The Rural Primary Care Residency Training Grant Program is designed to increase training opportunities in rural Minnesota, with the goal of strengthening the rural primary care physician workforce.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Grants support programs with costs such as planning and development, obtaining accreditation, recruiting and training residents and faculty, and improving training sites.
Phases
- Phase 1: Program Planning and Development
- Phase 2: Program Sustainability.
Funding Information
- Estimated Amount to Grant $1,500,000 – $2,000,000.
- Estimated Award Maximum
- Planning and Development: $250,000 per year
- Sustaining Program: $225,000 per resident per year.
Grant Period
The initial grant period will be one year.
Eligible Expenses
Grant funds may be used to cover the costs of:
- Planning related to establishing accredited rural residency training programs.
- Financial consultation services to support the financial feasibility evaluation in year one of a planning and development grant.
- Obtaining accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or another national body that accredits rural residency training programs.
- Establishing new rural residency training programs.
- Recruitment, training, and retention of residents and faculty related to the new rural residency training program.
- Travel and lodging for new residents.
- Faculty, resident, and preceptor compensation related to new rural residency training programs.
- Training site improvements, fees, equipment, and supplies required for new rural residency training programs.
- Supporting clinical education in which trainees are part of a primary care team model.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are programs, sponsors, and potential sponsors of rural primary care residency programs located in Minnesota. Program partners such as clinical training sites are eligible applicants for program sustainability funds. Eligible programs fulfill all the following criteria:
- Train, or propose to train, medical residents in:
- A new rural residency training program
- A new rural residency training track within an existing residency program
- A community-based ambulatory care center that primarily serves the underserved and is proposing to add a rural residency training program or track.
For more information, visit MDH.
