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:

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

Dental Safety Net Grant Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Application Deadline: Friday, November 14, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: 

• The provider is a nonprofit organization;
• The provider is not affiliated with, owned by, or managed by a hospital or medical group;
• The provider offers free or reduced-cost oral health care to low-income patients under the age of 21 with family incomes below 275 percent of federal poverty guidelines who do not have insurance coverage for oral health care services;
• The provider is eligible to become or is a Critical Access Dental provider, as designated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and;
• The provider is able to demonstrate that more than 80 percent of patient encounters in the last 12 months were with patients under the age of 21 who are uninsured or covered by Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare.

Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program
Intent to Apply Deadline: Friday, September 26, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: 

• Community Mental Health Centers or Clinics
• Nonprofit Community Mental Health Clinics designated as an Essential Community Provider

Community-Driven Approaches to Address Commercial Tobacco Use 
Intent to Apply Deadline: Friday, August 29, 2025 (not required)
Application Deadline: Friday, October 10, 2025, 4:00 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: Include organizations located within the State of Minnesota

• Community-based non-profit organizations
• Tribal Governments
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
• Community Health Boards (CHBs)

Pediatric Mental Health Learning Collaborative
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 12:00 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: Include organizations located within the State of Minnesota

• Community-based non-profit or for-profit organizations
• Government agencies
• Tribal Governments
• Clinics
• Hospitals
• Community health or public health organizations
• Quality improvement organizations
• Institutes of higher education

Reducing the Burden of Menthol and Flavored Commercial Tobacco Products through Policy Change
Intent to Apply Deadline: August 22, 2025 (not required)
Application Deadline: Monday, September 29, 2025, 4:00 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants: Include organizations located within the State of Minnesota

• Tribal Governments
• Nonprofit Organizations
• Community-based Organizations
• Community Health Boards (CHB's)

*For-Profit entities are not eligible for this funding.

Minnesota Hospital Registered Nurse Loan Forgiveness
Intent to Apply Deadline: n/a
Application Deadline: Monday, October 5, 2025, 4:30 P.M. CT
Eligible Applicants:

• Individuals

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.