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  • Legislation Would Provide Better Access to Maternity Care

    A bill that aims to address a lack of maternity care in rural areas is making its way through Congress. The Improving Access to Maternity Care Act would identify underserved maternity care areas and distribute health professionals among those areas for a full scope of maternity care. The bill was introduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) last year, and last week it cleared the Senate Health Committee. 

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  • Drug Overdose Deaths Increased in 2017

    New data show that the rate of drug overdose deaths in the United States was nearly ten percent higher than the rate in 2016. In fact, the rate of drug overdose deaths across the country was so high last year that it contributed to an overall decline in life expectancy.

    Twenty states had adjusted overdose death rates that were higher than the national rate. However, Wisconsin matched Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Illinois, South Carolina, and Vermont in approximately matching the national overdose death rate of 21.7 per 100,000 people. (Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) 

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  • Volunteers Under Fire

    And as budgets dwindle and populations clump, first responders tasked with protecting communities are getting stretched to the point of breaking. Yet in towns with a small population size and large geographic spread, local governments can't afford full-time crews. Vice takes a look at how volunteer first responders in rural US and Canada are grappling to provide vital emergency services to citizens.

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  • Watch: Why Rural Schools Shut Down

    Across the country, rural schools are being forced to shut down as more families move to urban areas and funding sources dry up. In Arena, Wisconsin, six-year-old Brady Schlamp must now travel 10 miles to school. His former school, right around the corner, was shuttered. PBS News Hour reports on school closures and how they can cause logistical challenges, emotional fallout and community divisions. Watch. (Image: @ruralhealthwi on Instagram)

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  • Burnout and Job and Career Satisfaction in the Physician Assistant Profession

    We know that burnout is prevalent among many health care professionals, with much research around burnout among physicians and nurses. Contributing factors to the prevalence of burnout include an increased demand for health services, due to expanded health care access; increased workloads; and the administrative burden resulting from the implementation of electronic health records

    But what do we know about burnout among physician assistants (PAs)? A new literature review gives a short history of the profession and examines the prevalence of burnout, as well as career and job satisfaction. An appendix gives a summary of the literature. (Source: National Academy of Sciences; Image: Martha Dominguez de Gouveia on Unsplash)

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  • Clif Bar Family Foundation Small Grants (Deadline: 10/01/2019)
    The Clif Bar Family Foundation is accepting applications to its fall Small Grants program.  They’re looking for projects that create a robust, healthy food system or increase opportunities for outdoor activity, among other areas.  This opportunity will award up to $7,000 and is offered throughout the year. Awards are offered throughout the year.  Funding »
  • Walmart Community Grant Program (Deadline: 12/31/2018)
     The Walmart Foundation is accepting applications through its Community Grant Program.  They will award grants up to $5,000 to support local nonprofit organizations within the service area of individual Walmart stores in the areas of hunger relief and healthy eating, medical screening, treatment, social services, and public safety equipment, among other topics.  Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 31. Funding »
  • Alliant Energy’s Hometown Challenge Grant (Deadline: 09/01/2019)
    Alliant Energy’s Hometown Challenge Grant awards matching grants up to $2,000 for one-time, safety-related purchases for communities served by Alliant. Eligible purchases include equipment and tools for first responders, including EMS, such as Jaws of Life and PPE.  This opportunity is offered several times throughout the year. Funding »
  • Mary Kay Foundation Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program (Deadline: 04/30/2019)
    The Mary Kay Foundation awards grants to emergency women's domestic violence shelters. The funds may be used for the operating expenses. The Foundation will award a grant to at least one shelter in every state that applies, and many grants have gone to rural areas.  Funding »
  • Funding for Rural Water and Waste Disposal Projects (Ongoing) (Deadline: 01/01/2019)
    This program helps very small, financially distressed rural communities with predevelopment feasibility studies, design and technical assistance on proposed water and waste disposal projects. Most state and local governmental entities, nonprofits, and federally recognized tribes may apply. Applications for this program are accepted year round through Wisconsin's Rural Development office. Email inquiries to RD.BCP.SO@wi.usda.gov.  Funding »
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees (Deadline: 02/01/2019)
    USDA Telecommunications Infrastructure Loans and Loan Guarantees provide financing for telephone and broadband infrastructure in rural areas. Funding is available for entities that provide telecommunications in qualified rural areas, including state and local governmental entities, federally recognized tribes, and non-profits. Eligible areas are towns with a population of 5,000 or less, and areas without telecommunications facilities or areas where the applicant is the recognized telecommunications provider are eligible. Applications for this program are accepted year round through the national office.  Funding »
  • Alliant Energy Partnership Programs (Deadline: 09/30/2019)
    Alliant Energy Partnership Programs award funding to communities in Iowa and Wisconsin in certain priority areas, which include professional development, workforce development, community development, and retention marketing and recruitment. Applicants must be located in or provide services to populations in Alliant Energy's service area. Funding »
  • Discount: Rural Health Coding & Billing Specialist Online Course (Deadline: 03/31/2019)
    The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health and the Association for Rural Health Professional Coding (ARHPC) will offer a $200 discount on a new online self-study course for rural healthcare professionals to attain certification as a Rural Coding & Billing Specialist. With the discount the course is $699. There is no deadline for this opportunity.
  • Partnership Programs – Alliant Energy (Deadline: 09/30/2019)
    The Programs include: Professional development; Workforce development; Retention, marketing and recruitment; Building and site development; Community development. Applications accepted on a yearly basis.  Funding »
  • Smart Rural Community Showcase Awards - NTCA (Deadline: 06/01/2019)
    These annual awards are presented to NTCA members to recognize their extraordinary achievements in promoting rural broadband networks and their broadband-enabled applications in rural communities. Telcos are awarded based on their ability to demonstrate the use of these technologies through innovative economic development, education, health care, government services, safety and security, and more efficient energy distribution and use. Check website for exact application deadline.  Funding »
  • Workplace Wellness Grant Program – Wisconsin DHS (Deadline: 12/31/2018)
    Wisconsin Act 137 was enacted to provide grants to small businesses with 50 or fewer employees who create workplace wellness programs. A work place can only apply once for a grant which will provide 30% of wellness program costs for one year, up to $15,000. Grants may be awarded for expenses in the following categories: personnel/staff time, health risk assessment, education programs, behavior change programs, equipment, incentives (cash, prizes, etc.), and contracted services. Funding »
  • ecoSolution Grants - Captain Planet Foundation (Deadline: 01/15/2019)
    Grants range from $500-$2,500 and are intended to support solution-oriented, youth-led projects that result in real environmental outcomes. ecoSolution Grants are available to educators working with youth in the United States.  Funding »
  • ecoTech Grants - Captain Planet Foundation (Deadline: 01/15/2019)
    Grants were created to combat the notion that students needed to choose between “the screen” or “the green” and to encourage educators and students to explore the role technology can play in designing and implementing solutions to some of our most pressing environmental challenges. Grants are specifically offered to engage children in inquiry-based, STEM-related projects that leverage technology and/or use nature-based design to address environmental problems in local communities.  Funding »
  • ecoSTEM Resource Kits - Captain Planet Foundation (Deadline: 01/15/2019)
    There are four ecoSTEM Resource Kits (Earth, Pollination, Renewable Energy, and Water), which are perfect for educators getting started with project-based learning. These custom-curated and designed collections of lessons and materials facilitate ecoSTEM learning and using the environment as a context for applying knowledge. Kits include cutting-edge project techniques, 3-dimensional learning, citizen science, and the best materials and equipment identified for each project.  Funding »
  • Stand Down Grants – DOL, Veterans Employment and Training Service (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    Awards will help fund events that offer homeless veteran populations a variety of social services designed to help them to reintegrate into their communities, such as housing, healthcare, and employment opportunities.  Funding »
  • Rural Health Awards – National Rural Health Association (Deadline: 02/19/2019)
    Each year NRHA honors outstanding individuals and organizations in the field of rural health who have dedicated their time and talents to improving the health and well-being of others. Consider nominating your favorite rural health individual, program or organization so that they may be honored nationally for their contributions to rural health.  Funding »
  • Emergency Response Equipment Grant - Compeer Financial (Deadline: 08/31/2019)
    Emergency response departments in rural areas are struggling on shoestring budgets, and many lack adequate and up-to-date equipment. Even though many of these departments have the essentials, they can't always afford new technologies to upgrade or replace old equipment. The mission is to support rural communities in our service area by funding emergency response equipment for volunteer fire, rescue or ambulance departments. Applications are accepted on an annual basis.  Funding »
  • Building Resilience in Indigenous Communities Initiative - Honor the Earth (Deadline: 12/31/2020)
    Funding will help grassroots Indigenous organizations focused on creating food security utilizing Indigenous varieties and organic production as well as Indigenous groups and projects implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies at an appropriate scale to support dignity in the community. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.  Funding »
  • Kenneth M. Viste, Jr., MD Young Physician Award - Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation (Deadline: 11/01/2019)
    The Award honors a young physician who is an active volunteer at local, state and national levels, a commitment to patients, community and the profession of medicine.  Funding »
  • Local Action Grants - Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (Deadline: 01/15/2019)
    Funding helps to promote the involvement of EM physicians-in-training in activities which support Emergency Medicine through community outreach and other community-driving events. Applications are accepted on an annual basis.  Funding »
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