Southeast Louisiana AHEC grantee for the Louisiana Mississippi Delta initiative combined our activities during Phase I and Phase II with the Robert Wood Johnson RWJ) Southern Rural Access Grant Program (SRAG) rural loan fund component and created "Better Health For the Delta".
- EMS Co-op Helps Rural Providers
Using the power of group purchasing within a cooperative structure, the North Central EMS Cooperative (NCEMSC) is an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) cooperative developed to serve Minnesota and surrounding states.
- Northeast Missouri Rural Health Network Prescription Drug Assistance Program
This program assists individuals by gathering the needed data and completing the necessary enrollment forms for free medications available through pharmaceutical companies, generic prescriptions through RxOutreach and/or TogetherRx drug discount cards depending on their income level.
- Shared Information Technology (IT) Services
The Community Health Network was formed to share information technology (IT) resources among varying sized community health organizations across Tennessee, from one doctor, one location, to much larger groups in multiple locations.
Funding
- AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Funding is available to support multi-state programs addressing critical community needs through service of professionals, paraprofessionals, and pre-professionals in communities with shortages of these professionals.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Jan 26, 2010
Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations
- Bower Foundation Grants
Supports initiatives that improve the health of all Mississippians.
Geographic Coverage: Mississippi
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
- Community Development Transportation Lending Services (CTAA)
Provides loan funding to support transit services in rural areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Community Transportation Association of America
- Do Something Awards 2010
This program honors and funds the efforts of dynamic leaders age 25 and under.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Dec 15, 2009
Sponsor: Do Something
- Health Care Foundation of North Mississippi
Provides funding to improve the health status of North Mississippians.
Geographic Coverage: Northern Mississippi only
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
- RGK Foundation Grants
Grants that support projects in the broad areas of education, community, and medicine/health.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: RGK Foundation
- Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program
Loans and loan guarantees for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in eligible rural communities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: USDA Rural Development
- Rural Transit Assistance Programs (RTAP)
Funding for training, technical assistance, and other support services for rural transit operators.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Federal Transit Administration
- Safety-net Enhancement Initiative
Funding designed to reduce health disparities within vulnerable communities by enhancing collaboration and coordination among agencies and institutions providing health and social supports to these communities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kresge Foundation
- USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program
Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: USDA Rural Development
- Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Provides resources to build and sustain strong communities for all Arkansans
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline:
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Publications
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2005 Grant Opportunities Notebook
Provides information for 2005 federal funding opportunities for faith-based and community organizations, including information on approximately 40 grants in the following areas: Community Development, At-Risk Children and Youth, Senior, Health, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health programs.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 01 / 2005
Format: PDF
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The 2005 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Service Issues
Report to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. Includes chapters focused on collaborations in rural
communities, rural access to obstetrical services, obesity in rural communities, and rural welfare reform. Includes recommendations to address these issues.
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 04 / 2005
Format: PDF
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2006 Alabama Local Economic Development Survey
Results of Alabama economic development survey, providing a wealth of information about economic
development planning, organization, practices, and needs in Alabama's communities.
Sponsoring organization: Auburn University Economic & Community Development Institute
Format: PDF
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Annual Report 2005: Fresh Ideas for Rural Development
Discusses the Southern Governors' Association's vision and leadership for the South.
Sponsoring organization: Southern Governors' Association
Date: 2005
Format: PDF
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Around the Country: Arkansas A Unique Partnership
Discusses a partnership between Arkansas' Corning Ware Healthcare Inc. and the Lawrence Health Services to become the nation's first partnership between a FQHC and a CAH. Provides service to the underserved and uninsured people in the state's northeast corner.
Author(s): Thomas D. Rowley
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Journal citation: Rural Monitor Issue: Spring Date: 04 / 2005
Format: HTML
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Around the Country: Missouri New Center Examines Health Care Disparities
Discusses a partnership between the University of Missouri Center for Health Policy and Washington University in St. Louis. Includes information on the establishment of a center that will focus on racial and ethnic health care disparities within the state's rural and urban areas.
Author(s): Thomas D. Rowley
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Journal citation: Rural Monitor Issue: Spring Date: 04 / 2005
Format: HTML
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Collaborations to Enhance Community and Population Well-Being
Chapter from the 2005 Report to the Secretary: Rural Health and Human Services Issues. Discusses ways the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services can support collaborations among community organizations and local rural leaders to improve the well-being of rural communities and residents. Includes examples of successful rural collaborations.
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 04 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Community Involvement of Critical Access Hospitals: Results of the 2004 National CAH Survey
Describes the ways in which Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) are engaged with their communities. Discusses CAHs involvement in community needs assessment, outreach and formal health promotion programs, relationships with other community organizations, free or reduced cost health care, and hospital activities in support on special populations.
Author(s): Stephanie Poley, Rebecca Slifkin
Sponsoring organization: Flex Monitoring Team
Date: 03 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Connecting Rural Communities: Volunteering and Neighboring
A monograph on the nature and practice of volunteering in rural America. Includes some of the effective strategies and solutions to address local needs and connect families to critical resources.
Author(s): Mary Conley
Sponsoring organization: Points of Light Foundation
Date: 2005
Format: HTML
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Crossroads and Connections: Strategies for Rural Alabama
Describes the challenges facing rural Alabama communities. Includes strategies for addressing rural development issues which may be of interest to rural communities in other states.
Author(s): Joe A. Sumners, Larry Lee, Auburn University Economic Development Institute
Format: PDF
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Delta RHPI Project Helps Small Hospitals
Discusses how the Delta Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Project helped a hospital in rural Arkansas.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Journal citation: Rural Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Date: 11 / 2004
Format: HTML
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Delta States Initiative Report
Provides a summary of ORHP's Delta States Initiative and details activities conducted by the Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program and the Delta Rural Hospital Performance Improvement Project.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
Date: 05 / 2004
Format: PDF
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Economic Base Assessment of Sumter County, Alabama
Provides a detailed economic assessment of Sumter County, including data on population, poverty levels, and types of industry.
Date: 08 / 2001
Format: PDF
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A History of the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program
Describes the history of the Outreach Grant Program, which has had a significant impact on the health and welfare of many rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Office of Rural Health Policy
Date: 2004
Format: HTML
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Networking for Rural Health, Shared Services: The Foundation of Collaboration
Describes sharing and collaboration among rural health networks. Networks
bring together rural providers and possibly other agencies, employers, or community organizations to address health care problems that could not be solved by any single entity working alone.
Author(s): Anthony Wellever, Christina Folz
Sponsoring organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 09 / 2001
Format: PDF
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The New Architecture of Rural Prosperity (Executive Summary)
Makes recommendations to improve rural economic development, including the inclusion of community-building activities as a part of economic development and a regional focus on managing economic development activities.
Sponsoring organization: Southern Growth Policies Board
Date: 06 / 2005
Format: PDF
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Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health Care (Executive Summary)
Summary of an Institute of Medicine (IOM) report that examines the quality of health care in rural America. Includes key findings on rural health care quality and patient safety, as well as recommendations.
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 11 / 2004
Format: PDF
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Quality Through Collaboration: The Future of Rural Health Care (Full Report)
Examines the quality of health care in rural America. Includes recommendations to improve health care quality and safety in rural communities. Addresses workforce, information technology, finance and other factors that impact rural health care quality.
Sponsoring organization: Institute of Medicine
Date: 11 / 2004
Format: HTML
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RUBAN: Bridging Economically Isolated Rural and Urban Communities
Through demographic analysis and case studies, the report demonstrates that rural and urban coalitions for families and children can be critical contributors to advancing family-friendly state policy.
Author(s): Kim Burnett, Jason Gray
Sponsoring organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Date: 2004
Format: PDF
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Solutions for America: Inventing Civic Solutions
A how-to guide on launching and sustaining successful community programs in rural America.
Sponsoring organization: Pew Partnership for Civic Change
Date: 2005
Format: PDF
Journals
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Alabama - Rural Remedy
Quarterly newsletter for both the AL Rural Health Association and the AL State Office of Rural Health.
Sponsoring organization: Alabama Rural Health Association
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Economic Development America
Special issue: New Directions in Rural Economic Development
Sponsoring organization: Economic Development Administration
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Journal of Rural Health
Offers research of projects to improve rural health, statistics, and mathematical models. Provides summaries of recently published rural health research. Provides links to author, subject and abstract indexes.
Sponsoring organization: National Rural Health Association
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Kentucky - Rural Health Update
Quarterly newsletter for both the Kentucky State Office of Rural Health and the Kentucky Rural Health Association.
Sponsoring organization: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
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Louisiana - LRHA Update
Monthly newsletter which contains news and events.
Sponsoring organization: Louisiana Rural Health Association
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Rural Development Perspectives
Published three times a year by the Food and Rural Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Rural Monitor
Newsletter containing information regarding a variety of successful programs throughout rural America including news, research, and funding.
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
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State Health Notes
Biweekly publication designed to deliver health information to state legislators and legislative staff.
Sponsoring organization: National Conference of State Legislatures
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State Rural Health Newsletters
Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
Organizations
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Association for Community Health Improvement
National individual membership association for community health and healthy communities. Works to strengthen community health through education, peer networking and practical tools.
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Clinical Directors Network
Network of primary care clinicians in Community/Migrant Health Centers. Works to provide and improve comprehensive and accessible community-oriented primary and preventive health care services for poor, minority, and underserved populations.
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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Works to build and strengthen the capacity of community coalitions to create safe, healthy and drug-free communities.
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Community Voices: HealthCare for the Underserved
Works to make health care available to all, through work at eight sites throughout the country. Helps ensure the survival of safety-net providers and strengthens community support services.
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Community-Based Public Health Caucus
Promotes the development of community-based public health programs and research.
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Delta Regional Authority
Consists of a federal-state partnership serving a 240-county/parish area in an eight-state region, designed to remedy severe and chronic economic distress by stimulating economic development and fostering partnerships that will have a positive impact on the region's economy.
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Economic Development Administration
Works to generate jobs, help retain existing jobs, and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in economically-distressed rural and urban areas of the United States. Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Works to improve the quality of life in rural areas by developing public-private partnerships with local agencies on community development projects in rural areas. Located at Western Illinois University.
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Louisiana Office of Community Development
Awards and administers federal financial assistance to units of general local government in the state of Louisiana.
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Louisiana Rural Health Association
Serves as a unified voice for the promotion of rural health care through advocacy, education, and leadership.
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Lower Mississippi Delta Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative
The mission of the Lower Mississippi Delta NIRI is to improve the nutrition and health of families of the Lower Mississippi River Delta region.
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Missouri Foundation for Health
Provides information and grants to improve the health of Missourians.
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National Assembly on School-Based Health Care
Encourages collaborations between schools and communities to ensure that all children and adolescents have access to health care.
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National Association of County and City Health Officials
Provides education, information, research, and technical assistance to local health departments.
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National Association of Local Boards of Health
Works to strengthen local boards of health, enabling them to promote and protect the health of their communities, through education, technical assistance and advocacy.
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National Center for Rural Health Works
Develops tools for local residents to measure the economic impact of their health care system and to identify new health care services needed by their community. Provides training workshops and technical assistance to help clients understand and use these tools.
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National Cooperative of Health Networks
Supports and strengthens health alliances through collaborative efforts, networking, and educational opportunities. NCHN's membership currently includes 46 networks (mostly rural) representing over 600 hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and community-based health programs.
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National Health Service Corps
Works to improve the health of the underserved by recruiting and retaining the health professionals to deliver health care in underserved communities. Provides technical assistance to federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) on projects that enhance the NHSC's site development mission. Part of the Bureau of Health Professionals, Health Resources and Services Administration.
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National Rural Development Partnership
Works to strengthen rural America through collaborative partnerships among key institutions. The NRDP brings together partners from local, state, tribal, and federal governments, and from the for-profit and nonprofit private sector, through State Rural Development Councils. USDA Rural Development's Office of Community Development (OCD) administers the National Rural Development Partnership.
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National Rural Funders Collaborative
A partnership of national and regional funders and investors, grass roots practitioners, policymakers, and public sector agencies working together to expand resources for communities and families in rural areas facing persistent poverty.
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Office of Rural Health Policy
Promotes better health care service in rural America. Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Focuses on matters affecting rural hospitals and health care, coordinating activities within the department that relate to rural health care, and maintaining a national information clearinghouse.
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Regional, Public and Community Affairs Division, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Studies the factors underlying growth and development in the regional economy, spanning rural, suburban, and urban places. Formerly named the Center for the Study of Rural America. Part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
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Southern Rural Development Center
The Southern Rural Development Center seeks to strengthen the capacity of the region's 29 land-grant institutions to address critical contemporary rural development issues impacting the well-being of people and communities in the rural South.
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Southern Rural Development Initiative
Regional collaborative of 34 member organizations working together to increase the flow of philanthropic and development capital to the South's poorest rural communities.
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Tennessee Rural Health Association
The Rural Health Association of Tennessee works to improve the policies and practices of health programs and services in Tennessee.
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University of Missouri Extension Community Development Program
Helps people create communities of the future. Community development education helps Missouri citizens tap into local strengths and University resources.
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USDA Rural Development
Helps improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America through programs that support essential public facilities and services, encourage economic development and offer technical assistance and information.
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