Grants and Loans:
Open Grant Opportunities

This page is intended to help potential applicants find open grant opportunities available through the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). You can receive updates on this page by clicking the Subscribe link.

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Open grant opportunities are organized by date posted. Visit the program site for more information and to view the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Please note: information provided on the program site takes precedence over any information presented here. If you have questions about the grant opportunity, please follow the question and answer instructions as outlined in the Request for Proposal.

Open Opportunities

Grant Information:

Rural Hospital Planning and Transition Grant
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, December 20, 2024, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• Hospitals

Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grant
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, December 20, 2024, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• Hospitals

Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Monday, January 6, 2025, 11:59 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• Individuals

Fostering Trauma Responsive Practices in Pediatric Health Settings
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Tuesday, November 25, 2024

Eligible applicants: 

• Clinics
• Community Health Board/Local Public Health
• For-Profit Organizations
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education
• Local Units of Government (cities, towns, counties)
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Tribal Government
• Individuals

Healthy Brain Initiative
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Eligible applicants: 

• Community-based Organizations
• Tribal Government
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Faith-based Organizations
• Social Service Organizations
• Clinics or Healthcare Organizations
• Community Health Board/Local Public Health
• Local Units of Government (cities, towns, counties)
• Community Coalitions

Rural Community Health Center Apprenticeship Grant
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, November 1, 2024, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• Federally Qualified Health Centers and nonprofit associations of community health centers that are operating registered apprenticeship programs at FQHCs located in rural Minnesota outside of the Twin Cities Seven County Metro Area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington.) 

Increasing Access to Newborn Hearing and Pulse Oximetry Screening in Out-of-Hospitals Births
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, November 29, 2024, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• Midwives practicing in Minnesota

2025 Preventive Service in Long-term Care Grant Program: Non-Emergency Medical Transportation in Long-term Care
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, November 15, 2024, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• Clinics
• Community Health Board/Local Public Health
• For-Profit Organizations
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education
• Local Units of Government (cities, towns, counties)
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Tribal Government

2025 Preventive Services in Long-term Care Grant Program: Infection Prevention and Control Capacity Building in Long-term Care
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, November 15, 2024, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• Clinics
• Community Health Board/Local Public Health
• For-Profit Organizations
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education
• Local Units of Government (cities, towns, counties)
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Tribal Government

Rural Primary Care Residency Training Grant Program
Letter of intent to apply deadline: 4:30 p.m. Central, Friday, September 20, 2024
Application deadline: 4:30 p.m. Central, Friday, November 8, 2024

Eligible applicants: 

• Clinics
• For-Profit Organizations
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Tribal Governments

Medical Education and Research Cost (MERC) Grant Program
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: See grant materials

Eligible applicants: 

• Clinics
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education

Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education for Individuals (MHCCCE)
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed and 
awarded on a quarterly basis, until all funds have been dispersed. Applications will be 
reviewed on the following dates: 

      o    August 1, 2024
      o    November 1, 2024
      o    February 1, 2025
      o    April 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time (final application deadline)

Eligible applicants: 

•      Individuals