Illinois Rural Health Initiative—ROOTS: Rural Outreach, Opportunity, Training, and Success
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View & apply on Grants.gov →Open only to Illinois community colleges located in counties or census tracts that meet HRSA's rural classification criteria — not available to nonprofits, individuals, or non-rural institutions. F…
- Deadline
- Sep 18, 2026
- Posted
- Aug 7, 2026
- Award amount
- Amount not specified
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In plain English
Open only to Illinois community colleges located in counties or census tracts that meet HRSA's rural classification criteria — not available to nonprofits, individuals, or non-rural institutions. Funding expands healthcare support-worker training programs, with emphasis on maternal care and substance abuse, through added instructional and clinical capacity, student supports, and delivery models designed for rural barriers. No maximum award is specified; applications are due September 18, 2026.
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Who can apply
Government Organizations, Education Organizations — Community colleges meeting the “rural” classification is defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) using the following criteria: non-metropolitan counties; outlying metropolitan counties with no population from an urban area of 50,000 or more people; census tracts with Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes 4-10 in metropolitan counties; census tracts of at least 400 square miles in areas with a population density of 35 or fewer per square mile with RUCA codes 2-3 in metropolitan counties; census tracts with Research Report Series (RRS) 5 and RUCA codes 2-3 that are at least 20 square miles in area in metropolitan counties.
About this grant
The purpose of this funding is to expand and enhance healthcare support worker training programs at rural community colleges, with a particular focus on maternal care and substance abuse. More specifically, funding will support: Expansion of high-need healthcare programs, increased instructional and clinical capacity, enhanced student supports, Workforce and secondary partnerships, Innovative delivery models that address rural barriers.
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