Skip to main content
Rural Health Information Hub

Minnesota Clinical Dental Education Innovations Grant

Sponsor
Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Deadlines
Sep 3, 2026
Purpose

The Clinical Dental Education Innovations grant program supports innovative clinical training for dental professionals and programs that increase access to dental care for populations in Minnesota who are medically underserved.

Examples of how the funds may be used include:

  • Establishing or expanding a dental professional clinical training program
  • Providing dental services to underserved populations through the clinical education program
  • Building or renovating clinic space for the clinical education program
  • Procuring, modernizing, or replacing equipment used in the delivery of dental care at a clinic through the clinical education program
  • Improving care delivery through education
  • Improving the applicant's ability to provide teledentistry care through clinical training
Eligibility

Eligible applicants are teaching institutions and clinical training sites for projects that increase dental access for underserved populations and promote innovative clinical training of dental professionals in Minnesota.

Teaching institutions and clinical training sites must provide accredited clinical training to be eligible.

Geographic coverage
Minnesota
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $150,000
Award floor: $30,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 10-13
Estimated total program funding: $1,122,000

Application process
Funding type
Grants and Contracts
Tagged as
Access · Dental workforce · Health workforce education and training · Oral health · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Minnesota

Organizations (1)

  • Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, view details



For complete information about funding programs, including your application status, please contact funders directly. Summaries are provided for your convenience only. RHIhub does not take part in application processes or monitor application status.