The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking proposals for its Clinical Dental Education Innovations Grant Program.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $150,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Clinical training is a requirement for dental professionals to become licensed, but opportunities to receive clinical training are limited. Under the authority of Minnesota Statutes the Commissioner of Health is authorized to award grants to sponsoring institutions and clinical dental training sites for projects that increase dental access for underserved populations and promote innovative clinical dental education or clinical training programs. Individual providers applying alone are not eligible for grants, nor are clinical training sites or institutions outside of Minnesota.
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.
The Policy on Rating Criteria for Competitive Grant Review establishes the expectation that grant programs intentionally identify how the grant serves diverse populations, especially populations experiencing inequities and/or disparities.
Program Priorities
- Areas of the state where the number of dental providers is not sufficient to meet the needs of public program recipients, uninsured individuals, or other underserved populations.
- Demonstrate the potential for sustaining access to underserved populations in the long term;
- Use innovative clinical training models to achieve improved access while offering instructional content;
- Address unmet dental workforce needs
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant Approx. $1,100,000
- Estimated Number of Awards 8-12
- Estimated Award Maximum Approx. $150,000
- Estimated Award Minimum Approx. $30,000
- Grant projects will be approved for the period January 2023 through June 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants include teaching institutions that train dental professionals and clinical training sites that increase dental access for underserved populations and promote innovative clinical training of dental professionals. The teaching institution or the clinical training site must provide accredited clinical training.
For more information, visit Minnesota Department of Health.
