ExpiredAtlas Opportunity Score 95/100
Minnesota FY2027 Clinical Dental Education Innovation Grant
Minnesota Department of Health has an estimated $1.122 million available for 10 to 13 awards supporting innovative clinical dental education and expanded dental access for underserved populations. Applications are due September 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Funding$1.122 million estimated total; approximately 10 to 13 awards from $30,000 to $150,000 each
DeadlineSeptember 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT
Last verifiedSeptember 10, 2026
Required next actionApplication closed September 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT. Preserve for award monitoring and future-cycle intelligence; do not initiate new applicant outreach or package activity unless Minnesota reopens or extends the opportunity.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are teaching institutions and clinical training sites that train dental professionals. The applicant must provide accredited clinical training, with a limited exception for organizations actively seeking accreditation with a reasonable expectation of success. Applicant organizations must also maintain a policy ensuring no person is denied services because of inability to pay, such as a sliding-fee scale.
Atlas Analysis
A strong Minnesota workforce and access opportunity linking dental professional clinical training with care for underserved populations. The $30,000 to $150,000 award range can support targeted training improvements and larger clinical-education projects. N9+ Direct Vendor Fit is 15/100: the verified purpose is clinical dental education and training rather than telehealth, remote physical examination, RPM, or clinical-device procurement, so any N9+ role must arise from a defensible applicant-specific allowable-cost use case and must not be forced.
Opportunity Overview
The Minnesota Department of Health FY2027 Clinical Dental Education Innovation Grant supported innovative clinical dental education and improved access to dental care for underserved populations.
FY2027 Cycle Status
The FY2027 application cycle closed September 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM Central Time. Atlas retains this record for award monitoring and future-cycle intelligence. Do not submit against this closed cycle or initiate new applicant outreach unless MDH reopens or extends it.
Funding
MDH estimated $1.122 million for the cycle, with approximately 10 to 13 awards ranging from $30,000 to $150,000.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants included teaching institutions and clinical training sites that train dental professionals. The applicant had to provide accredited clinical training, with a limited exception for an organization actively seeking accreditation where success was reasonably expected, and maintain a policy ensuring that no person is denied services because of inability to pay.
N9+ / Dr. Miltie Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 95/100. This was a strong healthcare-workforce and access grant linking training capacity to clinical service for underserved populations.
N9+ Direct Vendor Fit: 15/100. The verified program purpose was dental education and clinical training, not telehealth or remote-exam equipment procurement. Atlas should not force an N9+ purchase into this funding source.
Current Atlas Action
Preserve the record for award monitoring and future-cycle intelligence. Re-verify the MDH source before any future outreach or package activity.
Verified source: Minnesota Department of Health Office of Rural Health and Primary Care Grants and Funding page, re-verified September 10, 2026.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.health.mn.govAtlas last verified this record September 10, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
