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Rural Investment Strategy

Interact for Health is continuing strategic investments to support community-driven change through funding and collaboration with community members, leaders, and organizations within our rural regions. 

Our Rural Region

Fourteen out of 20 counties in Interact for Health's service area are considered rural. To be eligible for funding through the Rural Strategy, organizations must serve the following counties: 

  • Indiana (Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley, Switzerland, Ohio)
  • Ohio (Clermont, Brown, Adams, Clinton, Highland)
  • Kentucky (Bracken, Gallatin, Grant, Pendleton)

Rural Community Council

Rural Community Council Applications are now open, with 15 spots open for community members who live or work in the rural counties in Interact for Health’s service area. Council members will work collaboratively to review and score grant applications for the Rural Changemaker Grant, and advise on projects for funding. The deadline to apply is February 7, 2025. Learn more and apply here. 

Rural Changemaker Request for Proposal (RFP)

The goal of the Rural Changemaker RFP is to promote health and well-being in the rural regions in Interact for Health’s service area by providing funding to address grassroots work in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky related to the vital conditions for health and well-being –the resources we all need to thrive. Applications are now open for the first round of funding with a deadline of Monday,  April 14 at 5 p.m. Learn more and. apply on our Open Funding Page. 

An informational webinar will be held on Wednesday, February 19, from 3 - 4:30 p.m. Register here. 

The second round of funding will open on July 8 and close on September 8. The partners who received 2024 Rural Changemaker Grants were announced in April, August, and December 2024. 

Rural Receptions

As part of the launch of our rural investment strategy, Interact for Health hosted a series of networking events for community members to meet with our team and learn more about this strategy and grant opportunities. 

Ohio: March 2025 (date to be announced)  
Indiana: June 2025 (date to be announced)  
Kentucky: August 2025 (date to be announced) 

 

For more information about our work building community power in rural communities, contact

Caitlin Bentley-Thayer, Senior Program Manager of Community Engagement (Rural)

cbentley@interactforhealth.org