The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking applications for its Rural Hospital Planning and Transition Grant Program.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The program helps small hospitals (50 or fewer beds) preserve or enhance access to health services through planning or implementation projects.
Priorities
Health Equity Priorities
It is the policy of the State of Minnesota to ensure fairness, precision, equity and consistency in competitive grant awards. This includes implementing diversity and inclusion in grant-making.
This program serves diverse, underserved communities in rural areas of Minnesota and promotes equitable access to health care. Grants support hospitals in conducting needs assessments to determine what health services are needed and desired by the community, developing strategic plans to preserve or enhance access to health services, and implementing transition projects to modify their services according to their strategic plans. In determining which hospitals will receive grants, the following criteria will be considered:
- improving community access to hospital or health services,
- changes in service populations,
- availability and upgrading of ambulatory and emergency services,
- the extent that the health needs of the community are not currently being met by other providers in the service area,
- the need to recruit and retain health professionals,
- the extent of community support,
- the integration of health care services and the coordination with local community organizations, such as community development and public health agencies, and
- the financial condition of the hospital.
This grant will serve:
- Hospitals outside of the seven-county metropolitan area
- Small, nonprofit hospitals with 50 or fewer beds
- Hospitals providing general, acute care
- Hospitals needing to create strategic plans for future success
- Hospitals transitioning through their existing strategic plans to ensure longevity of services
Grant outcomes will include:
- Hospitals establish sustainable strategic plans to preserve or enhance access to health services for rural communities.
- Hospitals implement transition projects to modify the type and extent of services provided as necessary to meet the needs of their rural communities as reflected in their strategic plans.
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant: $250,000
- Estimated Award Maximum: $45,000
- Estimated Award Minimum: $25,000
Project Period
June 1, 2024 – May 31, 2025
Eligible Projects
Grants may be used by hospitals and their communities to (1) develop strategic plans for preserving or enhancing access to health services, or (2) implement transition projects to modify the type and extent of services provided, based on an existing strategic plan.
Eligibility Criteria
An eligible applicant for this grant program is a non-federal, general acute care hospital in Minnesota that:
- Is located in a rural area, as defined in federal Medicare regulations, or in a community with a population of less than 15,000 according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, outside the seven-county metropolitan area,
- Has 50 or fewer beds, and
- Is not for profit.
For more information, visit MDH.
