Department of Health grants
Regional Health Equity Network grant
The Regional Health Equity Network grant was developed to strengthen organizational and community capacity to advance health equity through cross-sector training, technical assistance, and skills development. Some of the activities might include promoting a diverse workforce representative of the communities being served and providing implicit bias training for staff from two or more organizations.
Department of Human Services grants
Cultural and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure Grant (CEMIG)
The purpose of CEMIG (PDF) is to expand mental health and substance use disorder services by increasing the number of licensed mental health practitioners/professionals and licensed alcohol and drug counselors, as well as other behavioral health supports such as peer/family specialists and recovery peer specialists, from ethnic and cultural minority communities.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Standards Implementation Grants
The Minnesota Legislature appropriated funding for grants to implement standards that increase access to culturally and linguistically appropriate services for people who receive HCBS services from disability, mental health and substance use disorder service providers. These grants may include training initiatives to help DSPs develop additional skills, improve the quality of supports provided, grow professionally and take advantage of career opportunities. This grant opportunity closed in November 2022.
Disability Services Innovation Grants
The Disability Services Innovation Grants support new and innovative ideas to improve outcomes for people with disabilities. Starting with the 2020 request for proposals (RFP) and again in the 2022 RFP, DHS added a priority to grow the capacity and strength of the direct care and support workforce. The next RFP is expected in 2024, unless legislation changes the funding.
Home and community-based services (HCBS) workforce grants
The HCBS Workforce Development Grants are for workers who earn 300% or less of the federal poverty level. These grants support efforts to provide bonuses to direct support professionals (DSPs) who have worked with the same person or company for at least two years; help personal care assistance workers become eligible for the enhanced rate program and help employers and employees start or transition businesses to employee-owned cooperatives. Direct support professionals or retiring business owners who are interested in developing employee-owned cooperatives can apply for the cooperatives grant opportunity through Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers’ Direct Support Professionals Employee-Owned Cooperative Program webpage. Traditional personal care assistance workers can apply for one free training that may qualify them for an enhanced rate and a $500 stipend through the training stipend grant opportunity at Direct Support Workers Training Benefits Site.
NOTE: Funds to pay out retention bonuses have run out and we are no longer accepting applications. Applications for the retention bonuses were approved on a first-come/irst-served basis.
Live Well at Home grants
Live Well at Home grants help local communities and organizations to improve their capacity to develop, strengthen and integrate home and community-based programs for older adults who live in their own homes but may be at risk of long-term nursing home use and/or spending down assets to qualify for Medical Assistance. Applications for the RFP for fiscal year 2024 closed in April 2023.
Provider capacity grants
The provider capacity grants are for organizations serving, or looking to serve, home and community-based services (HCBS) to rural and underserved communities. The goal of this proposal is to increase the number and capacity of providers, so that people who receive services have the opportunity to receive services from providers who may have shared histories, languages, cultures and norms. This grant opportunity closed in January 2023.
New Americans in the Long-Term Care Workforce Grant
The DHS Grants, Equity, Access and Research (GEAR) Division is accepting requests for proposals for the New Americans in the Long-Term Care Workforce Grant. Applications are due May 6.
The grants will increase the number of new Americans in the long-term care workforce, provide specialized services and supports to the new workers to boost retention while supporting long-term care organizations. The term of the initial grant period is anticipated to be from Aug. 1, 2024, to July 31, 2026. DHS will consider extensions/continuation awards.
Details:
- A virtual grant applicant conference will take place at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Use this link to join the conference at the time above.
- You must email questions about the grant application by April 15, 2024, to MN.GEAR.DHS@state.mn.us.
- DHS will publish a question-and-answer document on the Open grants, RFPs and RFIs webpage. Every attempt will be made to provide answers to questions within five business days.
- We are accepting responses via the online portal only. When you are ready to submit your information, visit Logon - Grant Lifecycle Manager to be connected to the application and follow the instructions provided.
- Applications must be received by 4 p.m. Central Monday, May 6, to be considered.
Email any questions to MN.GEAR.DHS@state.mn.us.
Regional and Local Dementia Grants
Regional and Local Dementia Grants focus on the impact that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias have on family and friend caregivers and on communities. The grant funds promote collaboration and strengthen community relationships and partnerships by increasing awareness of dementia and connecting family, friends and caregivers of people with dementia to education and resources. Applications for the RFP for fiscal year 2024 closed in May 2023. The application for fiscal 2025 will be available soon at the link above.
Department of Labor and Industry and Office of Higher Education opportunities
Registered apprenticeship grants
The apprenticeship funding opportunities support employers interested in forming a new registered apprenticeship program. The grants also support existing registered apprenticeship programs seeking to grow their current training programs. These grants are often available year-round and are funded through both state and federal initiatives.
Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline
Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline exists to support employers in creating or enhancing a competency-based earn-and-learn dual-training approach to meeting their workforce needs. With pipeline, workers receive a combination of related instruction that leads to earning a degree, certificate or industry-recognized credential paired with on-the-job training. The Dual Training Grant will reimburse tuition expenses necessary to gain skills for specific high-demand jobs. Applications for these grants open for employers annually in the spring, pending legislative approval. Find more information about the pipeline and apprenticeship programs in the eList announcement, Department of Labor and Industry offers recruitment and retention tools for employers.
Other opportunities
Find additional opportunities on the following pages:
