The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC), is soliciting grant proposals from mental health professionals from communities of color or underrepresented communities to become qualified to serve as supervisors for mental health practitioners pursuing licensure.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This request seeks grant applications from individual mental health professionals pursuing a course of study that is expected to fulfill their continuing education requirements to become recognized as board-approved supervisors. Individual grant recipients will receive tuition reimbursement and a support stipend upon completion of the approved course of study.
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant $150,000
- Awards will be made to 20 individuals, in the amount of $7,500 each.
Eligiblity Criteria
To be eligible for this grant funding, an individual must:
- Be a resident of the state of Minnesota
- Be a mental health professional who is licensed to work in the State of Minnesota as one of the following:
- LP: Licensed Clinical or Counseling Psychologist
- LICSW: Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (note that Licensed Graduate Social Workers are not eligible)
- LPCC: Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (note that Licensed Professional Counselors are not eligible)
- LMFT: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (note that Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapists are not eligible)
- Be a member of an Indigenous community, a community of color, and/or another underrepresented community as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 148E.010, subd. 20: “Underrepresented community” means a group that is not represented in the majority with respect to race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or physical ability.
- Work for a community mental health provider and agree to deliver at least 25 percent of their yearly patient encounters to state public program enrollees or patients receiving sliding fee schedule discounts through a formal sliding fee schedule meeting the standards established by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Code of Federal Regulations
For more information, visit MDH.
