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:

Office of Statewide Health Improvement Initiatives
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, January 17, 2025, 5:00 P.M. CST

Eligible applicants: 

• For-Profit Organizations
• Institutions of Higher Education
• Local Units of Government (cities, towns, counties)
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Tribal Governments

Home and Community-Based Services Employee Scholarship Grant and Loan Forgiveness Program
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, February 14, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• For-Profit Organizations
• Nonprofit Organizations

Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Training Grant
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: Friday, February 7, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT

Eligible applicants: 

• Clinics
• Community Health Boards/Local Public Health
• For-Profit Organizations
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Tribal Governments

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

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

Eligible applicants: 

•      Individuals