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Minnesota Hospital Registered Nurse Loan Forgiveness Program
Application Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 6
Maximum Award Amount: $12,000
Eligible applicants: Registered nurses working in a nonprofit hospital or public hospital
Community Clinic Grant
Application deadline: Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m.
Eligible Applicants:
- 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.
All applicant organizations must have a policy or procedure to ensure no person will be denied services due to inability to pay (e.g., sliding-fee scale).
Award Amount: Approximately $561,000 for 10 – 13 grants.
Period of Performance: April 1, 2027 – March 31, 2028
Maximum Funding Amount: $45,000
Technical assistance webinar: Thursday, Sept. 24, 11:00 a.m.
Contact: health.CommunityClinicGrant@state.mn.us
Rural Clinical Rotations Grant
Application deadline: Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m.
Eligible Applicants:
The following types of clinical training programs, which may be part of institutions of higher education, hospitals, or other entities located in Minnesota, are eligible to apply for this funding:
- Physician,
- Physician assistant,
- Advanced practice registered nurse,
- Pharmacy,
- Dentistry,
- Dental therapy, and
- Mental health professional programs.
All applicants must be able to demonstrate applicable membership and compliance with the corresponding accrediting bodies.
Award Amount: Approximately $2,000,000 for 4-8 grants.
Period of Performance: March 1, 2027 – Feb. 29, 2028
Maximum Funding Amount: $400,000
Technical assistance webinar: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1:00 p.m.
Contact: health.orhpc.workforcegrants@state.mn.us
Rural Residency Training Grant
Application deadline: Friday, Oct. 30, 4:30 p.m.
Eligible Applicants:
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Eligible applicants may include Clinics, Community Health Boards/Local Public Health, Institutions of Higher Education, Local Units of Government (cities, towns, counties), Nonprofit Organizations, and Tribal Governments that train or propose to train residents in select primary care specialties.
- Are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Psychological Association or present a credible plan to obtain accreditation.
Award Amount: Approximately $2,000,000 for 2-3 grants.
Period of Performance: March 1, 2027 – Feb. 29, 2028
Maximum Funding Amount: $250,000 per year
Technical assistance webinar: Thursday, Oct. 1, 1:00 p.m.
Contact: health.orhpc.workforcegrants@state.mn.us
Dental Safety Net Grant
Letter of Intent to Apply deadline: Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m.
Eligible applicants:
- The provider is a nonprofit organization;
- The provider is not affiliated with, owned by, or managed by a hospital or medical group;
- The provider offers free or reduced-cost oral health care to low-income patients under the age of 21 with family incomes below 75% of federal poverty guidelines who do not have insurance coverage for oral health care services;
- The provider is eligible to become or is a Critical Access Dental provider, as designated by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) and;
- The provider is able to demonstrate that more than 80% of patient encounters in the last 12 months were with patients under the age of 21 who are uninsured or covered by Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare.
Award Amount: Approximately $113,000 to be distributed among the eligible applicants.
Period of Performance: March 1, 2027 – Feb. 29, 2028
Maximum Funding Amount: $33,900
Technical assistance webinar: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1:00 p.m
3RNET Academy 2026: Strategic Marketing for Recruitment
Recruiting with Precision: Modern Marketing Strategies to Attract Mission-Aligned Healthcare Talent.
The 3RNET Academy 2026: Strategic Marketing for Recruitment is a six-part webinar series designed for healthcare human resources professionals and recruitment leaders in rural and underserved communities. Grounded in the Recruiting for Retention framework developed by 3RNET, this year’s focus equips participants with modern marketing strategies to attract mission-aligned healthcare providers in a competitive workforce environment.
Participants will learn how to translate candidate motivations into compelling messaging, position rural practice opportunities effectively, communicate total rewards with transparency, strengthen job advertisements, and build a digital recruitment ecosystem that extends beyond traditional job postings.
All webinars will take place at 1:30 p.m., and are expected to last 75–90 minutes:
 Register for the 3RNET Academy 2026 webinar(s) by Oct. 5, 5:00 p.m.
Veteran Health Navigator Program
Better care for Veterans starts with knowing who they are.
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) Veteran Health Navigator (VHN) Program helps healthcare organizations identify Veterans and understand their military service history. The program connects Veterans to the VA and community resources while strengthening care coordination, behavioral health services, and suicide prevention efforts.
MDVA promotes several initiatives through the VHN Program:
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Identify Veterans - You can't support a population you can't see
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Connect Veterans to Care - The right resources, at the right time
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Advance Population Health - Turn identification into meaningful action
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Become a Veteran-Ready Healthcare Partner - Make a difference now
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Strengthen Behavioral Health & Suicide Prevention Efforts - Build on the systems you have in place
Get started by visiting Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs or emailing vhn.mdva@state.mn.us
If you or a veteran you know is in crisis, immediate, confidential support is available 24/7 through the Veterans Crisis Line. You do not need to be enrolled in VA benefits or healthcare to connect with a qualified responder.
The Veterans Crisis Line is the world’s largest provider of crisis call, text and chat services, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It serves more than 650,000 calls every year, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Emergency Crisis Resources:
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Call: Dial 988, then press 1.
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Text: Send a text message to 838255.
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Chat Online: Connect live at VeteransCrisisLine.net.
- Overseas Support: Service members stationed abroad can call area-specific commands (such as the DSN code 988 in Europe and Africa) or utilize the online chat portal.
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