Open — full application phase limited to timely LOI submittersAtlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Minnesota Mental Health Safety Net Grant Program — FY2027
Minnesota's FY2027 Mental Health Safety Net Grant has an estimated $394,000 available. Full applications are due October 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT, but only organizations that submitted the required August 27 Letter of Intent may apply.
Funding$394,000 total. Formula-based awards range from an estimated $7,880 minimum to $118,200 maximum, based on qualifying uninsured patients under age 21 served. No match is required.
DeadlineOctober 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT for applicants that submitted the required Letter of Intent by August 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT
Last verifiedSeptember 29, 2026
Required next actionOnly organizations that submitted the required Letter of Intent by August 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM Central Time may proceed. For timely LOI submitters, confirm statutory provider designation and Safety Net eligibility, complete the Mental Health Qualifying Data Attestation and budget, review the FY2027 NOGO and Q&A, and submit through the ORHPC Online Grants Portal by October 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM Central Time. The FY2027 NOGO confirms no match requirement and permits project-related salaries, fringe, supplies, travel, training, equipment, capital improvements, contracted services, and defined other costs. Do not solicit new applicants that missed the LOI gate.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible applicants are Minnesota Community Mental Health Centers or Clinics designated under Minnesota Statutes section 245.62, or nonprofit Community Mental Health Clinics designated as Essential Community Providers under section 62Q.19. Providers must offer free or reduced-cost mental health care to uninsured low-income patients under age 21 with family incomes below 275% of federal poverty guidelines. Current Dental Safety Net or Hospital Safety Net grantees are ineligible. A timely Letter of Intent was required before the full application. No match is required.
Atlas Analysis
The FY2027 Minnesota Mental Health Safety Net Grant supports eligible community mental health providers serving uninsured youth under age 21. A timely Letter of Intent was mandatory; only timely LOI submitters may complete the full application, which is due October 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM Central Time. Awards are distributed among eligible programs based on qualifying uninsured youth served, so applicants should use the current ORHPC grant materials and keep all requested costs tied to the approved service project.
Opportunity Overview
Minnesota’s FY2027 Mental Health Safety Net Grant supports qualifying mental-health providers that deliver free or reduced-cost care to uninsured youth under age 21 from low-income families. The program is authorized under Minnesota Statute 145.929 and distributes funding proportionally among eligible programs based on qualifying uninsured youth served.
Funding and Deadline
An estimated $394,000 is available for this grant cycle. Formula-based awards are estimated from $7,880 to $118,200, and the FY2027 Notice of Grant Opportunity confirms no match requirement. The required Letter of Intent closed August 27, 2026 at 4:30 PM Central Time. Organizations that submitted a timely LOI may submit the full application through the ORHPC Online Grants Portal by October 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Who Is Eligible
Eligible applicants are Minnesota Community Mental Health Centers or Clinics designated under Minnesota Statute section 245.62, or nonprofit Community Mental Health Clinics designated as Essential Community Providers under section 62Q.19. Providers must offer free or reduced-cost mental-health care to uninsured patients under age 21 with family incomes below 275% of federal poverty guidelines. Current Dental Safety Net or Hospital Safety Net grantees are not eligible.
Important Eligibility Gate
This opportunity is active only for organizations that cleared the August 27 Letter of Intent requirement. Atlas should not present the October application deadline as a new-entry opportunity for organizations that missed that prerequisite.
Strategic Value
Atlas Opportunity Score: 72/100. This is targeted pediatric behavioral-health safety-net funding with direct value to eligible community mental-health organizations serving uninsured youth.
N9+ Fit: 30/100 conditional. The FY2027 Notice of Grant Opportunity expressly allows project-related equipment, capital improvements, contracted services, supplies, training, travel, salaries and fringe. That creates a legitimate but limited equipment pathway. Any N9+ or other technology cost would still need a clear applicant-specific connection to providing mental-health services to uninsured youth under age 21 and cannot be assumed allowable merely because equipment is an eligible cost category.
Application Strategy
Timely LOI submitters should confirm statutory designation and Safety Net eligibility, complete the qualifying-data attestation and budget, review the program FAQ and sample grant agreement, and submit through the ORHPC Online Grants Portal by October 23 at 4:30 PM CT.
Verified source: Minnesota Department of Health FY2027 Mental Health Safety Net Grant Notice of Grant Opportunity and ORHPC Grants and Funding page, rechecked September 16, 2026.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.health.state.mn.usAtlas last verified this record September 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
