The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is seeking applications for its 2026 Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/26/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Minnesota Department of Health awards grants to support eligible mental health providers who serve uninsured youth under age 21. Funds will be awarded each year proportionally among all eligible applicants based on the total number of uninsured patients under the age of 21 served.
Funding Information
An estimated $394,000 will be available for this grant cycle.
Grant Period
The Mental Health Safety Net grant project period will be January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026.
Eligible Expenses
Grant projects must provide mental health services to uninsured youth under age 21. Eligible expenditures may only be incurred when the grant agreement is fully executed and the grant has reached its effective date. Eligible expenses
- Salaries
- Fringe
- Supplies
- Travel
- Training
- Equipment
- Capital Improvements
- Contracted Services
- Other (Define).
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are provider organizations that are either:
- Community Mental Health Centers or Clinics, designated under Minnesota Statute section 245.62; or,
- Nonprofit Community Mental Health Clinics designated as an Essential Community Provider under Minnesota Statute section 62Q.19.
- Additionally, eligible providers must:
- Offer free or reduced-cost mental health care to low-income patients under the age of 21
- with family incomes below 275 percent of federal poverty guidelines who do not have
- health insurance coverage.
For more information, visit MDH.
