ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 94/100
MN-MDH-SBCT-FY2027MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Health (MDH)Community Health CenterDental ProviderFederally Qualified Health CenterDental HealthHealthcare WorkforcePrimary Care Training
Minnesota FY2027 Site-Based Clinical Training Grant Program
Minnesota Department of Health has $3.451 million available for site-based clinical training, with FY2027 priorities focused on rural primary care and oral health. Applications are due September 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT.
Funding$3.451 million available for FY2027; awards are formula-based and the state does not publish an estimated award count or maximum on the program page
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM CT
Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026
Required next actionConfirm the clinical training site is actively enrolled in the Minnesota Health Care Program and has a valid NPI, verify the site's fiscal-year 2025 clinical training data and alignment with the rural primary care or oral-health priorities, review the MERC application workflow and SBCT guidance, and complete the application in the MERC Online Portal by 4:30 PM CT on September 30.
Broad Eligibility
The grant supports clinical healthcare training in Minnesota. The clinical training site must be actively enrolled in the Minnesota Health Care Program and have a valid National Provider Identifier. FY2027 grants are based on fiscal-year 2025 clinical training and are determined by eligibility criteria, formula and Commissioner priorities, which remain rural primary care and oral health in both rural and urban sites.
Atlas Analysis
A substantial clinical-training funding pool with strong relevance to rural providers, teaching sites and oral-health organizations. Because awards are formula-based rather than a simple competitive maximum, organizations should focus first on accurate training-site eligibility and historical clinical-training data. Atlas gives the opportunity a high score because rural primary care is an explicit Commissioner priority and the $3.451 million pool can strengthen real-world training capacity at healthcare delivery sites.
Source verificationOfficial government source · www.health.mn.govAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗