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:

FY26 Clinical Dental Education Innovation Grant
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Friday, September 5, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
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

FY26 Primary Care Residency Expansion Grant Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Friday, September 5, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants:

• Institutions of Higher Education
• Hospitals
• Other entities that administer primary care residency programs

Rural Primary Care Residency Training Grant Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: Wednesday, July 30th, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Application Deadline: Friday, September 5, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants are programs, sponsors, and potential sponsors of rural primary care residency programs located in Minnesota. Program partners such as clinical training sites are eligible applicants for program sustainability funds. Eligible programs fulfill all the following criteria:

• Train, or propose to train, medical residents in:
  o    A new rural residency training program,
  o    A new rural residency training track within an existing residency program, or 
  o    A community-based ambulatory care center that primarily serves the underserved and is proposing to add a rural residency training program or track.
• Train, or propose to train, medical residents in the following primary care specialties:
  o    Family medicine,
  o    General internal medicine,
  o    General pediatrics,
  o    General surgery,
  o    Geriatrics, or
  o    Psychiatry.
• Are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or present a credible plan to obtain accreditation.

Health Professionals Clinical Training Expansion Grant Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Monday, August 4, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: Eligible applicants, which may be part of institutions of higher education, hospitals, or other entities located in Minnesota, are eligible to apply for this funding if the program:

      1.    Is located in Minnesota and trains, or proposes to train, students residing and working in Minnesota.

      2.    Plans to establish or expand clinical training for students in the following health professional programs:

             •    Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Program
             •    Dental Therapy Program or Advanced Dental Therapy Program
             •    Mental Health Professional Program
             •    Pharmacy Program
             •    Physician Assistant Program

All applicants must be able to demonstrate applicable membership and compliance with the corresponding accrediting bodies.

Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals FY2026
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Friday, August 1, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: 

• Health Care Systems
• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Nursing Facilities
• Community Health Clinics
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
• Rural Health Clinics
• Consortium of Clinics or Other Health Care Entities
• Health Professional Associations
• Community Mental Health Clinics
• Indian Health Services