About National Rural Health Association
NRHA/NRHF is committed to leadership development tailored specifically to the health care needs of rural communities, supporting education and training of rural health professionals, protecting access and quality of care in rural America, advancing equity for rural communities, and equipping rural health leaders with tools for advocacy and policy engagement.
Focus Areas
rural health leadershiprural health policyworkforce developmenteducation and trainingelder/aging services
Who They Fund
rural communities/residentsrural healthcare providers and clinicsindividuals with behavioral/mental health needs in rural areas
Funding Style
technical assistancecapacity building
About National Rural Health Association
National Rural Health Association’s grantmaking is built around rural health leadership and the organizations that support it. The foundation backs national training, policy, and technical-assistance work that helps rural clinics, associations, and health professionals strengthen care delivery, workforce capacity, and advocacy skills. Recent awards show a mix of very large operational and program-support grants alongside smaller association support grants, with recipients ranging from consulting firms to rural health associations and academic partners. A large 2025 award to Stroudwater Associates for technical assistance and another to Eide Bailly LLP for improve rural health work illustrate how the foundation uses outside expertise to support rural health initiatives. It also funds infrastructure for the field itself: 3RNet-National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network received repeated support for behavior health projects, while Texas A&M Health Science Center received grants for best practices and development. The pattern points to an emphasis on practical capacity building rather than direct service delivery, with a particular focus on leadership development, education, policy engagement, and tools that rural health organizations can use across states.
What National Rural Health Association Funds
A core topic is technical assistance for rural health organizations. The foundation gave $724,077 to Stroudwater Associates for technical assistance in 2025 and $413,217 for the same purpose in 2024, showing sustained support for external expertise. It also awarded $60,000 to New England Rural Health Association in 2025 and $60,000 to New England Rural Health Roundtable in 2024, both for technical assistance. Workforce and behavioral health are also present. 3RNet-National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network received $398,911 in 2025 and $360,579 in 2024 for behavior health projects. Education-oriented work appears in awards such as $153,052 to Texas A&M Health Science Center in 2024 and $99,999 in 2025 for best practices and development. The foundation also funded vaccine-related work, including $100,000 to Legato Healthcare Marketing Inc in 2024 for a vaccine initiative.
How National Rural Health Association Gives
Typical awards sit in the middle of the low-five-figure range, with p25 at $10,000, median grant size at $14,253, and p75 at $31,875. The recent-grants list also includes several much larger program-support and technical-assistance awards, indicating that the foundation makes both routine association grants and larger project-based commitments. Recipients appear across multiple years: Stroudwater Associates, Eide Bailly LLP, 3RNet-National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network, and Agrisafe Network each show repeat grants. NRHA is a regular funder, and the active programs listed are all project-specific support rather than open unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$14M
Total Revenue
$9.9M
Total Expenses
$9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $32K, with a median of $14K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$14K
75th Percentile
$32K
Geographic Reach
National41 states funded
About 6% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
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