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Minnesota Funding & Opportunities

State Rural Health Transformation Program Funding

For information about funding programs that are available nationwide, please browse by type, by topic, or by sponsor.

Minnesota Clinical Dental Education Innovations Grant Inactive
Funding to support innovative clinical training for dental professionals and programs that increase access to dental care for populations in Minnesota who are medically underserved.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 3, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Indian Health Grant Program Inactive
Grants to provide health services to American Indians who live off reservations.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 3, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Rural Physician Associate Program Inactive
A 9-month, community-based educational experience for third-year medical students at the University of Minnesota that allows them to live and train in rural communities across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 2, 2026
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Minnesota Clinical Oncology Rural Experience (CORE) Inactive
Specialized training and hands-on clinical placements for Minnesota medical residents, fellows, medical students, nurse practitioner students, and physician assistant students to build the skills needed to provide high-quality cancer care in rural areas of the state.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Sep 1, 2026
Sponsor: Rural Cancer Institute
Medica Foundation Rural Health Grants (Minnesota) Inactive
Funding for projects that address health needs of rural communities of Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Nonmetropolitan areas of Minnesota
Application Deadline: Aug 28, 2026
Sponsor: Medica Foundation
Minnesota Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program Inactive
Grants to mental health centers and clinics in Minnesota that treat uninsured patients under the age of 21.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Letter of Intent (Required): Aug 27, 2026
Application Deadline: Oct 23, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Local Economy Lab: Funding to Support Coal Communities in Transition Inactive
Funding and technical assistance to help coal communities build community-led economic transition projects. Community-driven solutions will be across 3 strategy areas: workforce development, entrepreneurship/small business support, and place-based infrastructure.
Geographic coverage: Available in 32 states
Application Deadline: Jul 24, 2026
Sponsor: Just Transition Fund
Minnesota Private Well Protection Grant Inactive
Funding for private well outreach, education, and testing to ensure safe drinking water for private well users in Minnesota.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Jul 17, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Healthy Housing Grants Inactive
Funding to support implementation of healthy housing programs providing outreach, education, and training on healthy housing subjects, and in providing comprehensive healthy housing assessments and interventions.
Geographic coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2026
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health
National Network of Libraries of Medicine Region 6 Grants Inactive
Funding for projects in Region 6 that improve health literacy; increase the ability of the general public to find and use health information; and improve health professionals' access to, awareness of, and skills for locating high quality biomedical and health information. NNLM lists rural health as a priority on their initiatives page.
Geographic coverage: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Jun 15, 2026
Sponsors: National Institutes of Health, Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine