The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC) is soliciting grant proposals from postsecondary educational institutions or other entities to offer free trainings to eligible mental health professionals who wish to become board-recognized supervisors.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/04/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This request for proposals seeks grant applications from postsecondary educational institutions or other entities to offer free trainings to eligible professionals who wish to become board-recognized supervisors for mental health practitioners seeking licensure. Continuing education curricula must be approved by the respective licensing board(s) as acceptable coursework. Curricula must fulfill mental health professionals’ continuing education requirements to be recognized as board-approved supervisors.
Priorities
The Mental Health Cultural Community Continuing Education (MHCCCE) Grant Program seeks to increase the number of mental health supervisors from communities of color and underrepresented communities.
This grant will benefit:
- Mental health professionals from communities of color and underrepresented communities.
- Minnesotans seeking mental health care from a professional who is also a member of a community of color or underrepresented community.
- Mental health practitioners wishing to learn from, and be mentored by, a supervisor who is also a member of a community of color or underrepresented community.
Grant outcomes will include:
- An increase in the number of mental health professionals from communities of color and underrepresented communities who complete the required trainings to serve as supervisors for mental health practitioners.
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant: $400,000.
- Estimated Award Maximum: $200,000.
Grant Period
June 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025.
Eligible Projects
Applicants must propose a comprehensive training and support program that will allow trainees to earn all course credits or continuing education units required by their respective licensing boards to serve as a supervisor to students and practitioners seeking licensure.
Enrollment and Training Guidance
- All trainings must be provided free of charge to eligible trainees.
- The structure of the course of study will be defined by the applicant and should be designed to meet the unique needs of their trainee communities.
- Trainings may be offered online, in person, or through a hybrid format. Training sessions may be offered in a traditional classroom format, with weekly or weekend sessions over the course of a semester, or via longer conference-style trainings.
- It is recommended, but not required, that the courses are only open to eligible individuals and not open to students who are ineligible for the free training. This fosters a supportive, cohort learning environment.
- Applicants are encouraged to include a trainee stipend in their proposals. This stipend may be used by trainees to defray costs of completing the training, such as childcare, transportation, and time away from their practice. Trainee stipends should be offered to all eligible, enrolled trainees. Stipends should not exceed $2,000 per trainee and should only be offered to trainees who satisfactorily complete the coursework.
- Applicants are encouraged to address how they will manage trainee absences or missed coursework to increase the probability of all enrollees completing the required coursework.
- For each trainee served, grantees must provide to MDH the trainee’s name, email address, type of license and active license number(s), and other demographic information such as race, ethnicity, disability status, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
- Grantees must provide a letter of acceptance for each enrollee that provides information on the course purpose and course schedule. This letter can be given to the trainee’s employer by the trainee or the grantee.
Eligible Expenses
- Salary and fringe for training staff and project management staff
- Contracted facilitator fees
- Recruitment
- Training space
- Training supplies and materials
- Course books
- In-state lodging for trainees and trainers
- Trainee stipends
- Mileage for trainers’ in-state travel.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants include accredited colleges, universities, and other postsecondary training institutions or entities that are based in the State of Minnesota and that offer continuing education courses within the mental health field in the State of Minnesota.
For more information, visit MDH.
