Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program

The Rural Health and Safety RHSE program addresses the health and well-being of rural America through supporting the development and/or implementation of projects focused on: (1) individual and family health education programs with specified contents; (2) rural health leadership development education programs to assist rural communities in developing health care services and facilities and assist community leaders and public officials in understanding their roles and responsibilities; and (3) farm safety education programs to provide information and training to farm workers, timber harvesters, and farm families.

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, West Virginia State University and the University of the District of Columbia. 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.

Within guidelines established for the program as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The most current NOFOs are available via: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/rural-health-safety-education-competitive-grants-program-rhse

Fiscal year 2025: In FY2025, the RHSE program funded seven new projects. The Program also funded fourteen supplemental awards for existing projects.