Mental Health Grant for Health Care Professionals

Mental Health Grant for Health Care Professionals

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Minnesota Department of Health
Amount: US $25,000 - US $200,000
Last Updated: June 01, 2025

Summary

The Mental Health Grant for Health Care Professionals, administered by the Minnesota Department of Health, aims to enhance the mental well-being of healthcare providers by funding programs that address stigma and promote mental health support. This initiative encourages collaboration among healthcare entities to develop evidence-based solutions, reduce barriers to care, and foster resilience among professionals facing mental health challenges. Eligible applicants include hospitals, clinics, and community health organizations.

Overview

Background The Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals program, authorized by 2022 Session Laws Chapter 99, Article 1, Section 46, and updated in 2023 Session Laws Chapter 70, Article 3, Section 94, awards grants to health care entities for the purpose of establishing or expanding evidence-based or evidence-informed programs focused on improving the mental health of health care professionals. Grants are awarded to programs that address barriers to and stigma among health care professionals associated with seeking mental health care and substance use disorder services, encourage professionals to seek support and care, identify risk factors for mental health conditions and suicide, develop and make available resources to support health care professionals with self-care and resiliency, or identify and modify structural barriers in health care delivery that create unnecessary stress in the workplace.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Health care entities that meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for the Mental Health Grants for Health Care Professionals Program:Health Care SystemsHospitalsClinicsNursing FacilitiesCommunity Health Clinics/Consortium of ClinicsFederally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)Rural Health ClinicsHealth Professional AssociationsCommunity Mental Health ClinicsIndian Health ServicesEligible expenses include but are not limited to:Support programs for health care professionals experiencing mental health and substance use disorder conditions, including peer-to-peer programsDevelopment and implementation of tools and services to support self-care and resiliencyResearch costs related to organizational investigation of actions to address burnout and retention (including the time required to collect data) Education programs to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health assistanceConsultant fees associated with program implementation or researchApp purchase and implementation to support health care professionals experiencing mental health and substance use disorder conditions

Ineligibility

Ineligible expenses include but are not limited to:FundraisingTaxes, except sales tax on goods and servicesLobbyists, political contributionsBad debts, late payment fees, finance charges, or contingency funds