The Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals program provides funding to health care entities to establish or expand evidence-based or evidence-informed programs aimed at improving the mental health of health care professionals.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
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
- Approximately $1,000,000 will be available to grant in this cycle to up to 10 grantees.
- The estimated maximum award is $150,000 and the estimated minimum is $25,000.
Grant Period
November 1, 2025 – October 31, 2026.
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.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant organizations must be located in Minnesota and serve Minnesota communities.
- 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
- Consortia of Clinics or Other Health Care Entities
- Health Professional Associations
- Community Mental Health Clinics
- Indian Health Services.
For more information, visit MDH.
