Rural Investment Strategy 2024

Interact for Health is launching 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 Changemaker Request for Proposal (RFP)

This RFP encourages local solutions to local challenges and empowers communities to drive change. The grant also serves as an avenue to explore new points of engagement and form partnerships. This funding is now closed for 2024. 

The partners who received Rural Chagemaker 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. 

Rural Community Councils

Interact for Health is convening community councils in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana to inform grantmaking efforts and provide feedback on the Rural Investment Strategy.

Event Sponsorship

Ongoing sponsorship will be provided for rural events, enhancing partnerships within rural communities. Funding opportunities will support local initiatives and collaborations, increasing our impact on rural regions. 

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