Grants and Loans:
Open Grant Opportunities

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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 Capital Improvement Grant (RHCI)
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: January 31, 2024

Eligible applicants:

Non-federal, general acute care hospital in Minnesota that:

• is located in a rural area, as defined in federal Medicare regulations, or in a community with a population of less than 15,000 according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, outside the seven-county metropolitan area, 
• has 50 or fewer beds, and
• is not for profit

Rural Hospital Planning and Transitions Grant (RHPT)
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: January 31, 2024

Eligible applicants:

Non-federal, general acute care hospital in Minnesota that:

• is located in a rural area, as defined in federal Medicare regulations, or in a community with a population of less than 15,000 according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, outside the seven-county metropolitan area, 
• has 50 or fewer beds, and
• is not for profit

Rural Community Health Center Apprenticeship Grant
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: December 30, 2023, 11:59 PM

Eligible applicants: Eligible applicants are 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.) The applicant does not need to be located in greater Minnesota but must use the funds to support registered apprenticeship programs at FQHCs located in rural parts of the state.

Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Employee Scholarship Grant & Loan Forgiveness Program
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: January 05, 2024, 11:59 PM

Eligible applicants: Nonprofit and for-profit organizations that meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for an HCBS Employee Scholarship grant and/or nominate employees for Loan Forgiveness.  An eligible applicant organization or facility must:

• Be located in Minnesota
• Primarily provide services to individuals who are 65 years of age and older in home and community-based settings
• Hold one of the following licenses: 
  1. Assisted living facilities as defined in Sec. 144G.08 MN Statutes, subdivision 7
  2. Adult day care facility as defined in MN Statute 245A.02, subdivision 2a
  3. Home care services provider as defined in MN Statute 144A.43, subdivision 3

• Offer an in-house employee scholarship and/or loan forgiveness program to its staff or be in the process of developing a scholarship and/or loan forgiveness program 

  *Nursing home establishments and hospice facilities are not eligible for this program.

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Funding RFP for Greater Minnesota
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: December 15, 2023

Eligible applicants:

• Clinics
• Community Health Centers
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC's)
• Community Health Boards/Local Public Health
• Public or Private Non-profit Organizations- (Community-Based Organizations, Faith-based Organizations)
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education (not for research)
• Local Units of Government (cities, towns, counties)
• Tribal Governments/Tribal Health Boards

Increasing Access to Syringe Services Programs for People Experiencing Homelessness
Letter of intent to apply deadline: November 17, 2023, Optional
Application deadline: December 15, 2023

Eligible applicants: 

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

Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program
Letter of intent to apply deadline: n/a
Application deadline: January 06, 2024

Eligible applicants: 

• Individuals

Utilizing Navigators to Support Linkage to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Care and Harm Reduction Services
Letter of intent to apply deadline: November 17, 2023
Application deadline: December 22, 2023

Eligible applicants: 

• Non-Profit Syringe Services Programs
• Tribal Nations
• Non-Profit Community-Based Organizations

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

Eligible applicants: 

• Clinics
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education