Rural Family Medicine Residency Grant Program

The Rural Family Medicine Residency Grant Program, authorized by Minnesota Statute Sec. 144.1912, aims to support family medicine residency programs located outside the 7-county metropolitan area. The program provides funding to cover training costs for eligible residents, with approximately $1,000,000 available this cycle. Each new residency position may receive up to $400,000 in funding for a maximum of three years, promoting the training of family physicians in underserved communities.

Minnesota Statute Sec. 144.1912 authorizes the Commissioner of Health to award grants to support Rural Family Medicine Residency programs. The grant program assists Family Medicine Residency programs outside the 7–county metropolitan area by funding costs associated with training eligible residents.
Eligible applicants are family medicine residency programs that fulfill all of the following criteria:
Located outside the 7–county metropolitan area of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington counties.Accredited as a family medicine residency program or is a candidate for accreditation with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).Focused on education and training of family medicine physicians to serve communities outside the 7–county metropolitan area.Able to demonstrate that at least 25 percent of program graduates from the previous three calendar years currently practice in Minnesota communities outside the 7–county metropolitan area.
During this cycle it is estimated that approximately $1,000,000 will be available for the grant program. Funds will be allocated first to proposed new family medicine residency positions. Up to $400,000 will be available for each new residency position. New residency positions will be funded for up to three years.