Minnesota: Health Professional Clinical Training Expansion Grant Program

Applications are open for the Health Professional Clinical Training Expansion Grant Program to support the establishment or expansion of clinical training for eligible health professional training programs.

Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health

State: Minnesota

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/03/2022

Grant Size: $300,000

Grant Duration: 3 years

Details:

Clinical training is a required step for health professionals seeking licensure and opportunities to receive clinical training are limited. Providing opportunities to assist in funding clinical training programs will strengthen Minnesota’s health care workforce and increase access to primary care and mental health services in rural and underserved urban areas. This grant program funds activities associated with creating and implementing new clinical training programs and expanding existing clinical training programs in rural and underserved urban areas in Minnesota.

Funding Information

During this cycle, it is estimated that approximately $1,000,000 will be available for the grant program. Eligible training programs may receive up to $75,000 for planning projects, and up to $300,000 for clinical training expansion projects, over three years.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants are programs that fulfill the following criteria:

Are located in Minnesota and train, or are proposing to train, students residing and working in Minnesota.
Plan to establish or expand clinical training for students in the following health professions:
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
  - Must be accredited as a master’s, doctoral, or postgraduate level advanced practice registered nurse program by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, or by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, or is a candidate for accreditation.
- Dental Therapists and Advanced Dental Therapists
  - Must be approved by the Board of Dentistry, or currently accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
- Mental Health Professional Program
  - Must be accrediting by one of the governing mental health boards: clinical social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or licensed professional clinical counseling, or is a candidate for accreditation.
- Mental Health Professionals
  - Defined as an individual providing clinical services in the treatment of mental illness who meets one of the qualifications under Sec. 245I.04 MN Statutes.
- Pharmacy Program
  - Must be accredited as a Doctor of Pharmacy program by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education.
- Physician Assistant Program
  - Must be accredited as a physician assistant program by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or is a candidate for accreditation.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate applicable membership and compliance with the corresponding accrediting bodies