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Minnesota Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Deadlines
Letter of Intent (Required): Sep 23, 2022
Application: Nov 11, 2022
Contact
Purpose

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.

Eligibility

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.

Geographic coverage
Minnesota
Amount of funding

Estimated total program funding: $394,000
Project period: 3 years

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.

Application process

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

Applications for step 1 are due September 23, 2022. Step 1 will be used to determine eligibility and award distribution amounts. Narrative and budget applications must be submitted online by November 11, 2022.

Tagged as
Behavioral health · Clinics · Healthcare facilities · Mental health · Poverty · Uninsured and underinsured · Minnesota

Organizations (1)

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



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