Hospital Safety Net Grant Program is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC). This grant supports licensed hospitals in Minnesota that serve EMA enrollees. Funds will be distributed based on eligible applications and a distribution formula.

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of Health ORHPC Grants and Funding Home ORHPC Health Care Funding Office of Rural Health and Primary Care ORHPC Grants and Funding Home ORHPC Health Care Funding Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Grants Available Application Window Eligible Applicants International Medical Graduates (IMG) Clinical Preparation Grant December 19, 2025 - February 13, 2026 Clinical medical education programs that have the capacity and expertise to provide clinical preparation in primary care, including exposure to outpatient and impatient medicine in one or more specialties.

Grants Unavailable at this time Anticipated Open Date Clinical Dental Education Innovation Grant Summer 2026 Community Clinic Grant Fall 2026 Critical Access Dental Infrastructure Grant One-time opportunity (unavailable) Dental Safety Net Grant Fall 2026 Federally Qualified Health Center Subsidy Grant Fall 2026 Health Care Workplace Safety Grant TBD Health Professionals Clinical Training Expansion Grant Summer 2026 Home and Community-Based Services Employee Scholarship Grant and Loan Forgiveness Program Fall 2026 Hospital Safety Net Grant TBD Indian Health Grant 2026 International Medical Graduate (IMG) Career Guidance And Support Grant Summer 2026 International Medical Graduates (IMG) Primary Care Residency (PCR) Grant TBD International Medical Graduates (IMG) Residency Preparation - BRIIDGE March 2026 J-1 Visa and Waiver Fall 2026 Medical Education and Research Costs - MERC See MERC webpage for additional information.

Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education (MHCCCET) Grants for Trainers TBD Mental Health Grant for Health Care Professionals (MHHCP) Summer 2026 Mental Health Safety Net Grant Fall 2026 Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program Hospital Nurses: August 2026 Grant Resources - MN Dept. of Health (state. mn.

us) Education Innovations Grant (CDEI) Not open for applications at this time. Clinical training is a requirement for dental professionals to become licensed, but opportunities to receive clinical training are limited. Under the authority of Minnesota Statutes Section Sec.

144. 1913 , the Commissioner of Health is authorized to award grants to sponsoring institutions and clinical dental training sites for projects that increase dental access for underserved populations and promote innovative clinical dental education or clinical training programs. Eligible applicants include teaching institutions and clinical training sites that train dental professionals.

The teaching institution or the clinical training site must provide accredited clinical training. An exception can be made if the organization is actively seeking accreditation with a reasonable assumption of success. All applicant organizations must also have a policy to ensure no person will be denied services due to inability to pay (e.g., sliding-fee scale).

An estimated $1,122,000 will be available for this grant cycle. Funds will be distributed in approximately 8-12 awards with a maximum award amount of $150,000 and a minimum of $30,000. Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal.

Grant application forms and guidelines: FY2026 Clinical Dental Education Innovation Grant Program Request for Proposal (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) CDEI Grant Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) List of current grantees: FY 2025 CDEI Grant Program Recipient Organizations (PDF) Review the CDEI Grant Informational Webinar (PDF) . For more information please contact: Clinical. dental.

education. innovation. MDH@state.

mn. us or 651-201-5154 Not open for applications at this time. Minnesota Statute 145.

9268 authorizes the Commissioner of Health to award grants to support the capacity of eligible organizations to plan, establish, or operate clinical services for populations with low income and/or living in rural areas of the state. Fiscal Year 2026 program funding will support clinic efforts to increase or maintain access to health services for the uninsured and underinsured.

To be eligible for a Community Clinic Grant, an entity must be: A Nonprofit clinic established to provide preventative, medical, dental, or mental health primary care services to low-income or rural population groups. A government entity operating a clinic which provides preventative, medical, dental, or mental health primary care services.

An Indian Health Services unit or Indian tribal government operating a clinic which provides preventative, medical, dental, or mental health primary care services; or, A consortium of these entities. All applicant organizations must have a policy or procedure to ensure no person will be denied services due to inability to pay (e.g., sliding-fee scale). An estimated $1,551,000 will be available for this grant cycle.

MDH anticipates awarding 25-28 grants, with an award maximum of $60,000. Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal. Grant application forms and guidelines 2026 Community Clinic Grant RFP (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF) CC G G overning Board Resolution (PDF) CCG Questions and Answers (PDF) An informational webinar was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.

Review the 2026 Community Clinic Grant Program Informational Webinar (PDF) more information. List of Community Clinic Grant recipients: Fiscal Year 2024 Community Clinic Grant recipients (PDF) Fiscal Year 2023 Community Clinic Grant recipients (PDF) Fiscal Year 2022 Community Clinic Grant recipients (PDF) Fiscal Year 2021 Community Clinic Grant recipients (PDF) For more information please contact: health. CommunityClinicGrant@state.

mn. us Dental Infrastructure Grant Not open for applications at this time. Minnesota Session Law Chapter 70, Article 4, section 97 authorizes the Commissioner of Health to award grants to critical access dental providers for dental infrastructure projects that maintain or expand the provider’s capacity to serve Minnesota Health Care Program enrollees.

Fiscal Year 2024 program funding will support critical access dental providers to update or expand: Physical infrastructure of a dental setting, including, but not limited to: Operations and clinical spaces in a dental clinic. Associated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning infrastructure and other mechanical infrastructure. Dental equipment needed to operate a dental clinic.

Mobile dental equipment or other equipment necessary to provide dental services via a hub-and-spoke service delivery model or via teledentistry. The aim of this project is to help critical access dental providers fund dental infrastructure projects that allow the provider to maintain or expand the provider’s capacity to serve Minnesota Health Care Program enrollees. Approximately $2,375,000 will be available to grant in this cycle.

Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal . Grant application forms and guidelines: Critical Access Dental Infrastructure Grant RFP (PDF) MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) Critical Access Dental Infrastructure Grant FAQ (PDF) 2024 Critical Access Dental Infrastructure Grant Program Recipient Organizations (PDF) There are two changes to the RFP effective March 20, 2024.

The Critical Access Dental Provider certification letter is now an optional attachment. The deadline for asking questions about the grant has been extended until 4:30 p. m.

on March 25, 2024. An informational webinar was held on Tuesday, March 12. Critical Access Dental Infrastructure Grant Request for Proposal Webinar - YouTube For more information please contact: Critical.

Access. Dental. Infrastructure.

MDH@state. mn. us Not open for applications at this time.

Minnesota Statute 145. 929 authorizes the Commissioner of Health to award grants to support eligible dental providers who serve the uninsured. Funds will be awarded each year proportionally among all eligible programs, based on the total number of uninsured patients under the age of 21 served.

Eligible applicants are provider organizations who fulfill all the following criteria: The provider is a nonprofit organization; The provider is not affiliated with, owned by, or managed by a hospital or medical group; The provider offers free or reduced-cost oral health care to low-income patients under the age of 21 with family incomes below 275 percent of federal poverty guidelines who do not have insurance coverage for oral health care services; The provider is eligible to become or is a Critical Access Dental provider, as designated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and ; The provider is able to demonstrate that more than 80 percent of patient encounters in the last 12 months were with patients under the age of 21 * who are uninsured or covered by Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare.

* Eligibility has been corrected to reflect that there is no age limit for patient encounters that providers must demonstrate. Applicants cannot be a current recipient of a mental health safety net grant or a hospital safety net grant. An estimated $113,000 will be available for this grant cycle.

Funds will be distributed based on the number of eligible applicants with an estimated maximum award amount of $33,900 and a minimum of $2,230.

Grant application forms and guidelines: Dental Safety Net Grant Program Grant Request for Proposal (PDF) Dental Qualifying Data Attestation Form (PDF) Dental Safety Net Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) An informational webinar was held on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Review the Dental Safety Net Webinar (PDF) slides. For more information please contact: Health.

SafetyNetGrants@state. mn. us Dental Safety Net Grant recipients : 2023-2025 Dental Safety Net Grant recipients (PDF) 2022 Dental Safety Net Grant recipients (PDF) 2021 Dental Safety Net Grant recipients (PDF) Health Center Subsidy Grant Not open for applications at this time.

Per legislation passed during the 2007 MN Legislative session, Minnesota Statute 145. 9269 empowers the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health to distribute grants to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and FQHC Look-Alikes "operating in Minnesota to continue, expand, and improve federally qualified health center services to low-income populations."

The program is administered by the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC). Eligible applicants are federally qualified health centers.

For the purposes of this grant, federally qualified health centers are provider organizations who receive a grant under United States Code, title 42, section 254b , or, based on the recommendation of the Health Resources and Services Administration within the Public Health Service, are determined by the secretary to meet the requirements for receiving such a grant.

An estimated $13,193,000 will be available for Year 1 of this grant cycle. Funds will be distributed based on the formula to eligible applicants. Applications must be submitted through the ORHPC Online Grants Portal .

Grant application forms and guidelines: Federally Qualified Health Center Subsidy Grant Program Notice of Grant Opportunity (PDF) FQHC Subsidy Grant FAQ (PDF) FQHC Subsidy Grant Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) 2023 Federally Qualified Health Center Subsidy Grant Recipients: 2023 FQHC Subsidy Grant Recipients (PDF) 2022 FQHC Subsidy Grant Recipients (PDF) 2021 FQHC Subsidy Grant Recipients (PDF) An informational webinar was held on October 7, 2025, review the FY26 FQHC Subsidy - Informational Session (PDF) for more information.

A secondary Budget/Narrative Info Session webinar was held on November 20, 2025. Review the FQHC Subsidy Grant Program Budget/Narrative Informational Session 2026-2028 (PDF) for more information. For more information please contact: Not open for applications at this time.

The Workplace Safety Grants for Health Care Entities program, authorized by 2023 Session Law Chapter 70, Article 4, Section 109 , is established to award grants to increase safety measures in health care settings and establish or expand programs to train staff in health care settings on de-escalation and positive support services. The program is focused on preventing workplace violence.

The overarching goal of the Workplace Safety Grants for Health Care Entities program is to make long-term improvements in safety and stability for staff and patients in health care settings.

The following health care entities are eligible to apply for funding: Long-term care facilities Acute care hospitals that are staffed for 49 beds or fewer and located in a rural area Critical access hospitals Health care entities with multiple locations may submit a maximum of three separate applications for distinct projects happening at different locations or one application covering work that spans multiple locations.

The award for each application will not exceed the statutory limit of $50,000, even if an application includes work at multiple locations. MDH anticipates awarding approximately $1,500,000 through 30 grants in this funding cycle. The maximum award amount is $50,000.

Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal . Grant application forms and guidelines Workplace Safety Grants for Health Care Entities Request for Proposal (PDF) Workplace Safety Grants for Health Care Entities Questions and Answers (PDF) MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) An informational webinar will be held on April 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM Central Time.

List of Current Grantees: FY 2025 HCWPS Grant Program Recipient Organizations (PDF) For more information please contact: health. orhpc. workforcegrants@state.

mn. us Professionals Clinical Training Expansion (HPCE) Grant Not open for applications at this time. Eligible applicants, which may be part of institutions of higher education, hospitals, or other entities located in Minnesota, are eligible to apply for this funding if the program(s) are: Located in Minnesota and train, or propose to train, students residing and working in Minnesota.

Planning to establish or expand clinical training for students in the following health professional programs: Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Program Dental Therapy Program or Advanced Dental Therapy Program Mental Health Professional Program Physician Assistant Program All applicants must be able to demonstrate applicable membership and compliance with the corresponding accrediting bodies.

Approximately $700,000 will be available to grant in this cycle for up to 5 grantees. The estimated maximum award is $300,000. Applications must be submitted online through the ORHP Grants Portal .

Grant application forms and guidelines: FY2026 Health Professionals Clinical Training Expansion Grant Program Request for Proposal (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) HPCE Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) An informational webinar was held on July 10, 2025. Review the Health Professionals Clinical Training Expansion Grant Program Information Webinar (PDF) .

For more information please contact: Health. ORHPC. WorkforceGrants@state.

mn. us . Community-Based Services (HCBS) Employee Scholarship Grant and Loan Forgiveness Not open for applications at this time.

The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Employee Scholarship Grant and Loan Forgiveness Program, authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 144. 1503 assists HCBS provider organizations in developing their direct care workforce. The program awards grants to HCBS organizations to provide scholarships for employees pursuing additional training or education.

The program also repays qualified educational loans for eligible employees nominated by HCBS provider organizations. Scholarship and loan forgiveness applies to nursing and other health care fields, in courses of study that lead to career advancement within the organization or broader HCBS field.

Nonprofit, for-profit, or Tribal organizations that meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for a grant for HCBS employee scholarships and/or nominate employees for loan forgiveness. An eligible applicant organization must: Primarily provide services to individuals who are 65 years of age and older in home and community-based settings. At least 51% of the organization’s patients/clients must be age 65 and older.

Hold one of the following licenses: Assisted living facility as defined in Sec. 144G. 08 MN Statutes, subdivision 7 Adult day care facility as defined in MN Statute 245A.

02, subdivision 2a Home care services provider as defined in MN Statute 144A. 43, subdivision 3 Approximately $1,800,000 is available for grants to HCBS organizations for scholarship programs. MDH anticipates awarding around 20 grants ranging from $12,000 to $125,000 for scholarship programs.

MDH anticipates awarding loan forgiveness to around 33 individuals. The standard award amount is $12,000 over two years. Grant application forms and guidelines: 2026 Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Employee Scholarship Grant and Loan Forgiveness Program Grant Request for Proposal (PDF) MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF) HCBS Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) Updated Periodically An informational webinar was held on November, 4, 2025.

Review the HCBS Employee Scholarship Grant and Loan Forgiveness Program webinar slides (PDF) FY2023 HCBS Employee Scholarship grantees and Loan Forgiveness grantees (PDF) For more information please contact: Health. HCBSgrant@state. mn.

us Not open for applications at this time. The Hospital Safety Net Grant Program, authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 145. 929 , awards grant funding to help defray underpayments to hospitals for high-cost services provided to Emergency Medical Assistance (EMA) enrollees.

Funds will be awarded proportionally among all eligible hospitals who apply, based on the total dollar amount of qualifying EMA claims of over $50,000 between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. Grant funds must be used for costs to offset the cost of treating EMA enrollees. Eligible applicants are licensed hospital in Minnesota who serve EMA enrollees.

An estimated $1,315,000 will be available for year one of the grant cycle, June 30, 2025 through June 29, 2027. Funds will be distributed based on the number of eligible applications and according to the distribution formula. Year two distributions are to be determined based on the number of awardees in year one.

Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal.

Grant application forms and guidelines: 2025-2026 Hospital Safety Net Grant Program Request for Proposal (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) HSN Grant Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) Hospital Safety Net Grant recipients: 2021-2024 Hospital Safety Net Grantees (PDF) 2020 Hospital Safety Net Grantees (PDF) 2019 Hospital Safety Net Grantees (PDF) 2018 Hospital Safety Net Grantees (PDF) For more information please contact: Bekah Ehlebracht, Primary Care Programs Administrator health.

safetynetgrants@state. mn. us Not open for applications at this time.

The FY 25-26 Indian Health Grant Program ( Minnesota Statute 145A. 14 ) provides assistance to eligible applicants to furnish clinical health services, including culturally informed preventive, medical, dental, and/or mental health care services, for American Indians who live off reservations. Eligible applicants are Tribal Nations and nonprofit organizations.

$348,000 will be available to grant in this cycle for fiscal years 2025-2026, with an estimated 4 –5 awards. The maximum award is $100,000. There is no minimum award amount.

Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal.

Grant application forms and guidelines: Indian Health Grant Program Request For Proposal (PDF) IHG Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) IHG informational webinar (PDF) List of Indian Health Grant recipients: 2023-2024 Indian Health Grant Awards (PDF) 2020-2022 Indian Health Grant Awards (PDF) 2018-2019 Indian Health Grant Awards (PDF) F or more information, please contact: Bekah Ehlebracht, Program Administrator, at bekah.

ehlebracht@state. mn. us , 651-201-3780 Medical Graduates (IMG) Career Guidance and Support Grant Not open for applications at this time.

International medical graduates (IMGs) have the potential to contribute significantly to Minnesota’s efforts to strengthen the health care workforce and expand access to care, support healthy communities, and provide culturally responsive care to our underserved populations. Yet IMGs face many barriers to becoming licensed and practicing medicine in Minnesota.

To address these barriers, the IMG Career Guidance and Support program, authorized by Minnesota Statutes Sec. 144. 1911, subd.

4 and updated in the 2024 legislative session, awards grants to eligible nonprofit organizations and postsecondary educational institutions to provide career guidance and support services to immigrant IMGs seeking to enter the Minnesota health workforce.

Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations and postsecondary educational institutions that are located in Minnesota, are in good financial standing, and demonstrate strong experience and success in: Working with immigrants and refugees Providing health care (physician and non-physician) career guidance and support An estimated $400,000-500,000 will be available to grant this cycle.

Funds will be distributed in approximately one or two awards, with an estimated maximum award amount of $400,000 and a minimum of $100,000. Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal.

Grant application forms and guidelines: FY2025 International Medical Graduate Career Guidance and Support Grant Program Request For Proposal (PDF ) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) For more information please contact: Siham Abdellah, Program Administrator, at MN_health. IMG@state. mn.

us Current IMG Career Guidance and Support grantees: 2025 International Medical Graduates Career Guidance and Support Grant Program Recipients (PDF) International Institute of Minnesota .

Find more information about this program on their International Medical Graduates (International Institute of Minnesota) Somali Medical Association of America Medical Graduates (IMG) Clinical Preparation Grant The Clinical Preparation for International Medical Graduates Grant Program Application will open on Friday, December 19, 2025. All applications must be submitted through the ORHPC Online Grants Portal by 4:30 p. m.

Central Time on Friday, February 13,2026 Minnesota Statues Section 144. 1911 authorizes the Commissioner of Health to award grants to support clinical preparation for Minnesota immigrant international medical graduates (IMGs).

This grant program addresses barriers to practice and facilitates pathways to assist immigrant IMGs to integrate into the Minnesota health care workforce, specifically by preparing IMGs for admission into medical residency programs. Integrating IMGs into our physician workforce increases access to primary care, particularly in rural and underserved areas of Minnesota.

IMGs are well-positioned to serve Minnesota's diverse communities by providing linguistically and culturally responsive care.

Eligible applicants for this grant funding are existing clinical medical education programs that fulfill the following criteria: Are located in Minnesota, Currently provide clinical medical education, and Have the capacity and expertise to provide clinical preparation in primary care, including exposure to outpatient and inpatient medicine in one or more of the following specialties: family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, and psychiatry.

Approximately $700,000 will be available to grant in this cycle for a two-year grant period. Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Online Grants Portal . Grant application forms and guidelines: Clinical Preparation for International Medical Graduates – Request for Proposal (PDF) MDH Due Diligence Form (PDF) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) For more information please contact: MN_health.

IMG@state. mn. us Medical Graduates (IMG) Primary Care Residency (PCR) Grant Not open for applications at this time.

Minnesota faces a shortage of primary care physicians, particularly in rural and underserved areas of the state. Immigrant physicians can help strengthen our primary care workforce and serve our diverse communities across the state. The IMG Primary Care Residency Grant Program, authorized by Minnesota Statutes Section 144.

1911 , provides funding to accredited primary care residency programs in Minnesota to support residency positions for Minnesota immigrant international medical graduates (IIMGs). IIMGs who accept a grant-funded residency position enter into an agreement with MDH to provide primary care for at least five years in a rural or underserved community in Minnesota after graduating from the residency program.

IIMGs also make payments into a revolving account that contributes to sustaining MDH IMG assistance programs, including this residency grant program.

Eligible applicants are accredited residency programs located in Minnesota and training medical residents in one of the following primary care specialties: family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, or psychiatry (including child psychiatry fellowships).

An estimated $390,000 will be available for this grant cycle and will be distributed in approximately one award for one residency position. Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal .

Grant application forms and guidelines: FY2025 International Medical Graduate Primary Care Residency Grant Program Request For Proposal (PDF) IMG PCR Questions and Answers (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) For more information please contact: Roble Aden, IMG and Residency Programs Administrator, at MN_health. IMG@state. mn.

us Preparation Program – BRIIDGE Not open for applications at this time. Visit IMG Residency Preparation Program – BRIIDGE for more information. Not open for applications at this time.

Visit J-1 Visa and Waiver for more information. Visit MERC webpage for more information. Cultural Community Continuing Education (MHCCCET) Grant for Trainers Not open for applications at this time.

The Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education (MHCCCE) Grant Program for Trainers, authorized by Minnesota Statutes Sec. 144. 1511 , was established for the purpose of assisting mental health professionals from communities of color and underrepresented communities to become qualified to serve as supervisors for mental health practitioners pursuing licensure.

Grantee Referral List for Continuing Education Grantee Referral List for MHCCCE Grant Program 2024 (PDF) For more information please contact: health. orhpc. workforcegrants@state.

mn. us for Health Care Professionals (MHHCP) Not open for applications at this time.

The Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals program, authorized by 2022 Session Laws Chapter 99, Article 1, Section 46 , and updated in 2023 Session Laws Chapter 70, Article 3, Section 94 , awards grants to health care entities for the purpose of establishing or expanding evidence-based or evidence-informed programs focused on improving the mental health of health care professionals.

Grants are awarded to programs that address barriers to and stigma among health care professionals associated with seeking mental health care and substance use disorder services, encourage professionals to seek support and care, identify risk factors for mental health conditions and suicide, develop and make available resources to support health care professionals with self-care and resiliency, or identify and modify structural barriers in health care delivery that create unnecessary stress in the workplace.

The following types of health care entities are eligible to apply for the Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals Program: Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Consortium of Clinics or Other Health Care Entities Health Professional Associations Community Mental Health Clinics Approximately $1,000,000 will be available to grant in this cycle to up to 10 grantees.

The estimated maximum award is $150,000 and the estimated minimum is $25,000. Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal .

Grant application forms and guidelines: FY 2026 Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals Grant Request For Proposal (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) MDH Due Diligence Form (Excel) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) MHHCP Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) An informational webinar was held on June 17th, 2025 at 2:00 PM. Review the MHHCP FY26 Webinar (PDF) For more information, please contact: health. orhpc.

workforcegrants@state. mn. us Not open for applications at this time.

Minnesota Statute 145. 929 authorizes the Commissioner of Health to award grants to support eligible mental health providers who serve uninsured youth under age 21. Funds will be awarded each year proportionally among all eligible programs, based on the total number of uninsured patients under the age of 21 served.

Eligible applicants are provider organizations that are either : Community Mental Health Centers or Clinics, designated under Minnesota Statute section 245. 62 ; - or - Nonprofit Community Mental Health Clinics designated as an Essential Community Provider under Minnesota Statute section 62Q.

19 Also, eligible providers must: Offer free or reduced-cost mental health care to low-income patients under the age of 21 with family incomes below 275 percent of federal poverty guidelines who do not have health insurance coverage. Applicants cannot be a current recipient of a Dental Safety Net Grant or Hospital Safety Net Grant. An estimated $394,000 will be available for this grant cycle.

Funds will be distributed based on the number of eligible applicants. Grant application forms and guidelines: Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program Grant Request For Proposal (PDF) Mental Health Qualifying Data Attestation (PDF) Sample Budget Worksheet (Excel) Sample Grant Agreement (PDF) Mental Health Safety Net Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) An informational webinar was held on Thursday, September, 4, 2025.

Review the 2026 MHSN Webinar (PDF) For more information, please contact: Health. SafetyNetGrants@state. mn.

us List of Mental Health Safety Net Grant recipients: 2023-25 Mental Health Safety Net Grant recipients (PDF) 2022 Mental Health Safety Net Grant recipients (PDF) 2021 Mental Health Safety Net Grant recipients (PDF) Care Loan Forgiveness Program Not open for applications at this time. Visit the Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program webpage for more information.

Hospital Flexibility Program Financial Improvement Grant Program Minnesota Rural Hospital Flexibility Program The MN Flex Program provides funding for training or technical assistance to CAHs to build capacity, encourage innovation, and promote sustainable improvements in the rural health care system. Visit the Minnesota Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to learn more about the Flex Program.

Minnesota Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Billing and Coding Training Not open for applications at this time. The Minnesota Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) receives funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to help critical access hospitals, emergency medical services and health professionals work together.

This grant seeks to provide training to critical access hospitals (CAHs) and rural health clinics (RHCs) to improve critical access hospital and rural health clinic billing and coding practices. Federal funding for this grant opportunity limits the recipients of training and education created from this funding opportunity to critical access hospitals, critical access hospital staff, and provider-based rural health clinics.

The CAH may utilize or build partnerships with community organizations through their participation in funded projects. In determining which organizations will receive this award, the following criteria shall be considered: Demonstrated understanding of the basics of hospital finances. Demonstrated understanding of coding requirements including but not limited to ICD-10, ICD-11, CPT and HCPCs.

Demonstrated understanding of third-party payer requirements, how these requirements impact coding practices and reimbursements in Minnesota. Ability to communicate how the proposed activities will improve CAH and RHC reimbursements.

Ability to communicate how proposed activities will help CAHs and RHCs meet documentation requirements, coding accuracy, timely submissions, best practices for billing and coding, and how activities will result in measurable improvement in CAH and RHC finances. Projects must include a training session(s) that will improve billing and coding accuracy and efficiency.

This may include, but is not limited to: Implementation of best practices Accuracy and importance of documentation requirements Addressing common coding challenges Eligible applicants include organizations that are either for-profit or not-for-profit entities that demonstrate extensive experience providing billing and coding training to critical access hospitals and rural health clinics with specific experience training rural health care staff.

Applicants will be selected based on their ability to complete proposed projects and evidence of experience in the proposed subject matter, including demonstrable experience improving billing and coding accuracy using training techniques or topics described in the proposal to a target audience of different skill levels. Applicants should also demonstrate experience training a large audience of different skill levels.

Applicants will be selected based on their ability to provide a structured billing and coding training and any materials needed or provided. Experience will be assessed based on details provided in the proposal. Critical access hospitals are not the intended applicant organization(s).

CAHs and CAH staff will be the recipients of any proposed education, training or resources developed with these grant dollars. CAHs that have questions about the funding should contact health. flex@state.

mn. us. Applications must be submitted online through the ORHPC Grants Portal .

Grant application forms and guidelines: MN Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Billing and Coding Training Grant Request for Proposal (PDF) MN Rural Hospital Flexibility Program Billing and Coding Training Grant FAQ (PDF) An information webinar was held on June 26. For more information, please contact: Not open for applications at this time. Visit Minnesota State Loan Repayment Program for more