Rural Community Health Fund (RCHF)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Central Texas rural communities including Bastrop, Caldwell, East Williamson, and Hays counties
Partnership: Co-administered by Greater Fayette Community Foundation and St. David's Foundation
Focus Areas:
- Food insecurity and nutrition programs
- Workforce development and job training
- Mental health services and crisis support
- Support for unhoused and homeless populations
- Senior care and wellness
- Youth leadership and athletics
- Health equity and community health worker training
- Substance abuse recovery support
Mission: Address transformative, community-driven health projects in rural Central Texas, fostering resilience and promoting health equity with emphasis on underserved and BIPOC communities.
2024-2025 Grantees: 19 organizations awarded grants across multiple counties addressing key challenges including food insecurity, workforce development, mental health, and homelessness.
Key Programs Supported:
- Medication Aide Training Program (Career Tracks)
- Community Health Worker (CHW) Training Program (Allure Alliance Inc.)
- YouthBuild job training programs (American YouthWorks)
- Peer recovery support (Outsiders Anonymous)
- Unhoused veteran support programs (Homeless Outreach Mitigation and Emergency Center)
- Youth mentorship and wellness programs
- Direct service initiatives (shoes, school supplies, meals)
What Greater Fayette Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 34
- Total given
- $644K
- Median grant
- $12K
- Range
- $6,602–$85K
- By dollars: Texas 98%, Tennessee 2%. Top recipient cities: La Grange, TX; San Marcos, TX; Bastrop, TX.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Arts for Rural Texas · Fayetteville, TX
Endowment liquidatio
$85K
Blinn College · Brenham, TX
Education & research
$69K
Bastrop County African American Fou · Bastrop, TX
Program expenses
$23K
Breaking Bread Outreach · San Marcos, TX
Program expenses
$23K
Power 2 Prosper Community Foudation · San Marcos, TX
Access network
$23K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Community health
- Food security
- Mental health
- Homeless
- Workforce development
- Seniors
- Youth programs
- Addiction recovery
- Health disparities
- BIPOC
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