Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program, $350,000 Award
Summary
USDA NIFA has posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (ALN 10.516), offering up to $3,000,000 in total program funding with individual awards ranging from $350,000 to $350,000. Applications are accepted from 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Colleges and Universities, including Central State University, Tuskegee University, and West Virginia State University, as well as Tribal Colleges and Universities designated as 1994 Land-grant Institutions. The program closes June 23, 2026, and requires no cost-sharing or matching funds.
“The Rural Health and Safety Education Program, under ALN 10.516, seeks to foster quality of life in rural communities by providing the essential knowledge necessary for successful programs of rural development; improving coordination among Federal agencies, other levels of government and institutions, and private organizations in rural areas; and developing and disseminating information about rural conditions.”
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USDA NIFA has published a funding opportunity for the Rural Health and Safety Education (RHSE) Competitive Grants Program under Assistance Listing Number 10.516. The program seeks to improve quality of life in rural communities by fostering rural development knowledge, coordinating among Federal agencies and private organizations, and disseminating information about rural conditions.
Eligible applicants include 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Colleges and Universities and Tribal Colleges and Universities designated as 1994 Land-grant Institutions. Award recipients may subcontract to ineligible organizations when necessary for project conduct. Prospective applicants should prepare submissions by the June 23, 2026 closing date, with no cost-sharing requirements. Questions may be directed to grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov.
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Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program
Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Assistance Listings: 10.516 -- Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program
Last Updated: April 22, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov
Description
The Rural Health and Safety Education Program, under ALN 10.516, seeks to foster quality of life in rural communities by providing the essential knowledge necessary for successful programs of rural development; improving coordination among Federal agencies, other levels of government and institutions, and private organizations in rural areas; and developing and disseminating information about rural conditions.
The RHSE program supports quality of life in rural communities across the United States by addressing the relationship between rural prosperity and rural health and safety in the context of food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Applicants for the Rural Health and Safety Education (RHSE) program must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
Applications may be submitted by 1862 and 1890 Land-grant Colleges and Universities that are eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Central State University, Tuskegee University, and West Virginia State University. Applications also may be submitted by any of the Tribal Colleges and Universities designated as 1994 Land-grant Institutions under the Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994, as amended.
Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
USDA will not accept competitive applications for grants and cooperative agreements submitted for dangerous gain-of-function research, as defined in Section 8 of E.O. 14292.
Duplicate or Multiple Submissions – duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed.
Grantor contact information
Description
NIFA Support Email grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays
If you have questions about preparing application content, contact grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
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| File name | Description | Last updated |
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| FY26-RHSE-NOFO-508.pdf | FY2026-Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program–NOFO | Apr 22, 2026 08:16 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program
Closing: June 23, 2026
Application process
This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates. View on Grants.gov
Award
$3,000,000
Program Funding
10
Expected awards
$350,000
Award Minimum
$350,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
USDA-NIFA-RHSE-011696
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
-- Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Category Explanation:
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History
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1
Posted date:
April 22, 2026
Archive date:
July 23, 2026
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