Applicants are invited to apply for the Mental Health Grant for Health Care Professionals (MHHCP).
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/08/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals program, authorized by 2022 Session Laws Chapter 99, Article 1, Section 46, and updated in 2023 Session Laws Chapter 70, Article 3, Section 94, awards grants to health care entities for the purpose of establishing or expanding evidence-based or evidence-informed programs focused on improving the mental health of health care professionals. Grants are awarded to programs that address barriers to and stigma among health care professionals associated with seeking mental health care and substance use disorder services, encourage professionals to seek support and care, identify risk factors for mental health conditions and suicide, develop and make available resources to support health care professionals with self-care and resiliency, or identify and modify structural barriers in health care delivery that create unnecessary stress in the workplace.
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant: $1,000,000
- Estimated Award Maximum: $200,000
- Estimated Award Minimum: $25,000
Grant Period
June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to:
- Programs to modify structural barriers in health care delivery that create unnecessary stress in the workplace
- Support programs for health care professionals experiencing mental health concerns and substance use disorders, including peer-to-peer programs
- Development and implementation of tools and services to support self-care and resiliency
- Research costs to identify actions the health care entity can take to modify structural barriers that cause unnecessary stress in the workplace
- Programs to reduce the stigma associated with seeking mental health care
- Consultant fees associated with program implementation or research
- App purchase and implementation to support health care professionals experiencing mental health concerns and substance use disorders.
Grant funding may be used to cover costs related to programs and resources for health care professionals, including the following professions:
- Patient Care Technicians
- Nursing Assistants
- Surgical Assistants
- Radiation Technicians
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Respiratory Therapists
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapist Assistants
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Registered Nurses
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Social Workers
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Professional Counselors
- Psychologists
- Dentists
- Dental Hygienists
- Dental Therapists
- Dental Assistants
- Phlebotomists
- Other health care professions deemed eligible by MDH.
Eligible Applicants
The following types of health care entities are eligible to apply for the Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals Program:
- Health Care Systems
- Hospitals
- Clinics
- Nursing Facilities
- Community Health Clinics
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
- Rural Health Clinics
- Consortium of Clinics or Other Health Care Entities
- Health Professional Associations
- Community Mental Health Clinics
- Indian Health Services.
For more information, visit MDH.
