The Adolescent and School Health Unit, Child and Family Health Division is excited to announce a request for proposals for the Minnesota School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Grants.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The goal of this grant program is to support existing SBHCs and facilitate the growth of SBHCs by establishing new or expanding existing SBHCs in Minnesota.
Categories
This funding opportunity will support two separate categories:
- Category 1: New and Emerging Grant for new and emerging clinics
- The New and Emerging Grant is a onetime opportunity to provide funding to organizations that are planning to open and operate one or more new SBHC sites. The grant provides three years of funding to plan, organize, and open a new SBHC site. By the end of year two it is expected that a new SBHC site will be ready to open and students may begin receiving services in year three.
- Category 2: Operating Clinic Grant for established and operating clinics
- The Operating Clinic Grant provides funding for established SBHC’s to support the operation of, improve upon and/or expand services in one or more SBHCs. To be considered for the Category 2: Operating Grant, a SBHC site must be in operation within the first three months of receiving the grant. Funding amount is tiered based on the total number of operating hours per sponsoring organization.
Funding Information
- Category 1: New and Emerging Grant for new and emerging clinics
- Total 3-Year Grant Amount: $187,500
- Year 1: Planning – $50,000
- Year 2: Emerging – $62,500
- Year 3: Open – $75,000
- Total 3-Year Grant Amount: $187,500
- Category 2: Operating Clinic Grant for established and operating clinics
- $50,000 per Year for 3 Years
- Total: $150,000
- $75,000 per Year for 3 Years
- Total: $225,000
- $100,000 per Year for 3 Years
- Total: $300,000.
- $50,000 per Year for 3 Years
Eligibility Criteria
For both the New and Emerging grant and Operating Clinic grant, applicants must be one of the following:
- A public school, school district, or Educational Service District (including charter schools, locally or federally operated Tribal schools, and alternative learning centers) serving students between kindergarten and 12th grade in Minnesota
- A community-based organization, including nonprofits, Tribal community clinic programs, which represent the community to be served by the SBHC
- A medical or mental health care organization intending to sponsor the SBHC
- Current SBHC sponsoring organizations
- Local Health Departments.
For more information, visit MDH.
