Contact Info
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
651-201-3838
800-366-5424 (toll-free)
Contact Info
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
651-201-3838
800-366-5424 (toll-free)
COVID–19 Response Funding
Updated: February 23, 1:00 p.m.
FAQ Index
- 2021 Legislative Report
- COVID–19 grant funding tool
- Grant eligible and ineligible expenses
- Grant reporting guidance
- Frequently asked questions
- About the grant funding
- Contact
2021 Legislative Report
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Download the ENTIRE report:
- 2021 COVID–19 Report to the Legislature with appendices (PDF: 135 pages)
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Download the report in separate pieces:
- Text only version of the 2021 COVID–19 Report to the Legislature (PDF: 16 pages)
- Appendix A: Short Term Emergency Grant Awards with Budget Categories (PDF)
- Appendix B: Interim Report: Short Term Emergency Grant Fund—Grantee Reported spending as of October 30, 2020 (PDF)
- Appendix C: Health Care Response Award List with Budget Categories (PDF)
- Appendix D: Interim Report—Health Care Response Grantee Spending Reported as of October 30, 2020 (PDF)
COVID–19 Funding Tool
Download the COVID–19 Funding Tool (Excel)
Grant Eligible and Ineligible Expenses
- View or download the COVID–19 Response Funding Grant: Eligible and ineligible expenses specific to assisting living HWS & AHC (Updated November 10, 2020 (PDF)
- View or download the COVID–19 Grant Reporting Frequently Asked Questions, August 2020 (PDF)
Grant Reporting Guidance
- COVID–19 Response Funding Financial Report Guidance, Updated August 2020 (PDF)
- Please review the Online Training COVID–19 Response Funding Financial Report Guidance to better understand the reporting requirements required for COVID–19 Response Funding grants. This training will walk you through the guidance provided and highlight how to provide your response. If you need further information or have questions, email COVIDgrantinfo.MDH@state.mn.us
- The training is offered through the MDH Learning Center and is easy to access. Click on these links to get started:
- COVID–19 Response Funding Program Report Guidance, Updated August 2020 (PDF)
- Please review the Online Training for COVID–19 Response Funding Program Report Guidance to better understand the reporting requirements required for COVID–19 Response Funding grants. This training will walk you through the guidance provided and highlight how to provide your response. If you need further information or have questions, email COVIDgrantinfo.MDH@state.mn.us
- The training is offered through the MDH Learning Center and is easy to access. Click on these links to get started:
- Please use this Expense Summary Template, December 2020 (Excel) in submitting expenses and documentation, or use a similar summary page when submitting your expenses.
Frequently Asked Questions about the COVID–19 Response Funding
Review the COVID–19 Response Funding FAQ webpage. New questions and answers are added as they become available.
About the COVID–19 Response Funding
In March, the Minnesota Legislature approved $200 million for health care grants to support costs related to planning for, preparing for, or responding to the COVID–19 outbreak.
- The $150 million COVID–19 Health Care Response Grant were intended to cover costs related to planning for, preparing for, or responding to the COVID–19 outbreak.
- Close to $140 million has been awarded thus far to assisted living facilities, health care clinics, health centers (FHQCs), hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, transportation services (ambulance services), and tribal health.
- $10 million of the $150 COVID–19 Health Care Response Grant is being funded through the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund.
- Applications were accepted from April through August 2020. The application portal is now closed.
- The $50 million COVID–19 Response Grant for Short Term Emergency Funding was available on an emergency basis to provide cash flow relief to health care organizations to cover their highest priority needs. This grant is now closed. View the COVID–19 Short Term Emergency Funding webpage for a list of organizations that received funding through this program. MDH Press Release, April 8.
Contact:
- If you have questions about the application process, email: COVIDgrantapplication.MDH@state.mn.us
- If you have questions about the COVID-19 Response Funding, email: COVIDgrantinfo.MDH@state.mn.us
Up–to–date COVID–19 guidance for all Minnesotans can be found on the Minnesota Department of Health's Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) website.