The Minnesota Department of Health is requesting proposals for its 2026 Community Clinic Grant to support the capacity of eligible organizations to plan, establish or operate clinical services for populations with low income and/or living in rural areas of the state.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/07/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant $1,551,000
- Estimated Award Maximum $60,000.
Grant Period
Funding will be provided for one year, March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027.
Eligible Projects
- Eligible projects for the Fiscal Year 2026 Community Clinic Grant program are those that increase or maintain access to health services for the uninsured or underinsured, with preference given to projects that focus on uninsured patients. Eligible health services include preventative, medical, dental and mental health primary care services. Clinics may provide one or more of these services and are not required to provide all.
- For the purposes of the Community Clinic Grant, the term underinsured means a person with insurance that does not cover a needed primary care service, including preventative, medical, dental, or mental health primary care services, or who has a co-pay or deductible that prevents them from receiving the needed service.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenditures may include but are not limited to:
- Staff time for providing services, coordination, data collection, and reporting.
- Mobile clinics or school-based health / mental health services
- Equipment, instruments and supplies necessary to deliver comprehensive services
- Equipment related to dental, mental, or primary care health services 2026
- Data collection, billing system or electronic health records system establishment or updates.
- Improvements for care delivery, such as increased translation and interpretation services.
- Culturally specific outreach materials to targeted populations.
- Indirect costs
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible entities include:
- Nonprofit clinics established to provide preventative, medical, dental, or mental health primary care services to low-income or rural population groups.
- A government entity operating a clinic which provides preventative, medical, dental, or mental health primary care services.
- An Indian Health Services unit or Indian tribal government operating a clinic which provides preventative, medical, dental, or mental health primary care services; or,
- A consortium of these entities.
For more information, visit MDH.
