Minnesota Mental Health Grant for Health Care Professionals

Siham Abdellah
health.orhpc.workforcegrants@state.mn.us

The Minnesota Department of Health will provide grants for improving the mental health of healthcare professionals in Minnesota through establishment or expansion of programs that are evidenced-based or evidenced-informed and are focused on addressing the mental health of healthcare professionals.

Outcomes should include:

• Identifying and addressing the barriers to and stigma among healthcare professionals associated with seeking self-care, including mental health and substance use disorder services
• Encouraging healthcare professionals to seek support and care for mental health and substance use disorder concerns
• Identifying risk factors associated with suicide and other mental health conditions
• Developing and making available resources to support healthcare professionals with self-care and resiliency
• Identifying internal structures that could be modified to mitigate negative stress work environments

Preference will be given to programs that involve peer-to-peer support.

Eligible applicants in Minnesota include:

• Health Care Systems
• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Nursing Facilities
• Community Health Clinics/Consortium of Clinics
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
• Rural Health Clinics
• Health Professional Associations
• Community Mental Health Clinics
• Indian Health Services

Award ceiling: $200,000
Award floor: $25,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 10
Estimated total program funding: $1,000,000

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.