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:

Source Water Protection Competitive Grant
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Thursday, December 18, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: 

• Non-community, Non-transient and Community Public Water Suppliers

Minnesota Health Care Loan Forgiveness Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 11:59 PM CT
Eligible Applicants:

• Individuals

2025 Community Public Water System Fluoridation Equipment Competitive Grant Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Monday, November 24, 2025, 2:00 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: 

Any Minnesota community public water supply (PWS) system that adds fluoride to meet the MN state drinking water fluoridation requirements:

• That does not currently provide drinking water with a fluoride concentration of at least 0.5 milligrams per liter (mg/L), Is in need of replacing its existing fluoridation equipment in order to continue providing such a fluoride concentration, or
• needs an ion-selective electrode analysis device in order to adequately monitor fluoride concentrations, is eligible to apply. 

Furthermore, a PWS must meet all of the following conditions in order to qualify for a grant: 

• The PWS must employ or contract with a properly certified water operator.
• The PWS must not be currently subject to administrative penalty action by MDH for violation of state or federal public water system regulations. 

Rural Hospital Planning and Transition Grant Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Friday, December 12, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: 

An eligible applicant for this grant program is a 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 Capital Improvement Grant Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Friday, December 12, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: 

An eligible applicant for this grant program is a 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.

Home and Community-Based Services Employee Scholarship Grant and Loan Forgiveness Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Friday, December 12, 2025, 4:30 PM CT
Eligible Applicants:

• For-Profit Organizations
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Tribal Governments

Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Training Grant
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants:

• Pediatric mental health training programs for pediatric primary care providers, located in outpatient primary care clinics.

Medical Education and Research Cost (MERC) Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: See grant materials. (submission timelines)
Eligible Applicants: 

• Clinics
• Hospitals
• Institutions of Higher Education