RIG Impact Grants

PAFP Resident Community Health Impact Grants

RIG grants provide funding to support resident-led community health projects across Pennsylvania. Since 2022, this PAFP partnership with the PA Department of Health has funded more than 40 programs across the state.

The RIG Application Portal is currently closed.

This grant program supports and strengthens the community health scholarly work that is foundational to family medicine residency training.

RIG Project: Williamsport Family Medicine Residency Teaching Kitchen

Program Objectives

What do we hope to accomplish through the RIG program?

Increased access to primary care services for rural and underserved populations.
Increased community-integration of FM resident training and scholarly projects.
Collaboration with a community organization.
Projects address identified community health needs.

About the RIG program

Increased program funding secured initially in 2022-23 funded the PAFP’s first Resident Community Health Impact Grants.

These RIG grants provide up to $25,000 to support resident-led scholarly projects employing creative approaches to deliver improved public and community health to communities that are traditionally marginalized in health care. Grants help fund important health care and health-promotion activities that are not payable within the traditional health care payment structure, are built upon partnerships with community organizations, and put residents in the leadership role, supported by dedicated faculty mentors and PAFP staff.

The RIG application portal is currently closed

We are working to secure additional funding for future projects. Please check back.

Current RIG Project Dates & Deadlines

Grants up to $25,000 were made available to each Pennsylvania FM residency program that submitted a qualifying resident-led community health scholarly project application.

Requirement: Present at PAFP Research Day (Saturday April 4, 2026, Wind Creek Conference Center, Bethlehem, PA)

Requirement Attend RIG Summit (Friday April 3, 2026, Wind Creek Conference Center, Bethlehem PA) A celebratory dinner program at which completed projects present posters, and incoming Cohorts attend to learn & network.

Application/Project timelines:

(Cohort 1) Cohort timeline May 30 2024 – June 30 2025
(Cohort 2) Cohort timeline November 2024 – October 2025
(Cohort 3) Cohort timeline May 2025 – May 2026

Past RIG Project Spotlight

Creating Community-based Partnerships to Improve Community Health and Wellness

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Creation of a Personal Hygiene & Cold-Weather Pantry for Patients in the South Wilkes-Barre Community

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Fostering Early Literacy and Speech Development: Leveraging the Reach Out and Read Program for Early Diagnosis, Intervention, and School Readiness

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Establishing a Teaching Kitchen for Residents and Community Wellbeing

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