Minnesota Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program

health.SafetyNetGrants@state.mn.us

The Minnesota Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program provides funding to mental health centers and clinics that treat uninsured patients under the age of 21.

Funds will be awarded each year proportionally among all eligible programs, based on the total number of uninsured patients under the age of 21 served.

Eligible applicants are:

• Community mental health centers, designated under Minnesota statute section 254.62
• Nonprofit community mental health clinics designated as an essential community provider under Minnesota statute section 62Q.19

Providers must offer free or reduced cost mental healthcare to low-income patients under the age of 21 with family incomes below 275% of federal poverty guidelines and who do not have health insurance coverage.

The applicant cannot be a current recipient of a Dental Safety Net Grant or Hospital Safety Net Grant.

Estimated award range: $7,880 - $118,200
Estimated total program funding: $394,000
Project period: 1 year

Funding amounts will be determined using a ratio of the number of uninsured mental health patients under the age of 21 served by each eligible provider compared to the total number of uninsured mental health patients under the age of 21 served by all eligible providers.

Links to application instructions and the online application portal are available on the program website.

Applicants are required to submit a letter of intent through the online application portal by August 27, 2026. Once the grant distribution is determined and sent back to the eligible organizations, all work plan and budget applications must be submitted by October 23, 2026.

Applicant webinar
August 4, 2026
9:30 a.m. Central